Staff Contacts
General Information
- General information
- Tour reservations
- Café reservations
*Please note: Phone lines are staffed Monday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Voicemails are monitored and responded to regularly every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All messages will be answered as soon as we are able to do so.
Administration
Kate Markert (She/Her)
Executive Director
kmarkert@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3900
Monalisa Johnson (She/Her)
Project & Executive Administrator
mjohnson@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3901
External Affairs
Lynn Rossotti (She/Her)
Director of External Affairs
lrossotti@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3975
Meredith DeSantis (She/Her)
Head of Visitor Experience
mdesantis@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3915
Tyler Newcomer (He/Him)
Visitor Services Manager
tnewcomer@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3933
Lizzie Axelson (She/Her)
Head of Marketing and Communications
eaxelson@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3906
Marisa Gonzalez (She/Her)
Group Sales, Special Events, and Tourism Manager
mgonzalez@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3914
Jessica Malcom (She/Her)
Grants Manager
jmalcom@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.2944
Catherine Vassaux (She/Her)
Manager of Individual Giving
cvassaux@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3965
Amy Hill (She/Her)
Special Events Manager
ahill@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3974
Rebecca Raia
Membership Manager
rraia@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3910
Curatorial and Collections
Wilfried Zeisler (He/Him)
Deputy Director and Chief Curator
wzeisler@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3978
Megan Martinelli (She/Her)
Curator of Textiles, Apparel, Jewelry and Accessories
mmartinelli@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3976
Thomas Wu
Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts
twu@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3977
Jason Speck (He/Him)
Head of Archives and Special Collections
jspeck@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3953
Kendall Aughenbaugh (She/Her)
Digital Services Archivist
kaughenbaugh@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3912
Interpretation
Audra Kelly (She/Her)
Director of Interpretation
akelly@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3958
Rebecca Singer (She/Her)
Head of Youth Audiences
rsinger@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3935
Katie McCarthy (She/Her)
Head of Adult Audiences
kmccarthy@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3971
Claire Fuller (She/Her)
Public Programs Manager
cfuller@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3969
Museum Shop
- Shop information
- Phone orders
- Product questions
Lauren Salazar (She/Her)
Head of Retail Operations and Shop Experience
lsalazar@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3931
Nichelle Lacey (She/Her)
Inventory, E-Commerce, and Merchandise Manager
nlacey@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3932
Horticulture
Jessica Bonilla (She/Her)
Director of Horticulture
jbonilla@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3923
Drew Asbury (He/Him)
Horticulturist and Volunteer Manager
dasbury@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3907
People and Culture
Samantha Hernandez (She/Her)
Director of People and Culture
shernandez@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3949
Monica Tucker (She/Her)
Head of Payroll and Benefits
mtucker@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3950
Lisa Leyh (She/Her)
Head of Volunteer and Employee Engagement
lleyh@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3938
Information Technology
Edward Vreeland (He/Him)
Director of Operations and Technology
evreeland@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3951
Security
Adam Reza (He/Him)
Head of Security
areza@hillwoodmuseum.org
202.243.3936