Contact Us

For general inquiries please contact us by calling our main phone number at 217-558-8844. Phone numbers and emails for specific departments and staff can be found in the Staff Directory.

Museum Visit

212 N. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62701
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Give us a Call
217-558-8844
TTY/TDD 1-888-440-9009

Research / Library Visit

112 N. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62701
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Research by appointment
217-524-6358

ALPLM Department Contact Information

Museum Departments

Department	Phone	Email
Ticket Sales/Guest Services	217-558-8844	[email protected]
Group Sales	217-785-6085	[email protected]
Venue Rentals	217-558-8873	[email protected]
Volunteers	217-558-8872	[email protected]
Media	217-558-8970	[email protected]
Museum Store	217-717-8520	[email protected]
Museum Cafe	217-606-3021	[email protected]
Museum Parking	217-528-2888
FOIA Requests		[email protected]
TTY/TDD Device	1-888-440-9009

Library Departments

Department	Phone	Email
Reference Desk	217-524-6358	[email protected]
Donations/Gifts to Library	217-524-5939
Education	217.558.8844	[email protected]
Venue Rentals	217-558-8873	[email protected]
Security	217-558-8869
General Fax	217-785-6250
FOIA Requests		[email protected]
TTY/TDD Device	1-888-440-9009

Staff Directory by Department

ALPLM Administration

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Christina Shutt	Executive Director	217-558-8881	[email protected]
Mark Mahoney	Chief of Staff	217-557-5875	[email protected]
Christen Stanley	Chief Operating Officer	217-558-8893	[email protected]
Marlene Allen	Human Resources Director	217-785-7940	[email protected]
Gloria Legette	General Counsel	217-785-1511	[email protected]
Dorothy Hutchinson-Gross	Facilities & Sustainability Director	217-785-7941	[email protected]
Jade Kastel	Director of Library Services	217-524-6024	[email protected]
Nalo Mitchell	Legislative Director	217-558-8978	[email protected]
Pam Waldeck	Private Secretary	217-558-8881	[email protected]
Jeramy Tedrow	Chief Information Officer	217-557-6897	[email protected]

Acquisitions Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Ian Hunt, Ph.D.	Chief of Acquisitions	217-524-5939	[email protected]

Artifacts/Registrar

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email

Audiovisual Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Matthew Deihl	AV Librarian	217-558-8943	[email protected]
Kelsey Wise	AV Librarian	217-785-7955	[email protected]

Cataloging Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Kregg Argenta	Cataloger	217-785-7946	[email protected]
Connie Lee	Cataloger	217-557-3344	[email protected]

Communications and Public Programming Departments

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Joe Crain	Public Programming & Community Outreach	217-785-7943	[email protected]
Chris Wills	Communications Director	217-558-8970	[email protected]
Britta Brackney	Venue Rental Manager	217-558-8873	[email protected]
Susan Dunne	Executive Secretary	217-558-8915	[email protected]
Hannah Ross	Venue Rental Specialist	217-558-8986	[email protected]
Lori Sturgill	Communications Manager	217-785-8259	[email protected]

Conservation Lab

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Bonnie Parr	Conservator	217-785-7934	[email protected]
Ginny Lee	Library Associate	217-558-8885	[email protected]

Development

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Bill Venturini	Membership Coordinator	217-558-9014	[email protected]
Abigail Smerz	Grants and Donations Coordinator	217-558-7051	[email protected]

Education Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Abigail Bussey	Education Coordinator	217-782-2981	[email protected]

Exhibits Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Lance Tawzer	Director of Exhibits and Shows	217-785-7931	[email protected]
Thomas Conway	Exhibit Designer	217-558-8924	[email protected]
Shannon Murphy	Exhibit Designer	217-785-5207	[email protected]
Jennifer Kilby	Carpenter	217-557-8336	[email protected]

Finance Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Tammy Miner	Chief Financial Officer	217-785-4513	[email protected]
Jo Barnard	Fiscal Manager	217-524-0081	[email protected]

Guest Services Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Summer Griffith	Marketing and Guest Experience Director	217-524-7219	[email protected]
Rebecca Mendoza	Guest Services Manager	217-558-8914	[email protected]
Jeremy Carrell	Volunteer Services Director	217-558-8984	[email protected]
	Volunteer Services Coordinator

Manuscripts Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Christopher Schnell, Ph.D.	Manuscripts Manager	217-558-8923	[email protected]
Michelle Miller	Manuscripts Librarian	217-558-8972	[email protected]

Microfilming Lab

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Amanda Helm	Newspaper Microfilmer	217-524-7522	[email protected]

Museum Security

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Shunasey Curry	Head of Security	217-558-8987

Newspapers

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Teri Barnett	Newspaper Librarian	217-558-0126	[email protected]

Oral History Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Scot Loyd	Oral History Manager	217-785-7945	[email protected]

Reference Room

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Steven Ward	Reference Librarian	217-558-5672	[email protected]

Research Division

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Brian Mitchell, Ph.D.	Director of Research and Interpretation	217-558-8940	[email protected]
Christian McWhirter, Ph.D.	Lincoln Historian	217-785-9132	[email protected]

Theaters Department

Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Lance Tawzer	Director of Exhibits and Shows	217-785-7931	[email protected]
Ed MacMurdo	Attractions Coordinator	217-558-8928	[email protected]
Jeff Nevins	Systems Tech Director	217-558-8927	[email protected]
Garrett West	Systems Tech	217-280-1131	[email protected]
Kevin Cline	Systems Tech	217-725-6414	[email protected]
Kurt Williams	Systems Tech	217-725-6751	[email protected]
Wesley Abbott	Systems Tech	217-993-2055	[email protected]