Staff & Board

Our dedicated Staff and Board of Trustees

About Us

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

Charles McGraw Groh, Ph. D.

Interim Director
cmcgraw@ut.edu

Susan Carter

Curator/Registrar
scarter@ut.edu

Todd Edwards
Museum Store Manager/Buyer

tedwards@ut.edu

Sandi Fernandez

Collections Caretaker
afernandez@ut.edu

Jenna Fields

Membership, Museum Relations, & Operations

jfields@ut.edu

Melissa Sullebarger

Curator of Education
msullebarger@ut.edu

 
 

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

President
Lara Peppard, Ogletree Deakins
Immediate Past President

Hank Ennis, Hillsborough County Attorney's Office
Vice-President

Trevor Lamphier, The Beck Group
Secretary

Betsy Chambers, Chambers Medical Group
Treasurer

Cecile M. Bare, The Bank of Tampa
City of Tampa
Ocea Wynn
University of Tampa
Donna B. Popovich
Interim Director
Charles McGraw Groh

Board Members


Damien Bertucelli, Raymond James
​F. Hood Craddock, Tampa Bay Trust Company 
Diane Egner, 83 Degrees Media
Wade Faircloth, Cogent Bank
Michael Flores, J.P. Morgan

Felise Llano, Henry B. Plant Museum Volunteer Council
Jill Manthey, Yacht StarShip Dining Cruises & Pirate Water Taxi
Luis Martinez-Monfort, Martinez-Monfort, P.A.
Burton N. Mulford, Eagle Asset Management
Susan L. Stern, Community Volunteer
Rita Ugianskis-Fishman, Clarion Events
Ann Von Thron, Henry B. Plant Museum Society
Henry "Shake" Washington, Hillsborough County School Board