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Governance
The National Music Museum is a partnership between the National Music Museum, Inc., a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation (responsible for acquisitions, public exhibiting, and programming) and the University of South Dakota (providing staff and facilities for preservation, teaching, and research).
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The mission of the National Music Museum is to explore, enjoy, and preserve the world of musical instruments.
Board of Trustees
Officers of the Board
Scott Ray Lawrence, Sioux Falls SD, Chair
Kent Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD, Vice Chair
Claire Givens, Minneapolis, MN, Secretary; and Chair, Nominating Committee
Boyd Hopkins, Sioux Falls, SD, Treasurer
Juliet Everist, Sioux City, IA, Chair, Development Committee
Albert P. Hegyi, Dakota Dunes, SD, Executive Committee Member-at-Large
Cindy Lillibridge, Bonesteel SD, Past Chair
Jo Wohlenberg, Yankton, SD, Chair, Finance Committee
Members of the Board
Cash Anderson, Pierre, SD
Bruce Babbitt, Delaware, OH; Chair, Collections Committee
Joseph Brown, Sioux Falls
Jake Connolly, Northport, NY
Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, NJ
Eric Grossman, New York, NY
Betsy Groves, Rapid City, SD
Cynthia Mahood Levin, Palo Alto, CA
Thomas Mace, Niwot, CO
Katherine Price, Vermillion, SD
Susanne L. Skyrm, Vermillion, SD
Joseph A. Vinatieri, Whittier, CA
John Vonk, Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Wilder, Montreal, Quebec
Ex Officio Members of the Board
Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota
Kevin O'Kelley, Mayor, City of Vermillion
Bruce Kelley, Dean, College of Fine Arts, USD
Dwight Vaught, Director, National Music Museum
Trustees Emeritus
James (Jim) W. Abbott, Sioux Falls, SD
Alan G. Bates, West Grove, PA
John P. Mahoney, Tallahassee, FL
Joseph ("Tip") M. McFadden, Houston, TX
Honorary Trustees
Sharon Cutler, Sioux Falls, SD
Andrew Dipper, Minneapolis, MN
Corporate Documents​ and Policies
IRS Form 990
Audits
Policies

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