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Advisory Board

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 M. FlorioChair
New York, New York
Retired Senior Principal, Risk and Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte

John E. Chickering
Leland, North Carolina
Retired Vice President, Fidelity Investments

Kenneth W. Cole
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Retired Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer

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

Taylor C. Kirkpatrick
Denver, Colorado
President and CEO, Babson Farms, Inc.

Christopher F. Lee
Redwood City, California
Senior Partner, FAA Investments

Gail Lione
Washington, D.C.
Senior Counsel, Dentons US LLP

David H. Lipsey
McLean, Virginia
Consultant in digital asset management; Co-Founder and Academic Co-Director, Rutgers University Professional Certificate in Digital Asset Management

Elizabeth Hamman Oliver
La Jolla, California
Family foundation president and arts patron

James A. Rymarcsuk
Bethesda, Maryland
Chairman of the Board, AbleLight

Faye Sahai
San Carlos, California
Managing Director, Telosity Ventures

Timothy R. Schantz
Washington, D.C.
Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman, The History Factory

Felice Silk
Greenwich, Connecticut
Collector of children’s books and community volunteer

Jacqueline Vossler
Chicago, Illinois
Retired founder and president, Core Group

Margaret Weichert
Falls Church, Virginia
Principal and member of the Advisory Board at Global Economics Group