Leadership

Management Team 

Under the leadership of the director, the Management Team oversees the Museum’s day-to-day operations and strategic direction and is comprised of the director and five senior associate directors who lead the Museum’s key operational areas. 

  • James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, Director
  • Caroline Harris, Diane W. and James E. Burke Senior Associate Director for Education
  • Stephen J. Kim, Senior Associate Director for Communication and Information
  • Chris Newth, Senior Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions
  • Karen Ohland, Senior Associate Director for Finance and Operations
  • Shara Pollie, Senior Associate Director of Museum Development

Advisory Council Members, 2025–2026 

Consistent with Princeton University practice, the Museum’s Advisory Council provides important insights and advice to the director and staff, in addition to helping network with alumni and other friends globally. Members include Princeton alumni, parents, and other friends as well as leaders in the museum world. The Advisory Council typically meets in person twice each year. 

  • John D. Diekman, Chair, Class of 1965, San Francisco, CA
  • Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, New York, NY
  • John L. Cecil, Class of 1976, New York, NY
  • Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, London, UK
  • William S. Fisher, Class of 1979, San Francisco, CA
  • Christopher C. Forbes, Class of 1972, Jersey City, NJ
  • Stacey Roth Goergen, Class of 1990, New York, NY
  • Heather Sturt Haaga, honorary member of the Class of 1970, Los Angeles, CA
  • David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, Dallas, TX
  • J. Bryan King, Class of 1993, Fort Worth, TX
  • Padmaja Kumari Parmar, Newtown Center, MA
  • Alan Y. K. Lo, Class of 2003, Hong Kong
  • Catherine Parks Loevner, honorary member of the Class of 1976, Princeton, NJ
  • Shelly Malkin, Class of 1986, Aspen, CO
  • Jill E. Mitchell, Princeton, NJ
  • Blair Moll, Class of 2010, New York, NY
  • Dominic Moross, Monaco
  • Nancy A. Nasher, Class of 1976, Dallas, TX
  • Christopher E. Olofson, Class of 1992, Chicago, IL
  • Juan A. Sabater, Class of 1987, New York, NY
  • Anne C. Sherrerd, Graduate School Class of 1987 and honorary member of the Class of 1952, Boston, MA
  • Mark W. Stevens, Class of 1973, New York, NY
  • Preeti Swani, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
  • Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton, Princeton, NJ
  • William H. Walton III, Class of 1974, Jacksonville, FL 

Honorary Members  

  • Stuart P. Feld, Class of 1957, New York, NY
  • Doris F. Fisher, honorary member of the Class of 1976, San Francisco, CA
  • Alice (Nonnie) Cooney Frelinghuysen, Class of 1976, New York, NY
  • Preston H. Haskell III, Class of 1960, Jacksonville, FL
  • Herbert Schorr, Graduate School Classes of 1962 and 1963, New York, NY 

Community Leadership Council Members 

The Community Leadership Council helps the Museum connect with the communities in its region, including helping the Museum leadership and staff understand the needs and desires of different communities and constituencies. Members are local and regional leaders from the business, education, nonprofit, and governmental sectors. The Community Leadership Council typically meets in person four times a year.

  • Kristin Appelget, assistant vice president, Princeton University Community and Regional Affairs
  • Kate Bech, director of mission advancement, Princeton Community Housing
  • Dr. Vineet Chander, assistant dean for Hindu Life and Hindu chaplain, Princeton University Office of Religious Life
  • Geoff Cook, CEO, Noom
  • Rev. Dr. David A. Davis, senior pastor, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton
  • Jessica Durrie, co-owner, Small World Coffee, Princeton
  • Leticia Fraga, councilwoman, Municipality of Princeton
  • Sean Jackson, CEO, Isles Inc., Trenton
  • Sadaf Jaffer, former New Jersey Assemblywoman and former mayor, Montgomery Township
  • Donnetta Johnson, founder, The Allegra School of Music and Arts
  • Izzy Kasdin, Class of 2014, arts and culture philanthropy
  • Liz Lempert, former mayor, Princeton
  • Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, Class of 1991, executive director and Jewish chaplain, Center for Jewish Life–Princeton Hillel
  • Adam Welch, executive director, Arts Council of Princeton; commissioner, Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission; trustee, Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society; artist and writer
  • Richard Woodbridge, Class of 1965, community Leader, former mayor, Princeton Township 

CORPORATE ADVISORY GROUP 

The Corporate Advisory Group is a body of professionals who provide insight on opportunities to better serve their employees, colleagues, and clients, as well as to increase support for the Museum’s programs, including temporary exhibitions, collections presentations, and educational programs.

  • Timothy Biesiadecki, Bank of America
  • Sarah Booth, Bloomberg
  • Laurel Cecila, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International
  • Hal English, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • John Goedecke, Northpointe Bank
  • Renee Hulsmann, Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Michael Monarca, Graduate Hotel Princeton
  • Diana Moore, Amicus Therapeutics
  • Seyi Ola, JP Morgan Chase
  • Mimi Omiecinski, Princeton Tour Company
  • Misti Pasigos, Bloomberg
  • Lorane Rodriguez, JP Morgan Chase
  • Andrew Siegel, Hamilton Jewelers
  • Christie Snyder, Brown Brothers Harriman
  • Elizabeth Walsh, Glenmede