The staff of the Henry B. Plant Museum is experienced, well-educated professionals who continually strive to stay current with the changing trends in the museum field. The Board of Trustees is comprised of a diverse group of community leaders who are appointed by the Mayor of Tampa. Together, the staff and board have made the Henry B. Plant Museum an accredited; award-winning Museum that proudly serves the cultural community of Tampa Bay and visitors from around the world.
Museum Staff
Cynthia Gandee Zinober
Executive Director
czinober@ut.edu
Lindsay Huban
Membership, Museum Relations, and Operations Manager
lhuban@ut.edu
Heather Trubee Brown
Curator of Education
htrubee@ut.edu
Susan Carter
Curator/Registrar
scarter@ut.edu
Nora Armstrong
Collections Caretaker
noraarmstrong@ut.edu
Scott Simpson
Museum Store Manager/Buyer
ssimpson@ut.edu
Todd Edwards
Volunteer Management and Tour Coordinator
tedwards@ut.edu
Jose Gelats
Museum Coordinator
jgelats@ut.edu
Board of Trustees
Executive Committee
President
John Giordano – Bush Ross
Immediate Past President
Lester J. Ryals, Jr. – Relative Solutions, LLC
Vice-President
Christopher O. Butler – Franklin Street
Secretary
Kathleen D. Durdin – KDurdin Consulting
Treasurer
Burton N. Mulford – Eagle Asset Management
City of Tampa
Ocea Wynn
University of Tampa
Donna B. Popovich
Executive Director
Cynthia Gandee Zinober
Board Members
Lois Ancona – Henry B. Plant Museum Volunteer Council
Cecile M. Bare – The Bank of Tampa
Glenda Barlow – Henry Plant Museum Society
Damien Bertucelli – Raymond James
Enrique Crespo – Crespo Design Group
Doretha W. Edgecomb – Former Hillsborough County School Board
Hank Ennis – Hillsborough County Attorney's Office
Donna Grotenberg – Regions Bank
Rob Johnson – The Beck Group
Kathryn Lewis – Community Engagement Collaborator
John H. McKay – Rizzetta Management Services, LLC
Holly M. Moore – TECO
Frank "Sandy" Rief, III – Allen Dell P.A.
Susan L. Stern – Community Volunteer
Elaine Terenzi – US District Court, Middle District (Ret.)