Board of Directors
Director, Chair: Ben Allison
Ben Allison is lead counsel for the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd and is a noted speaker on intellectual property and trial issues.
Director, Vice Chair: Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Johnson is a contemporary Native American designer and metalsmith with an extensive career.
Director, President: Rachel de W. Wixom
Rachel has led the development of the current center from idea to reality.
Director, Secretary: Gerald G. Stiebel
Gerald G. Stiebel has been a dealer for over fifty years specializing in European arts.
Director: Vanessa Elmore
Vanessa Elmore is an art appraiser and has been in the art industry for over twenty years.
Director: Mark Jordan
Mark Jordan has over thirty years’ experience in the insurance, budget management and preparation business.
Director: William Wilson
Will Wilson is a Diné photographer who spent his formative years in the Navajo Nation.
Honorary and Emeritus Directors
The work of the Coe Center is supported by a distinguished group of special directors.
Advisory Directors
Laurence A. G. Moss
Laurence A. G. Moss was raised in western Canada, Dr. Moss has lived and worked principally in western North America, Pacific Asia, and Central Europe. His North American base was Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1986 to 2006 when he returned to the Pacific Northwest with...
Andrew Eiseman, Advisory Board Director
Dorothy H. Bracey, Advisory Board Director
Dorothy H. Bracey is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Comparative Legal Systems at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. She holds a AB from the College of William and Mary, a Ph.D. from Harvard University, and a MLS from Yale Law...
Patricia M. Newman, Coe Advisory Board Director
Patricia M. Newman is currently serving on Boards of both the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and the New Mexico Governors Mansion Foundation.
Teri Greeves, Advisory Board Director
Teri Greeves was born on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming and is of Italian-American and Comanche descent.
Honorary Directors
Santa Fe Mayor Alan M. Webber, Honorary Board Director
John A. Berkenfield, Honorary Board Director
Kenneth Bateman, Honorary Board Director
JoAnn Lynn Balzer, Honorary Board Director
JoAnn Lynn Balzer has had an extensive career in the arts, fundraising and nonprofit management.
Emeritus Directors
Staff
Rachel de W. Wixom, President, Executive Director
Rachel de W. Wixom’s extensive experience includes ten years as Head of Publications of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Bruce Bernstein, PhD, Director of Innovation, Chief Curator
Bruce develops the Coe Center public programming, working directly with Indigenous artists and the permanent collection of traditional arts.
Bess Murphy, PhD, Curator
Bess assists in developing and coordinating public programs including workshops, conversations, research visits and demonstrations with Native American artists.
Samantha Tracy, Collections Manager
Samantha Tracy is Diné from Fort Defiance, Arizona, and is a recent graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), where she received a BFA in Museum Studies.
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