Staff Level (field_staff)

Laura Huerta Migus / Deputy Director for Museum Services
lhuertamigus@imls.gov

Laura Huerta Migus was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Museum Services in July 2021. She came to IMLS following her tenure as executive director of the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) in Arlington, Virginia, the world's largest professional society promoting and advocating on behalf of children's museums and children’s museum professionals.

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Anthony Smith / Acting Deputy Director
asmith@imls.gov

Anthony D. Smith is the Associate Deputy Director for Discretionary Programs in the Office of Library Services at IMLS. His portfolio includes oversight of programs like Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries, the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program, National Leadership Grants for Libraries, and Native American Library Services grants.

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Tsione Wolde-Michael / Executive Director
executivedirector@pcah.gov

Tsione Wolde-Michael is the Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). Under her direction, the Committee will advise the President on policy objectives, public/private partnerships, and programs to enhance support for the arts, humanities, and museum and library services across the country.

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Scott Carey / Chief Operating Officer
scarey@imls.gov

Scott Carey was appointed as IMLS Chief Operating Officer in April 2021, following his tenure as the agency's Chief Information Officer, beginning in September 2019. Mr. Carey previously served as the executive for Technology and Strategy within the FBI's Office of Chief Information Officer and has broad experience across multiple agencies.

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Chris Catignani / Chief Financial Officer
ccatignani@imls.gov

In March of 2013, Chris Catignani was appointed as IMLS Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Catignani has most recently served as IMLS Deputy Chief Financial Officer from 2011-2013. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial reporting and operational auditing, the last seven of which have been in the Federal sector in Financial Reporting and Reconciliation.

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Anthony Marucci / Director of Communications
amarucci@imls.gov

Anthony Marucci was appointed IMLS Director of Communications in August 2022. He is responsible for defining the IMLS brand and cultivating external relationships and oversees the strategic engagement of external and internal stakeholders, Congress, the Administration, government officials, the media and news outlets, the public, professional groups, and current and prospective collaborators.

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Calvin D. Trowbridge III / Acting General Counsel
ctrowbridge@imls.gov

Calvin ("Cam") D. Trowbridge III has served as the IMLS Deputy General Counsel since 2006. Cam began his Federal service in 1992 as an attorney with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency where he provided counsel on foreign assistance grants in developing and middle-income countries. Prior to USTDA, he was an attorney in the international division of Merck & Co., Inc. He is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and Kenyon College.

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Julie Balutis / Director of Grants Policy and Management
jbalutis@imls.gov

Julie Balutis was appointed as IMLS Director of Grants Policy and Management in March 2024. She is responsible for developing innovative strategies to maximize the effectiveness of IMLS’s grantmaking, constructing and implementing uniform grant policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with federal requirements throughout all pre-and-post-award activities.

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Matt Birnbaum, PhD / Director of Research and Evaluation
mbirnbaum@imls.gov

Matt Birnbaum is the Director of the Office of Research and Evaluation and has been with IMLS since 2011. He leads a growing portfolio of ORE services utilizing a wide array of social scientific applications including statistical survey collections, monitoring/evaluation endeavors including performance reporting, research investigations, and data innovations.

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Antoine Dotson / Director of Human Resources
adotson@imls.gov

Antoine Dotson was appointed as IMLS Director of Human Resources in December 2011. He served as IMLS Deputy Director of Human Resources from 2009-2011. Antoine Dotson brings over 20 years of experience in the Federal sector in Human Resources Management where he studied Human Resources Management at Strayer University.

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Tekquell L. Watson / Chief Information Officer
twatson@imls.gov

Tekquell Watson was appointed as IMLS Chief Information Officer in May 2022. As CIO, she oversees the agency’s information technology functions, as well as its policy research, evaluation, surveys and data work. Ms. Watson previously served as the Chief of Special Missions Division in the Communications Directorate located at Robins Air Force Base. In that role, she was instrumental in several successful innovative projects with enterprise impacts.

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