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Our staff

The Tampa Bay History Center's professional staff comprises historians, curators, educators, and other experts dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of our regional history. Through rigorous archival research, meticulous exhibit curation, and effective storytelling, they illuminate historic Hillsborough County's story across West Central Florida.

Learn more about the History Center's national accreditation and tradition of excellence.

Audrey Chapuis is the Frank E. Duckwall President and CEO at the Tampa Bay History Center.

Audrey Chapuis

The Frank E. Duckwall President & CEO

Maria Steijlen

Chief Financial Officer

Lisa-Perry Richardson

Lisa-Perry Richardson, CFRE

Chief Development Officer (bio)

Ryan Brech

Curator of Education

Kelly Campbell

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Sara Cheesewright is the Digital Marketing Associate at the Tampa Bay History Center

Sara Cheesewright

Digital Marketing Associate

Claus Daniel

Director of Facilities

Shannon Gicker

Education Coordinator

Michelle Hearn

Director of Curatorial Affairs

Fred Hearns

Curator of Black History

Amanda Hoffman

Director of Education

Rodney Kite-Powell

Rodney Kite-Powell

Director, Touchton Map Library (bio)

Colleen McPike

Director of Visitor Services

Mackenzie Pizzio

Mackenzie Pizzio

Registrar

Janine Quarles Adkins

Janine Quarles Adkins, M.Ed.

Program Manager, Tampa's Black History Museum (bio)

Brenna Robe

Accounting Associate

Teresa Silva

Creative Director

Billy Somerville, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Tampa Bay History Center

Billy Somerville

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications (bio)

Danielle Thurston

Danielle Thurston

Membership Manager

Nadia van Vauuren

Nadia van Vuuren

Visitor Services Assistant Manager

Portraits photographed by Dominick Ray