The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Advisory Board consists of members from across the United States appointed by the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The Advisory Board works to assist the Libraries and Archives in its mission of providing authoritative information and creating innovative services and programs for Smithsonian Institution researchers, scholars, scientists, curators, historians, and the general public.
Nicholas Florio, Chair
New York, New York
Retired Senior Principal, Risk and Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte
Minerva Villareal Campos
Washington, D.C.
Family physician; former faculty, Harbor-UCLA, Glendale Adventist Hospital, and University of Texas, Houston family medicine residency training programs
John E. Chickering
Leland, North Carolina
Former Vice President, Fidelity Investments
Thomas G. Devine
Gulfport, Florida
President, Beekman Place Advisors
Evelyn Dilsaver
Gilbert, Arizona
Independent Board Director for several for-profit, private and non-profit boards
Roberto Ifill
Silver Spring, Maryland
Retired economics professor, academic administrator, and foundation executive
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Denver, Colorado
President and CEO, Babson Farms, Inc.
Christopher Lee
Redwood City, California
Senior Partner, FAA Investments
David H. Lipsey
McLean, Virginia
Consultant in digital asset management; Co-Founder and Academic Co-Director, Rutgers University Professional Certificate in Digital Asset Management
Nicole Mason
Atlanta, Georgia
Global brand marketing consultant, One Mason Lane LLC
Paul Misener
Great Falls, Virginia
Consultant; former Vice President for Global Innovation Policy and Communications, Amazon
Elizabeth Hamman Oliver
La Jolla, California
Family foundation president and arts patron
Faye Sahai
San Carlos, California
Managing Director, Telosity Ventures
Timothy Schantz
Washington, D.C.
Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman, The History Factory
Jacqueline Vossler
Chicago, Illinois
Retired founder and president, Core Group
Margaret Weichert
Falls Church, Virginia
Chief Product Officer, The Clearing House