Who We Are
Our Organization
The Coos County Historical Society, founded in 1891 is a private, not-for-profit organization supported entirely by admission fees, Museum store sales, rentals, memberships, donations, and grants. We are recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service: tax ID # 93-0446513.
You may donate by check or credit card, over the phone or donate online. Donations to the organization are tax-deductible.
We implement our mission through professional staff with the invaluable assistance of our dedicated volunteers.
You can read more about our history here.
Heather Christenbury
Director, Curator & Collections
director@cooshistory.org
Sire Pro
Museum Educator
education@cooshistory.org
Tina Mendizabal
Visitor Experience
info@cooshistory.org
Andrew McAffee
Office Manager
accounting@cooshistory.org
Staff
Executive Director, Curator & Collections: Heather Christenbury
Museum Educator: Sire Pro
Visitor Experience Manager: Tina Mendizabal
Office Manager, Accounting, and Rentals: Andrew McAffee
Board of Trustees
President: Dr. Jared Schmidt
Vice-President: Susi Mendizabal
Secretary: Anne Guerin
Treasurer: Jeremy Doze
Trustees: Paula Bechtold, Courtney Krossman, Samantha Herron, David Laird, Bill Mast, Brian Davis, and Garrett King.
Dr. Jared Schmidt
President
Secretary
Vice President
Garrett King
Treasurer