Keith Thalhamer, Director of Security and Facilities, The Georgia Museum of Art.
to 2015, he served as a cavalry scout in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. Thalhamer has a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in Middle Eastern studies from California State University, Chico, and an associate’s degree in sociology from Butte College, Oroville, California.
NORTH CAROLINA Reynolda House Museum of American Art has named Phil Archer the Betsy Main Babcock Director of Program and Interpretation, replacing Elizabeth Chew who left in August. Archer, who has been director of public programs at the museum since 2002, brings nearly 20 years
of experience to the position. In his new role as director of program and interpretation, Archer will oversee museum exhibitions, archives, programs, educational outreach and the volunteer program. As Reynolda House prepares for its centennial year in 2017, Archer will co-lead the museum’s enhanced interpretation project, which will unveil new ways to tour Reynolda House and the estate.
TENNESSEE The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center has named James L. Zimmer as executive director of the organization. Zimmer replaces Alan Robison, who took 67