updated
May 2007

      The United States Association of Museum Volunteers (USAMV) was incorporated in 1979 under the
      Not-for-Profit Corporation laws of Washington, D.C. The USAMV became an affiliated committee of
      the American Association of Museums in 1981. 
      In 1986, the USAMV changed its name to American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV).

     The American Association for Museum Volunteers (AAMV) is the only national association representing
     the over 400,000 volunteers in all categories of museums and cultural institutions.

    AAMV is affiliated nationally with the American Association of Museums (AAM) and internationally with
    the World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM).

AAMV Presidents

AAMV sponsored sessions at the 2007 American Association of Museums Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL

Guest speaker at 2007 Annual Meeting - Justine Jentes 

AAMV sponsored sessions at the 2006 American Association of Museums Annual Meeting in Boston, MA

Victoria Wilson,  Membership Secretary Connie Pirtle,  Publications Chairman Ellen Hirzy, writer for AAMV

AAMV Annual Meeting 2006

Guest speaker at Annual Meeting - Virginia Freyermuth 

  The AAMV annual meeting was held, April 27, 2006, during the AAM conference in Boston.

   We were delighted to introduce two new board members who were voted into office by the AAMV membership:
   Victoria Wilson, Assistant to the Director/Membership and Outreach Education at Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick,
                                  Maine  has joined the board as Membership Director.
   Kristi Cotner, Tour and Volunteer Assistant at the National Building Museum in Washington DC has joined the board as
                                  Director-at-Large.

   Several serving board members have been elected to new positions:
   Virginia (Gin) Wachter, Docent at the The Saint Louis Art Museum and current President of the National Docent Symposium
                                 Council  has been elected as Vice President of AAMV.
   Michael Kruelle, Director of Visitor Services at Hillwood Museum and Gardens has been elected as Treasurer.
   Amy Farmer will serve as the new Program Director.
   Connie Pirtle will serve another term as Publications Director, and Tim Deegan another term as Western Regional Director. 

    Leaving the Board after serving with distinction as Treasurer is Andy Peterson. We thank him for his careful stewardship, his
   ideas, and his help.  Also leaving is Membership Director Liz Gumerman who has given exceptional service maintaining our membership
   roster, encouraging new membership and running the AAMV ListServ.  We will miss the wise counsel of both these active board members.
   Leaving the board also is Paula Meadows, but we are grateful that she will continue to serve on the committee for AAMV's new
   book on  museum volunteer management.

TAPES OR AUDIO CDs of sessions AAMV sponsored at the 2005 American Association of Museums Conference in Indianapolis
or at  the 2004 American Association of Museums Conference in New Orleans are available.  Click here for information

AAMV notes with sadness the death in December 2005                        of Verdalee Tombelaine, a loyal and inspiring former board member and special friend.                       Obituary of Verdalee Tombelaine