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Staff

General Contact Information

McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture
The University of Tennessee
1327 Circle Park Drive
Knoxville TN 37996-3200
Phone: 865-974-2144
Email: museum@utk.edu

Claudio Gómez Jefferson Chapman Executive Director
Amanda Beasley Visitor Services Coordinator abeasle7@utk.edu
Photo of Callie Bennet smiling in front of a gray backdrop Callie Bennett Museum Educator croller2@utk.edu
Leslie Chang Jantz, with McClung Museum, A3#6 headshot taken in the Communications Studio on November 25, 2025. Photo by Craig Bisacre/University of Tennessee Leslie Chang Jantz Curator of Education lcjantz@utk.edu
Sadie Counts

Curator of Cultural Collections

 scounts2@utk.edu
Alison Damick Associate Curator of Environmental Archaeology;
Manager of Laboratory of Environmental Archaeology (LEA)		 adamick@utk.edu
Gerald Dinkins Curator of Malacology;

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

 gdinkins@utk.edu
John Esselburn, with McClung Museum, Staff headshot taken in the Communications Studio on November 18, 2025. Photo by Craig Bisacre/University of Tennessee Matthew Esselburn Security Staff jesselbu@utk.edu
Headshot of Courtney Francis Courtney Francis Membership & Events Coordinator cfranc19@utk.edu
KHollenbach Headshot Kandi Hollenbach Associate Curator of Paleoethnobotany;

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee

 kdh@utk.edu
Laurel Hooker Smith, with McClung Museum, Staff headshot taken in the Communications Studio on November 18, 2025. Photo by Craig Bisacre/University of Tennessee Laurel Hooker Smith Exhibit Coordinator lhooker3@utk.edu
Katy Malone Manager of Education & Community Engagement katy@utk.edu
Headshot of Barbara McClendon Barbara McClendon

Curator of Exhibitions

 bmcclen5@utk.edu
Karen Norwood Collections Manager & Registrar knorwoo6@utk.edu
Headshot of Emily Reichard Emily Reichard Manager of Communications & Marketing ereichar@utk.edu
Blond woman Becca Styers Manager of Finance & Administration rkelley7@utk.edu
Photo of Lance Sullivan smiling in front of a gray backdrop. Lance Sullivan, with McClung Museum, Staff headshot taken in the Communications Studio on December 16, 2025. Photo by Craig Bisacre/University of Tennessee Lance Sullivan Security Staff lsulli19@utk.edu
Headshot of Chris Weddig Chris Weddig Manager of Operations & Exhibitions cweddig@utk.edu
Tiffany Vaughn Administrative Assistant tmanes@utk.edu

Current Graduate Research Assistants