Board Members

We are a volunteer working board and fill the various positions needed to operate the museum. Board meetings are held once a month where we discuss all things that have to do with the museum and the business thereof.

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Denise Lawrie

President

Denise was President back in 2015–2016 and has been President since 2021 but has been on the board since 2011. She has been in Pittsburg all her life and has been very committed to her community. Denise has been with the museum since 2009.

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Vince Ferrante

Vice President & Historian

Vince has been on the board and active with the Museum since 2016. He leads tours, educates his fellow board members, consistently learns all he can about this wonderful city.

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Pat Mims

Treasurer

Pat has extensive accounting experience as a professional and holds several degrees in the field and is very active in the community.

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Heather Turley

Secretary

Heather is a local educator and has made a huge impact on the board and was sworn in as secretary in 2022.

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Rosemarie DiMaggio

Curator

Rosemarie is in charge of the exhibits in the entire museum. She has constantly updated each and every exhibit here at the museum and is also very active in the community. She has been on the board since 2016 but been with the museum since 1998.

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Maria Watkins

Membership Director

Maria ensures the museum is retaining members and is on top of unpaid, paid, new, and veteran members. She has been on the board since 2010.

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Nolan Evola

Building Maintenance Director

Nolan is a pillar of his community and has been affiliated with the museum for over 25 years. He maintains, schedules and fixes everything in the museum. He is also recognized as one of our major donors.

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Lloyd Lawson

IT Coordinator

Lloyd advises and maintains our computer systems as well as our video equipment and has been active with us for many years.

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Louie Esposito

Trustee

Louie has been with the museum since 2005. He serves as a Docent and assists with school tours and is very active in the Pittsburg community.

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Carlos Velez

Trustee

Carlos has been with us for several years, serves as a Docent and also assists with the logistics for our school tours.

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Stephanie Wilkins

Trustee

Stephanie has been serving the museum since 2019 and serves as a Docent.