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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: [email protected]

Headshot of Executive Director Claudio Gómez wearing black jacket, orange pin, and dark gray background Claudio Gómez Jefferson Chapman Executive Director
Headshot of Amanda Beasley Amanda Beasley Visitor Services Coordinator [email protected]
Photo of Callie Bennet smiling in front of a gray backdrop Callie Bennett Museum Educator [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Headshot of Dr. Sadie Counts smiling in front of gray background Sadie Counts

Curator of Cultural Collections

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Headshot of Dr. Alison Damick smiling in front of gray background Alison Damick Associate Curator of Environmental Archaeology;
Manager of Laboratory of Environmental Archaeology (LEA)		 [email protected]
Headshot of Gerald Dinkins smiling in front of gray background Gerald Dinkins Curator of Malacology;

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

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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 [email protected]
Headshot of Courtney Francis Courtney Francis Membership & Events Coordinator [email protected]
Headshot of Dr. Kandi Hollenbach smiling in front of gray background Kandi Hollenbach Associate Curator of Paleoethnobotany;

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee

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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 [email protected]
Headshot of Katy Malone smiling in front of background Katy Malone Manager of Education & Community Engagement [email protected]
Headshot of Barbara McClendon Barbara McClendon

Curator of Exhibitions

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Headshot of Karen Norwood smiling in front of background Karen Norwood Collections Manager & Registrar [email protected]
Headshot of Emily Reichard Emily Reichard Manager of Communications & Marketing [email protected]
Headshot of Becca Styers smiling in front of background Becca Styers Manager of Finance & Administration [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Headshot of Chris Weddig Chris Weddig Manager of Operations & Exhibitions [email protected]
Head shot of Kristin Womble wearing a black shirt and sitting in front of dark gray background Kristin Womble Malacology Collections Specialist [email protected]
Headshot of Tiffany Vaughn smiling in front of gray background Tiffany Vaughn Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Current Graduate Research Assistants