Interpretation & Interiors Committee

The Montpelier Foundation formed an advisory committee composed of professionals in the fields of historic site administration and interpretation, Madison scholarship, fine and decorative arts, and historical research. This committee has offered the site significant guidance regarding many issues surrounding the recreation of the mansion interiors.

The Interpretation and Interiors Advisory Committee members are:

Conny Graft, Manager

• Educational Program Evaluation
• The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
  

Lynne Hastings, Curator of Historic Interiors

• The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
  

Ralph Ketcham, Madison Historian

• Montpelier Foundation Board Liaison
• Syracuse University

Robert Leath, VP, Collections & Research

• Old Salem Museum & Gardens

David Mattern, Senior Associate Editor

• Papers of James Madison
• University of Virginia

Maurie McInnis, Associate Professor, Art History

• University of Virginia

Betty Monkman, former Curator, The White House

Margaret Pritchard, Curator of Maps, Prints & Wallpapers

• The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Gail F. Serfaty, Former Curator

• State Department Reception Rooms

Max van Balgooy, Director of Interpretation & Education

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Carolyn Sedwick

• Local furnishings liaison