Juliette joined the Weatherspoon Art Museum staff in September 2020. As museum director, Juliette sets the strategic, collaborative, and academic leadership and vision for the museum as a core learning resource for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the community. Prior to arriving at UNCG, she served for 25 years at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Juliette’s scholarly interests focus on transformational leadership in higher education, and on university museums as hubs of innovative teaching and learning; creative partnerships; and the benefits of a diverse and inclusive museum community. She has curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions and has published on art and museum practice. She is a graduate of Dartmouth and holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and an EdD from Northeastern University. Juliette received a 2019 New England Museum Association (NEMA) Excellence Award and is a member of the Board of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG).

Blake-Lee is the visitor engagement fellow who facilitates conversations and activities in the Inquiry Hubs, specifically in the Space for Creativity. She is a UNCG alum with a bachelor’s in Studio Art and a master’s in Sociology. She has years of experience conducting sociological research related to collective memory. Currently, she is conducting qualitative interviews and gathering verbal and written data from visitors about their experiences. This information will provide the Weatherspoon greater insight around social trends to learn more about gallery spaces and artwork impact on visitor engagement.

Alice Culclasure is responsible for managing the museum's database; handling the museum’s rights and reproductions; fielding information requests from students, faculty, and researchers; and coordinating Dillard Sessions which allow classes access to objects not currently on view. Alice joined the museum in May 2015. Previously, Alice worked at the Newark Museum of Art as an assistant preparator and later as the education collections assistant. Alice earned an MA in Museum Professions with a focus in Registration from Seton Hall University, a Certificate in Historic Preservation from Salem College, and a BA in Art History with a Studio Art minor from Wake Forest University. After spending a few years in New Jersey, Alice was happy to return to her hometown of Greensboro where she loves spending time with her family, tending to her ever-growing collection of plants, and reading whenever possible. Alice enjoys digging through the museum's files and is always happy to field research questions that require some extra searching.

My job is to keep the building clean and refreshed.

Elaine oversees the development, preservation, publication, interpretation, and presentation of artworks owned by the museum. She has worked at the Weatherspoon for over eleven years and holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in the History of Art from Wheaton College, an M.A. in the History of Art from Brown University, and has completed coursework toward her doctorate, also at Brown University. Elaine was the director of exhibitions and collections and curator of contemporary art at the Tampa Museum of Art for ten years prior to joining the Weatherspoon’s staff. Other past experiences include positions at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Museum of Art at Rhode Island School of Design. An author of numerous publications, a member of the Association of Academic Museums & Galleries and the Association of Art Museum Curators, and a past board member of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Elaine has presented at and juried numerous art competitions and conferences. She taught as an adjunct professor at Auburn University, Troy State University, and presently at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her areas of interest include photography and modern American art. Elaine believes museums should be welcoming places that reflect multiple audiences, celebrate all cultures, and offer various means of entry: programmatically, interpretatively, and experientially. The projects she finds most fulfilling foster personal growth while inspiring visitors to engage with works of art and to think critically about the world in which we live.

Angelica helps facilitate the use of the Weatherspoon’s Inquiry Hubs and collaborates on student and public programming. She assists in documenting Inquiry Hub activities, maintaining the accessibility of the spaces, and facilitating conversations within them. Angelica will graduate in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Art History and Arts Administration, and she will pursue an MA and PhD in Art History in the years to follow. She is excited by the ways that museums and contemporary art can inspire curiosity and conversation.

Bobby is responsible for helping visitors while monitoring the safety of the artwork, the guests and faculty, and the building. She is UNCG alumna with a Bachelor of Studio Arts and a minor in Sociology. She is most fulfilled by being in an art environment and being a helpful member of the art community. She thoroughly enjoys getting to see the inner workings of the Weatherspoon. Off the clock, Bobby creates and consumes art, watches films, and spends time outside. Family, friends, and strangers are special to her, and she enjoys sharing this funny existence with them.

      

Angela provides a safe environment for employees and visitors as well as safeguard the fine art and equipment by walking through the galleries. She has been in the security field for over fifteen years and enjoys helping visitors and her co-workers any way she can. In her spare time she enjoys watching a good movie at home. Nothing like some popcorn and a good movie to relax! A healthy work environment is her motivation to do a good job.

