President Wilson House Advisory Council Members are trusted partners. They are appointed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and serve a three-year term. Some members have been part of the museum for over 50 years and are extraordinarily dedicated to our mission and our team.
Advisory Council Members
H.E. Ervin Bushati: Albanian Ambassador to the United States
Zachary Burt,: D.C. Preservation Professional (Advisory Chair)
Dr. John M. Cooper, Jr: Author, Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
Dr. Jonathan Coopersmith: Professor, Sheridan- Kalorama Neighbor
H.E. Ambassador Joel Danies: US Ambassador (Ret.) Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe
Cary Fuller: Ex Officio, Great Nephew of Edith Wilson
Edward F. Gerber: Member of the Woodrow Wilson House for over forty-five years
Ms. Leslie Getzinger: Deputy Director, FT Communications Dept. American Federation of Teachers
Derek Gray: D.C. Archivist
Gregory Hoss: President, David M. Schwarz Architects
Isaac Cosby Hunt, III: Teacher at Inspired Teaching (Former Advisory Chair)
Amanda Innes: Art Collector and Art Museum Executive Director
H.E. Lilit Makunts: Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States of America
Dr. Dianne T. McRae: Retired Veterinarian
Kelly Minton: Executive and Sheridan- Kalorama Neighbor
H.E. Georgi Panayotov: Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States
Rebecca Roberts: Edith Wilson biographer, Library of Congress Events
Harriet (Happy) Sayre-McCord: Wilson Family representative
H.E. Miloslav Stasek: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the United States
Prof. Katherine Tachau: University of Iowa Professor
Stanley Watters: Long and Foster Christie's International Real Estate
Tribute From President Wilson House
It was with great sorrow WilsonHouse mourns the passing of a former advisory Council member, Frank Gilbert. He was an extraordinary gentleman and a great supporter of President Woodrow Wilson House. His obituary can be found here
Frank Gilbert.