OUR TEAM
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Heidi Nasstrom Evans, Ph.D
Executive Director
Heidi Nasstrom Evans, Ph.D. is the museum's director. She enjoys creating exhibits and programs that celebrate all the facets of Rehoboth's local community, and strike a balance between folk and scholarly culture. Following a career at the Smithsonian as a professor and administrator at its Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts and Design, which she helped found in 1996, Nasstrom Evans feels blessed to be working in the city of Rehoboth with its small town charm.
Reach out to Nasstrom Evans if you are interested in making a gift to the museum, or in partnering on events or programs.
Brayden Moore
Education Specialist
As the museum's Education and Programming Specialist, Brayden works on educational programming for adults and students, as well as events, social media, exhibits and museum outreach.
A resident of southern Delaware since 2017, Brayden has worked on projects at the Lewes Historical Society, the Zwaanendael Museum, the Milford Museum, and on the Nassau School Project with the Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs. He received a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2024 and is currently pursuing a masters; both are in history and museum studies.
Contact Brayden if you want to plan a group visit for adults or students, and for information about events at the museum.
Madeline Golden
Collections Manager
Madeline Golden is a lifelong Delaware resident with a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and History from Rutgers University. She has been a part of the Lewes and Rehoboth community since graduating in 2017. As an interpreter at the Zwaanendael Museum she created school programming and a needlework workshop. She will work to continue her predecessors effort in celebrating local needle workers and their art, as well as all the local history community represented in the museum.
Jill Sterner
Operations Manager
Jill recently retired and relocated to Rehoboth Beach from New York City where she was the Chief Human Resources Officer for a New York based international law firm. She spent her career in law firm administration and Human Resources having worked in Washington, DC, London and New York City.
Jill's interest in learning more about the history of Rehoboth Beach and the surrounding area led her to volunteer at the museum and eventually take on the role of Operations Manager.
Contact Jill if you want to discuss membership and donations to the museum or if you have business related questions.