The Team
The organization is supported by its team of nearly 175 staff and 300 volunteers and docents. From our guest services to finance, to educators and facilities, from development/ marketing, conservation, IT, and grill, to historic and living collections staff, we all work together to reach our mission.
Kurt Strand
President & CEO
Andy Allison
Vice President of Living Collections & Education
Nate Breitsprecker
Director of Sales & Guest Services
Corrine Kroger
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Tommy Lange
Vice President of Finance & Operations
Paula Neuhaus
Director of Grants
John Oglesby
Director of Facilities
Nathan Smith
Director of IT & AV
Emma Sundberg
Director of Curatorial Services
Vicky Sutter
Director of Donor Engagement
2025 Dubuque County Historical Society and National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Board of Directors
Francis A. "Chip" Murray
Chair
Senior Advisor of Trust & Investment Services, Fidelity Bank & Trust
Sarah Hasken
Vice Chair
Community Leader
Tyson Leyendecker
Treasurer
President, Capra Bank
Poppy Conlon
Secretary
Vice President of Business Development, Conlon Construction
Tom Woodward
Past Chair
President & CEO, Woodward Communications, Inc.
John M. Bickel
Senior VP, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. (retired)
Gina Blasen
Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Kathy Buhr
VP of Human Resources and Continuous Improvement, DRA and Q Casino (Ex-Officio)
Tim Butler
Vice President, Cottingham & Butler Insurance (retired)
Mayor Brad Cavanagh
Mayor, City of Dubuque (Ex-Officio)
Jim Gantz
President, Lime-Rock Springs/Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. (retired)
Teri Goodmann
Government Relations and Resource Development Specialist at Hawks Goodmann and Associates
Rob Harbin
Director of Human Resources, HODGE
Wendy Knight
Founder and Collaborative Strategist, Focus Forward LLC
Stephanie Meyers
President, Giese Roofing Company
Ernestine Moss
Community Leader
Jeremy Putman
President, Riverview Boat Store & Tug Storage
Lori Thielen
President, Rainbo Oil
Dean Wilgenbusch
Market President - Business Banking Team Manager, US Bank
Chad Wolbers
President & CEO, Crescent Community Health Center
Emeritus Board Members
Carol Bitter
Ken Furst
Chuck Schrup
John Walsh
Paul Woodward