Staff & Board Members

Peter Crabbe EdD

ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Peter directs operations, policymaking, planning, development, and staffing for the museum. Before arriving in Two Rivers, he had been the Executive Director at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum in Oxnard CA.

Peter has over 30 years of museum experience in administration, leadership, and exhibits for museums with art-based missions and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Organizational Change.

Stephanie Carpenter

PROGRAM OFFICER

Stephanie is a graphic designer, letterpress printer, and book artist. At the museum she teaches letterpress and bookmaking workshops, serves as in-house printer, directs social media and the website, coordinates interns, and arranges event and conference organization. She is a graduate of the graphic design masters program at Indiana University.

Jim Moran

MASTER PRINTER & COLLECTIONS OFFICER

Jim runs letterpress workshops, archives the collection and maintains the museum on a daily basis. Previously he had volunteered at Hamilton and donated presses and equipment from his Green Bay, Wisconsin, printing firm, Moran’s Quality Print Shop, where he worked as apprentice, pressman, partner and owner with his father and grandfather for over 35 years.

Joseph Metzen, CFRE

FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Joe is a graduate of UW Oshkosh with a BFA degree in art education. He is passionate about the arts as he is the co-founder of the Spirit of the Rivers Monument project, was the Education Director at the Rahr West Art Museum and was a K-12 art teacher. A husband, father of four and new grandfather, Joe enjoys spending time with his family, especially if it involves outdoor activities such as fishing and camping.

Gina Korakian-Melnyk

OFFICE MANAGER

Gina has worked in the academic and non-profit sphere of the arts in St. Louis for over 20 years. She graduated with her MFA in printmaking and drawing from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Here at the museum, she will provide administrative support to the team in many forms. When Gina isn’t at the museum you can find her at her sewing machine, by the water’s edge, or looking and listening for birds.

Daniel L. Simmer

FACILITY MANAGER

Dan’s comprehensive knowledge and experience have already proven instrumental to the museum. With a strong background in facility management, Dan emerged from early retirement to oversee the museum’s building and grounds, establish safety requirements and manage repairs and renovations. Dan served the local YMCA as Property Director for more than 7 years.

Jen Anne

WOOD SHOP & MARKETING MANAGER

Jen is a multimedia artist with a 20-year background in marketing and writing. At the museum she makes as much sawdust as possible while also marketing the museum to the outside world. Jen received her MFA in welding and glassblowing from the UW-Madison.

Emily Schmidt

DRY GOODS COORDINATOR & WELCOME DESK ASSISTANT

Emily is a “graphic designer | visual storyteller | harmless eccentric” and who never tires of literally any project at the museum. She is typically found with ink on her hands and a smile that lights up a room. She excels at customer service, printing, organizing and sharing deep insight on topics that matter to her.

H.R. Buechler

PRINTER

H.R. is an artist, researcher, and experimental publisher. They hold an M.S./L.I.S. from the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, an M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago, and a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They are the 2016-2018 Victor Hammer Fellow at the Wells College Book Arts Center (Aurora, NY), founder of the late OXBLOOD Publishing, and former Print Production Fellow to the Journal of Artists’ Books (JAB). Beyond the walls of the museum they are a donut connoisseur, canine aficionado, rescue volunteer, and avid baker (to name a few).