Alex Palma holds the position of Grants Coordinator B in the Research Support Center at the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been the Assistant Director of The Carpenters’ Company at Carpenters’ Hall for the past 5 years. In that role, Alex’s various responsibilities supported the operation of Carpenters’ Hall as a National Historic Landmark and served The Carpenters’ Company as a professional organization for built professionals.

 Alex has been on the board of the Museum Council for Greater Philadelphia for three years and is currently Chair of the Delaware Valley Archivist Group. He is also on the board of the General Meade Society of Philadelphia and is on the organizing committee for Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP). He has served as a judge at National History Day seven times. Throughout his career, Alex has been interested in archives, institutional memory, historic preservation, and the built environment.

Alex enjoys cooking, gardening, and making fermented and pickled foods in his free time. He also enjoys art house films and punk and dark wave music. He lives in Northeast Philly with his partner of 9 years, Brittany. 

With almost 10 years in the field, Ciara has worked to form meaningful connections between cultural institutions and the communities they serve by building partnerships, fostering relationships, and identifying entry points for community engagement. At the Barnes Foundation, she coordinates a diverse array of public events and serves as the primary contact for partners, artists, and musicians. 

Ciara holds a BA in Public History from Western Michigan University and previously worked at Eastern State Penitentiary as their Supervisor of Evening Education Programs. 

Brittany is an HR professional with a master's degree in museology studies. Brittany is passionate about museum education and connecting with individuals across all art fields to expand knowledge to all no matter their background. Brittany has worked as a museum consultant in the UK as well as an historical tour guide with the Benjamin Franklin House. She is excited to be part of the museum council and looks forward to engaging members on many different topics. When she's not working hard for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia you can catch Brittany outside enjoying Wissahickon trail, checking out museums, baking and spending time with friends and family (including her fur baby Santino). 

Meg (she/her) is a museum educator and history, arts, and culture enthusiast currently serving as the Manager of Gallery Interpretation at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA. As an educator, she oversees in-gallery programming, costumed living history events, and theatrical performances. She has been with the Museum since its opening in 2017 and has previously worked at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens and the Independence Seaport Museum.

Meg earned her Master's in Museum Education from The University of the Arts and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from William Patterson University. Meg’s artistic passion lies in textile design and photography and is rarely seen without her camera.

Bailey M. Gamberg (they/them) is a museum educator and accessibility advocate, currently the Educator of Adult and Community Programs at the Brandywine Museum of Art. They earned a BA in English Writing and History from the University of Nevada, Reno, followed by an MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts. Bailey has developed public programs and accessibility accommodations at the Museum of the American Revolution and the Barnes Foundation previously and served on the Museum Council's Programming Committee for the past three years. Outside of work, Bailey enjoys reading memoirs, painting in the sunshine, and hosting friends.

Katie Lowe is a Preservation Specialist with The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts. In this role, Katie Lowe conducts onsite preservation needs and risk assessments and assists with preservation and emergency planning at cultural heritage organizations across the country. She also teaches and creates educational resources on the preservation of historic objects. Content ranges from proper storage and handling to collections management, to emergency preparedness. She has a special interest in the ethical care and stewardship of culturally sensitive collections. 

Katie is also a public historian with over ten years of experience in museums, community programming, non-profit work, and education. She has held positions at The Holocaust Awareness Museum & Education Center, Pennsbury Manor, The Mercer Museum, The Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace,  and Old Salem Museum & Gardens and currently serves as Secretary for The American Association for State & Local History’s Field Service Alliance.  She received her B.A. in History and Education from Ursinus College and her M.A. in History and Museum Studies from UNC Greensboro.

In her spare time, Katie enjoys cooking, drawing, video games, playing baseball, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Chase Dougherty is a curator of contemporary art with formal exhibition design training. She is currently the Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art at The Delaware Contemporary, where she has curated and coordinated over fifty exhibitions featuring emerging and middle career artists within the Mid-Atlantic region. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Museum Exhibition Planning + Design from University of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Sonoma State University.

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Monica O. Montgomery is a transformational museum leader operating at the intersections of social justice in museums and diversity, equity, and inclusion to spark ecologies of promise. She is steeped in community engagement, dynamic outreach, and strategies for socially responsive museums. Montgomery has extensive experience within museum administration, having honed her talents over decades in executive leadership (three museums), curatorial (40-plus exhibits), communications (two degrees), education, and dozens of public programs. As a keynote speaker, graduate professor, and consultant, she is a natural ambassador for Museum Remedy. She regularly interacts with a creative milieu of artists, diplomats, neighbors, corporations, associations, scholars, educators, and donors to launch museum initiatives and sustain goodwill for cultural organizations. Montgomery forecasts sector insights to create embracing spaces in museums.