Valerie McConnell has been the museum’s Business Services Coordinator, since 2015. She ensures the process for the administrative, operational, and financial management of the museum. She interfaces with internal departments, external vendors, the museum’s boards, and the UNCG Excellence Foundation. She has more than twenty-five years of financial management experience across various industries. Prior to joining the museum, she worked at Georgetown University, Clinical Research Operations, as a Clinical Trials Invoicing Coordinator. She also worked several years at Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio, and Associates in the Business Consulting division. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland, and enjoys gardening and traveling.

Méndez holds a BA in history with a minor in English from Florida International University in Miami and a master’s degree in library and information studies from the University of Alabama, where she had an Institute of Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) Fellowship. Until 2017, she served as the Interim Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection and Librarian Associate Professor at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. More recently, she served as program officer for the Boston Library Consortium and then project manager for the Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust. Méndez curated many exhibitions from the Cuban Heritage Collection’s special collections and has published articles and spoken at conferences on library studies, collections and exhibit planning, collaborative instruction, and mentorship.

Loring handles the museum’s marketing and communications, including publicity, website, advertising, photography, graphic design, publications, and strategic messaging. Loring has been working at the Weatherspoon for fifteen years. Prior to that, he had his own PR and marketing firm, worked in magazine publishing, commercial photography, and communications in the aerospace field. Loring graduated from Elmira College with a B.A. in English (concentrating in Medieval Literature), with a minor in Business Management. He also attended Guilford College where he studied English, business, and photography. Loring enjoys cooking, photography, illustration, product design, and tinkering with a future book series.

Emily organizes original and traveling shows for the Weatherspoon. Emily has been with the Weatherspoon for five years. Before arriving in Greensboro, she worked at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona and the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University in Kansas. Emily holds a Ph.D. and an MA in art history from the University of Kansas and a BA from Grinnell College. Her recent projects at the Weatherspoon include Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World and To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art. When she's not at the museum, Emily loves reading contemporary fiction, going to yoga classes, and spending time with her family. She's passionate about sparking connections and conversations through the art that she curates and is energized by being a part of the university.

As Preparator, Susan’s role is hands-on, preparing artwork for exhibitions, storage, and shipping, as well as installing exhibitions to meet the curators’ vision. She appreciates the Weatherspoon’s role in promoting personal, artistic, and intellectual growth that builds community. That, along with days filled with artwork, artists, collaboration, hand tools, scaffolding, lifts, and ever-changing materials, in the learning and growing atmosphere of her alma mater, has kept Susan an enthusiastic member of the WAM staff since 1996. When not at work, Susan regularly volunteers her energy to local and city-wide organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life of Greensboro’s citizens.

A native of Greensboro and an alumnus of UNCG, Michael joined the museum team in November 2021 as the Senior Director of Development, responsible for all aspects of fundraising for the Weatherspoon. A first generation college graduate and a former non-traditional student, he knows first hand the impact a college education can make on someone’s life, and as such has a strong passion for public higher education. Prior to returning to campus, he worked at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA, as a Senior Donor Engagement Officer, fundraising for an assortment of departments and programs across campus, including Andalusia, the Home of Flannery O’Connor; Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion; Leadership Programs; and the John E. Sallstrom Honors College. He holds a BA in History from UNC Greensboro, and a MA in Public Administration from Georgia College. He’d like to call himself an avid reader, but if he is being honest with himself, he is probably a few rungs down from “avid” these days (but he does try). He also enjoys spending time with his family, including his seven nephews and two cats, and rediscovering Greensboro's parks.

Brad oversees the museum’s security department and student gallery greeters. He also works on the museum’s event team. Brad has been working at the museum for nine years. Before that, he worked at Guilford College as the public safety supervisor for seven years. While at Guilford he was selected as Public Safety Officer of the Year twice and was the recipient of the Dick Dyer Hearts and Hand award for outstanding work in the Guilford community. Brad loves working at the museum and enjoys working to ensure the whole community has a fun and safe environment to come in to view the artwork on display.