Meet Our Team
Girl Museum was founded by our Head Girl, Ashley E. Remer, and is overseen by a Board of Directors. We also consult with our Advisory Board of scholars and professionals, who help advance our mission and contribute to our programs. Our all-volunteer team is organized into two tiers: our Senior Staff (long-term volunteers dedicated to specific programs or projects) and our Junior Girls & Boys (interns and volunteers).
Ashley E. Remer
Founder and Head Girl
Ashley E. Remer is an art historian by trade and a global citizen by experience. She has collaborated with scholars, educators, artists, NGOs, and girls around the world to raise awareness and promote change for girls’ rights. Through Girl Museum, she has developed a girl-centered feminist framework for looking at arts and culture. Currently working on her PhD at the Australian National University, her research is focused on representations of girls in art and how they are interpreted in public museums. She asserts that work to de-misogynize art history and museums is as essential as de-colonizing them.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is comprised of the members below. We meet four times per year to oversee the budget and management as implemented by the Head Girl. Interested in being a board member? Contact us to discuss this unique opportunity to help us fulfill our mission and increase girls’ representation around the world.
Mercedes Pino
At a very early age, I would line up all of my dolls and play teacher. As a first-generation Cuban American, my parents always encouraged me to be the best at whatever I wanted to be. So I studied to be a teacher and a lawyer. Somewhere along the way I mixed the two and decided to work at a law school. Now my job is to encourage students to be the best whatever they decide to be.
Teri R. Abstein
Senior Staff
Our senior staff is comprised of long-term volunteers who have dedicated themselves to our cause. Many began as interns who showed the drive, creativity, and dedication that help us do great work.
Welsh world traveler passionate about making heritage accessible to all. Fascinated with history and music, and loves learning about different cultures both past and present.
Amber holds an MA in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, and a BA (Hons) in Visual Culture from the University of Brighton. Specializing in 18th to 20th century British art, she has collaborated on a number of exhibitions.
Assistant Professor of History at Ohio State Universtiy, specializing in modern Europe, gender history, and the history of childhood.
Londoner obsessed with television, books, traveling, and art. Working as a journalist in London and pursuing a life of cultural and geographical exploration.
American girl whose obsession with Colonial America and books led to an MA in Public History and a career as a Wonder Woman of exhibitions, interpretation, and museum administration. Also obsessed with her dog.
History and biology teacher with a Master's in Museum Studies, working in various museums and education from age 3 through university. Enjoys traveling with her husband and playing with her two huskies.
Durham University Alum with an MA in Early Modern History, now fulfilling her dreams working as a learning assistant in a beautiful historic house. Loves reading, food, visiting historic sites, coffee with friends and enjoying all of the above whilst travelling!
Born and raised in Anyang, China, Yuwen holds an Master's in Education and works as an educational designer in Canada. Her interests include children's literature, gender identity, and creating digital safe spaces for girls.
Junior Girls & Boys
Our team would not be complete without our wonderful interns. The Junior Girls and Junior Boys, as we call them, have produced incredible work for us – much of which focuses on their own research interests and career goals.
Our interns hail from all around the world, and many have gone on to pursue wonderful museum careers, advanced degrees, and families. Learn more about them and what brings them to Girl Museum in the blogs below.
Meet the Interns: Katie Burch
Hello! My name is Katie Burch, and I am a second-year public history master’s student at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am originally from San Diego, California, but I have lived in Pittsburgh most of my adult life. I earned an A.S. in Early...
Meet the Interns: Aveline Plenter
My name is Aveline (she/her) and I am currently a History student at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, PA. A fun fact about myself is I am actually an identical twin, so my girlhood was spent almost always with a built-in best friend! I like to hold the fact that I...
Meet the Interns: Hannah Grey
Hi, my name is Hannah and I’m very excited to start my internship with the Girl Museum. As you can see from the picture, I was an academic from day one - well - not really, but this picture marks my first day of ‘big’ school and what I consider the beginning of a long...
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board is comprised of internationally renowned women in academia and the museum world. They help to produce projects, advise on research interests, and spread the word about our museum.
Mary Case, Qm2
Dr. Rachel Devlin, Associate Professor of History, Tulane University
Dr. Catherine Driscoll, Associate Professor, Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
Dr. Miriam Forman-Brunell, Professor of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Elaine Heumann Gurian, The Museum Group
Dr. Mary Celeste Kearney, Associate Professor, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Claudia Mitchell, Professor, Faculty of Education, McGill University
Dr. Ilana Nash, Assistant Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Western Michigan University
Dr. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Associate Professor of Education, Penn State University
Dr. Kelly Schrum, Associate Professor, Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
Dr. Lynne Vallone, Professor of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University
Dr. Valerie Walkerdine, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University