National Association of Automobile Museums
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
 
 

About Us

Mission

The mission of the National Association of Automobile Museums (NAAM) is to be a professional center of excellence for the support, promotion, and education of automobile museums and affiliated organizations.

Goals

  • Enhance the education of members and stakeholders

  • Be a resource for automobile and related museums

  • Elevate the professionalism of the automobile museum field

  • Create national recognition of/for NAAM and its membership

  • Provide relevant networking resources and opportunities for members

  • Expand the associations' membership

  • Broaden and enhance communication tools and techniques


Board of Directors

Through Annual Meeting of 2010

Terry Earnest
Wills Sainte Claire Museum

Through Annual Meeting of 2011

David Dunn
Blackhawk Museum

Jackie Frady
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)

Jonathan Hart
Collectible Automobile Research Services

Leslie Kendall
Petersen Automotive Museum

David Madeira
LeMay - America’s Car Museum

Michael Spezia
Gilmore Car Museum

Through Annual Meeting of 2012

Judy Endelman
The Henry Ford

Rebecca Bonham
Studebaker National Museum

Susan Lane

Susan Sanborn
Toyota USA Automobile Museum

Until Next Past President

Laura Brinkman
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile


Committee Chairs

Awards Committee Chair - Rebecca Bonham
Director
Studebaker National Museum

Conference and Program Chair - Cindy Hale
Marketing Director
Tupelo Automobile Museum

Conference Guidance Chair - Judith Endelman
Director, Benson Ford Research Center & Historical Resources
The Henry Ford

Conference Host Selection Committee - Wendell Strode
Executive Director
National Corvette Museum

Marketing Committee Chair - Jackie Frady
Executive Director
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)

Membership Chair - Lisa Panko
Membership Manager
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)

NAAM Archivist - Bob Casey
Curator of Transportation / Chief Curator
The Henry Ford

Newsletter Editor - Gary Pelger Editor

Scholarship Committee Chair - Jackie Frady
Executive Director
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)

Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) Ambassador - Judith Endelman
Director, Benson Ford Research Center & Historical Resources
The Henry Ford


Support Services

Accounting - Jan Schippers
Business Manager
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

National Association of Automobile Museums

National Association of Automobile Museums

P.O. Box 271
Auburn, IN 46706
260-925-1444
260-925-6266 fax


PAST PRESIDENT
Laura Brinkman
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum
P.O. Box 271
1600 S. Wayne St.
Auburn, IN 46706
260-925-1444


PRESIDENT
Michael Spezia
Gilmore Car Museum
6865 Hickory Rd.
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
269-671-5089


PRESIDENT ELECT
Jackie Frady
National Automobile Museum
The Harrah Collection
10 S. Lake St.
Reno, NV 89501
775-333-9300


TREASURER
Susan Sanborn
Toyota USA Automobile Museum
19001 S. Western Ave.
Mail Drop A404
Torrance, CA 90501
310-468-4728


SECRETARY
Susan Lane


NAAM NEWS EDITOR
Gary Pelger
7981 Windward Trace Cir. NW
Massillon, OH 44646
330-837-5069