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What's New | Mission | Trustees |  Staff | Interns

 

What's New

  • How Philly Works: Streets as Barometers of Urban Life,
    on Exhibit October 6, 2006 through 2008
  • AKMP staff and friends pitch-in for Mayor Nutter's Philly Spring Cleanup
  • So,what's the story about violence in Philadelphia?
    available in a booklet
  • Partnership for Peace Gallery
  • Quest for Freedom ...
  • Archived News ]

    Mission

    The Atwater Kent Museum serves greater Philadelphia by fostering among its citizens and visitors a deeper understanding and appreciation of the city, its historical artifacts and its rich legacy. The museum's purpose is to educate present generations, especially school children, to learn from the past in ways that enrich their lives and improve their futures.

    Trustees

    Officers

    Gregory J. Kleiber, President
    James J. Mazzarelli, Jr., Vice President
    Lisa Yang, Secretary
    Robert E. Mortensen, Treasurer

    Members

    David Seltzer, Immediate Past President
    D. Jeffry Benoliel, Trustee Emeritus
    Elizabeth Dow, Trustee Emeritus
    David S. Rasner, Mayor Appointee
    A. Atwater Kent, III, Atwater Kent Foundation Appointee
    William K. Greenlee, Councilmember
    William Carapucci, Acting Recreation Commissioner
    Robert R. Baron, Jr.
    Gardner A. Cadwalader
    Charlotte Council
    F. Douglas Raymond, III
    Sean M. Reilly
    Brian M. Rhodes
    Woody Rosenbach

    Staff

    Viki Sand, Executive Director, 215.685.4826
    Christine Davis, Deputy Director, 215.685.4828
    Jeffrey R. Ray, Senior Curator, 215.685.4829
    Cynthia Little, Ph.D., Historian, 215.685.4836
    Susan Drinan, Registrar, 215.685.4839
    Jennifer Pratt, Membership Manager, 215.685.4825
    Jennie Zehmer , Capital Projects Manager, 215.685.4803
    Jennifer Hensell, Manager of Visitor Services & Operations, 215.685.4817
    George Debu, IT Manager, 267.939.6973
    Christy Schneider, Manager of Education and Public Programs, 215.685.4830
    Kristen Froehlich, Director of the Collection, 215.685.4807
    Georgianna Grentzenberg, Project Registrar, 215.685.4830
    Christopher Cascio , Project Registrar, 215.685.4830
    Pedro Molina, JR., Municipal Guard, 215.685.4838
    Lewis Holmes, Municipal Guard, 215.685.4838
    Mark Colatrella, Accountant, 215.685.4830
    Juanita Young, Visitor Services Representative, 215.685.4830
    Denise Valentine, Visitor Services Representative, 215.684.4830
    Megan Danbach, Visitor Services Representative, 215.685.4830
    Donna Baldino, Visitor Services, 215.684.4830

    2005-2007 Interns

    Ryan H. Edgington, doctoral candidate, U.S. history, Temple University, Allen F. Davis Fellow in Public History.
    Jennifer Hurst, graduate student, Museum Education Program, University of the Arts.
    Christian Lamb, undergraduate history major, Temple Unversity.
    Matthew Palczynski, Ph.D. candidate, American Art, Temple University, Museum Loan Network.
    Seth Degginger, Allen F. Davis Fellow in Public History, Temple University.
    Jessica Varzaly, history major, University of Pennsylvania.
    Rachel Grace, undergraduate history major, Temple University.
    Brenna O’Rourke, Allen F. Davis Fellow in Public History, Temple University

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