Administration

Dr. Jonathan P. Binstock is the Vradenburg Director and CEO of The Phillips Collection. Dr. Binstock comes to the Phillips following eight years as the Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director of the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester in New York. During his tenure in Rochester, Binstock led an expansion and diversification of the museum’s permanent collection, special exhibition program, public engagement and outreach efforts, and audience, as well as a significant increase in the museum’s annual budget. Prior to Memorial Art Gallery, Binstock served as the Senior Vice President for Modern and Contemporary Art in the Art Advisory & Finance group of Citi Private Bank. He was Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 2000-07, and Assistant Curator at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1998-2000.

Staff Leadership

Jonathan P. Binstock, Vradenburg Director & CEO

Nehemiah Dixon III, Senior Director for Programming and Community Engagement

Angela Gillespie, Director of Human Resources

Renée Littleton, Chief Communications Officer and Director of Marketing

Cherie Nichols, Chief Financial Officer

Wendy Ponvert, Chief Development Officer

Elsa Smithgall, Chief Curator

Vesela Sretenovic, Director for Contemporary Art Initiatives and Academic Affairs

Anne Taylor Brittingham, Deputy Director for Education and Responsive Learning Spaces

Yuma I. Tomes, Horning Chair for Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion

Micha Winkler Thomas, Deputy Director for Strategy and Chief Operating Officer