Meet the Clarke Museum's Staff!


​​Alexandra Cox
Registrar
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David Fitzgerald
Concierge
Dana Fredsti
Social Media and Events Manager
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Jasmine Freitas
Curator-Registrar, Nealis Hall
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​Jeff Roberts
Maintenance
 

Pogeen
Clarke Canine & Official Greeter

Meet the Clarke Museum's Board of Directors!

Norman Day
President

Gary Markussen
Vice President
A proud Humboldt County native and Yurok tribal member from the village of Weitspus, Gary is a lifelong cultural practitioner with deep ties to our region’s history and traditions. Alongside his family, Gary dedicates his time to community service projects, harvesting traditional foods and regalia materials, and caring for the natural landscapes across Yurok country. Gary’s commitment to preserving and celebrating cultural heritage, as well as his career in IT, make him an invaluable addition to our board.​

Billy Hilfiker
Treasurer &Trustee

Chuck Petty 
Secretary & Trustee
Chuck is a Eureka native, having graduated from Eureka High School and Humboldt State University.  He is retired from the position of Pathology/Phlebotomy manager at St. Joseph Hospital, as vice-chair of the Historic Preservation Commission for the City of Eureka and as vice-president of the Historic Eureka Theater.  He is currently the president of the Eureka Heritage Society, treasurer and trustee of the Clarke Historical Museum and executive director of the Humboldt County Historical Society.  Chuck and his wife Wendy share a love of local history, especially architectural history and have restored 3 historic structures in Eureka and are working on their 4th.

Trustees

Chuck Petty

Roy Sheppard

​Lisa Slack

​Wendy Wahlund
​Wendy Wahlund is a past president of the Clarke Historical Museum and has been a trustee, board member, and advocate for the museum for over thirty years. In addition, she is the former owner of A&L Feed in McKinleyville, a business established in 1975 that operated in two locations, including the former Issac Minor Store on Central Avenue in McKinleyville. This incredible historic structure dates back to 1897 and has had many owners, but A&L Feed has outlasted them all.

Board Members

 Susan Doniger
We’re thrilled to welcome Susan Doniger to the Clarke Historical Museum’s Board of Directors!
Originally from the Bay Area, Susan holds a BA in history from UCLA and an MA in history and museum studies from California State University Long Beach. Her impressive career includes over 20 years with California State Parks as an interpreter, historian, and education coordinator, as well as work with museums and nonprofits in Southern California. After making the North Coast her home, Susan embraced the region’s rich natural and cultural history, serving on the boards of the Eureka Theater and the Humboldt County Historical Society. Her passions for architecture, classic movies, travel, and volunteering align perfectly with the Clarke’s mission.

Chris McBeth

Stacey Schaefer, Ph.D
Stacy came to Humboldt County from Chico, California where she is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Chico (CSUC). While at CSUC, she was Co-Director of the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology and Co-Coordinator of the Museum Studies Program. Some of the exhibits she organized and mounted with students in her classes include Maidu Sense of Place: Landscapes of A Shared History, Culture and Destiny; Living on Top of the World:  Arctic Adaptation, Survival and Stewardship; Cradleboards: Carrying on the Traditions; and Coming Home:  Ishi’s Long Journey. Stacy also contributed to the documentary video, Bound to Tradition on Native American baby cradles by Anna Rushton produced by the Advanced Laboratory of Visual Anthropology (CSUC). In addition, she has published three books with the University of New Mexico Press:  People of the Peyote: Huichol Indian History, Religion and Survival; Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans; and Amada’s Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas, as well as numerous book chapters and articles.   

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Alan Workman
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