Our Board

A life-long Clark County resident, Brad Richardson has spent the last 12 years engaging the public in the gathering, saving, and sharing of Southwest Washington history at the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM). He currently is the Executive Director. He completed his Bachelors in History at Washington State University Vancouver (2012) and Masters in Public History from Portland State University (2015). Brad is a member of the Rotary Club of Vancouver and also serves on the board of trustees for Humanities Washington.

Kate Dugdale got her first experience of museum education 15 years ago as an intern at Woodland Park Zoo, and has never looked back. Since that time, she has held roles at the Renton History Museum, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, MOHAI, and National Nordic Museum. She currently works as a Learning Coordinator at the Woodland Park Zoo, managing the zoo’s college internship program. Kate holds an M.A. in Museology from the University of Washington, and a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Colgate University. She also serves as the current president of Museum Educators of Puget Sound.

Lauren Otto is a recent graduate from Central Washington University with B.A. in cultural anthropology, and minors in museum studies and Indigenous studies. She has been in the museum field since September 2021. Lauren is currently in charge of the education department at the Suquamish Museum. She is actively working with the community to connect students and the public to the very much alive history and culture of the Suq̀ʷabš (People of Clear Salt Water).

A Spokane native Rob Worstell is currently serving as the Director of Education at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture in Spokane WA. Before returning to Spokane in 2023 and joining the MAC team, Rob was the Acting Jonathan and Patti Kraft Chief of Learning and Community Engagement at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), Rob joined the MFA’s education department in 1994 while a student. At the MFA, he oversaw the MFA’s Education Department and had a particular fondness for the MFA’s Studio Art programs, and Community Arts Initiative programs.

Rob received his BFA from Washington State University and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University. Special interests: As a Navy veteran, Rob is interested in the whereabouts of his old ship, and shipmates – Rob spends his free time gardening and maintaining a menagerie of pets at his home.

Allison Campbell is the Heritage Outreach Manager for the Washington State Historical Society where she coordinates services to support local history and heritage organizations across the state. Allison earned a master’s degree in Museum Studies from New York University and began her career as a costumed interpreter at the Tenement Museum in New York City before moving on to work in education at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Riverside Metropolitan Museum in California, Museum of Life and Science in North Carolina and the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum in Washington. In over twenty years of museum work Allison has created experiences for school groups, written curricula, managed large scale events and authored successful grants to support oral history and storytelling initiatives. Over the years she has acquired particular expertise in designing innovative public programs aimed at engaging new audiences. Some highlights include the award winning escape room Trapped: Escape Fort Nisqually and the 21+ museum afterhours series Homespun Happy Hour.