Smithsonian National Board

The Smithsonian National Board is a geographically and culturally diverse body of volunteer leaders that brings invaluable counsel to the Smithsonian and its many museums and research centers.

Established in 1970, the National Board is the Smithsonian’s only pan-Institutional advisory board. It fosters communication between the Institution and its members’ communities, advises the Secretary on issues of Institutional advancement, and promotes successful public-private partnerships.

The current members of the Smithsonian National Board are:

Jorge G. Puente

Jorge G. Puente

Chair

Michele J. Hooper

Michele J. Hooper

Vice Chair

Fredericka Stevenson

Vice Chair

  • Vijay Anand
  • Kenneth Bacon
  • Patricia S. Bellinger
  • Lisa Bennett
  • John F. Brock, III
  • Ellen Bruss
  • Steven A. Cahillane
  • Roger W. Crandall
  • Donelle Dadigan
  • Wendy W. Dayton
  • Trevor Fetter
  • Rick Goings
  • Nancy Hogan
  • David G. Johnson
  • Dennis J. Keller
  • Todd Krasnow
  • Allan R. Landon
  • Dale L. LeFebvre
  • María Amalia León
  • LL COOL J
  • David M. Love
  • Robert D. MacDonald
  • Kevin M. McGovern
  • Stephanie Mellin
  • Jo A. Michalski
  • Charles W. Moorman
  • Jahm Najafi
  • Emilie Munger Ogden
  • Anne MacMillan Pedrero
  • Sarah Perot
  • Joyce A. Phillips
  • G. Jeffrey Records, Jr.
  • Kenneth C. Ricci
  • John C. Ryan
  • Morgan M. Schuessler, Jr
  • Debbie Leilani Shon
  • Roger Jerome Sit
  • Kathy R. Sommerkamp, ex-officio
  • Diana Strandberg
  • Naoma Tate
  • John K. Tsui
  • Donna Frett Zarcone