Leadership

Board of Trustees

  • Jackie (Mrs. Gene) Autry
    Founding Chair and Life Trustee
  • Jodie Rea
    Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Dean Beresford
    Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

  • Robert Barton 
  • Ali Bastani
  • Patricia Chavez
  • Marian Craver
  • Theodore F. Craver, Jr
  • Rebecca Dutka
  • Carole Goldberg
  • Jay H. Grodin
  • Calvin B. Gross
  • Michael Heumann
  • Alan F. Horn
  • Federico Jimenez
  • Colleen Lee
  • Thomas L. Lee
  • Greg Martin
  • Caryll S. Mingst
  • James R. Parks
  • James Rea
  • Keith W. Renken
  • Lois R. Rice
  • Sharon Rogers
  • Gary Schneider 
  • Stanley B. Schneider
  • Brenda Stevenson
  • Roberta L. Turner
  • Lynn R. Valbuena
  • Alan Whitman
  • Grant Withers
  • Johnny Zamrzla

Administration

Executive Team:
Stephen Aron, Calvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President and CEO
Gaspare Benso, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Operations
Cristian Hamilton, Vice President of Advancement
Joe Horse Capture, Vice President of Native Collections and Ahmanson Curator
LaLena H. Lewark, Vice President of Exhibitions, Collections, and Conservation
Amy Scott, Executive Vice President of Research and Interpretation

Key Staff:
Elisa Blandford, Managing Director of Native Voices
Everett Drayton, Director of Security
Laura Florio, Senior Director of Advancement, Foundation and Government Giving
Mike Garcia, Director of Facilities
Michelle V. Gonzales, Director of Human Resources
Robyn Hetrick, Director, Programs and Public Events
Todd Heustess, Senior Director of Advancement, Corporate and Major Gifts
Cindy McHale, Senior Director of Advancement, Major Gifts
Gloria Mejia, Board of Trustees Liaison/Executive Assistant to President and CEO
Rebecca Menendez, Director of Information Services and Technology
Victor Phillips, Director of Membership and Visitor Services
Jennifer Samsel, Senior Director of Advancement, Membership and Individual Giving
DeLanna Studi, Artistic Director of Native Voices
Sarah Wilson, Director of Education
Ellen Vivero, Controller

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

The Autry Museum in Griffith Park

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Located northeast of downtown, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
Map and Directions

Free parking for Autry visitors.


MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food Trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is temporarily closed until further notice.