Address & Phone

Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-463-4478
Fax: 518-462-1522

Staff Directory

Director's Office

W. Douglas McCombs, PhD, interim director: mccombsd@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 428

Curatorial/Library

W. Douglas McCombs, PhD, chief curator: mccombsd@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 428

Diane Shewchuk, curator: shewchukd@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 441

Sarah Kirby, registrar: kirbys@albanyinstitute.orgext. 414

Matt LaFleur exhibition designer/preparator: lafleurm@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 438

Albany African American History Project

Tricia Barbagallo, Historian for Albany African American History Project: barbagallot@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 415

Lacey Wilson, Public Historian for Albany African American History Project: wilsonl@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 431

Education

Mallory Schultz, education coordinator: schultzm@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 404

Eleanor Webster, education assistant: webstere@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 405

Development

Brian Howard, development and operations manager: howardb@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 402

Mimi Fahy, events development: fahym@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 418

Hannah McNamee, development associate: mcnameeh@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 406

Visitor Services

Adam Dederick, manager of visitor services and retail operations, dedericka@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 455

Ron Ross, visitor services assistant: frontdesk@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 400

Museum Shop

Adam Dederick, manager of visitor services and retail operations, dedericka@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 455

Elizabeth Bechand, senior shop associate: museumshop@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 459

Facilities

Joe Benassi, director of facility: benassij@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 444

Janine Moon, security officer: frontdesk@albanyinstitute.org, ext. 453

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