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# Admin Bios

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                    -     The Secretary
Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. He assumed his position June 16, 2019. As Secretary, he oversees 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. Two new museums—the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum—are in development. 
Learn more aboutThe SecretarySenior Leadership Team- Greg Bettwy  Chief of Staff to the Secretary 
- Meroë Park  Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer 
- Monique M. Chism  Under Secretary for Education 
- Ronald Cortez  Under Secretary for Finance and Administration | Chief Financial Officer 
- Farleigh Earhart  Acting General Counsel 
- Kevin Gover  Under Secretary for Museums and Culture 
- Becky Kobberod  Head of Digital Transformation 
- Julissa Marenco  Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs and Chief Marketing Officer 
- Aviva Rosenthal  Director, Office of Global Affairs 
- Robert J. Spiller  Assistant Secretary for Advancement 
- Ellen Stofan  Under Secretary for Science and Research 
- Porter Wilkinson  Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Regents 
- Elizabeth Ziebarth  Head Diversity Officer 
Education, Museums and Culture, Science and Research- Monique M. Chism  Under Secretary for Education 
- Kevin Gover  Under Secretary for Museums and Culture 
- Ellen Stofan  Under Secretary for Science and Research 
- Melanie A. Adams  Interim Director, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum 
- Frederica Adelman  Director, Smithsonian Associates 
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- Anne Helmreich  Director, Archives of American Art 
- Anson “Tuck” Hines  Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 
- Jessica Johnson  Acting Director, Museum Conservation Institute 
- Kirk Johnson  Sant Director, National Museum of Natural History 
- Lisa Kewley   Director, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian 
- Cynthia Chavez Lamar  Director, National Museum of the American Indian 
- Clifford Murphy  Director, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage 
- Maria Nicanor   Director, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 
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- Brandie Smith  John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 
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