On September 16, the Springfield Museums welcomed two new Trustees at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Corporators and the Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees.

The meeting took place in Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, and featured a video presentation with highlights from the previous year. New Trustees introduced at the meeting include Melinda M. Phelps, a partner at Bulkley Richardson in charge of the firm's Government Strategies Practice Group, and Michael J. Oleksak, Executive Vice President, Senior Lender and Chief Credit Officer for PeoplesBank. A reception followed the meeting, which featured music provided by students from the Community Music School.

 “Melinda and Mike are leaders in their respective fields and in their service to our community, and I am excited to have their help and guidance as we work to bring the Springfield Museums to even greater prominence,” according to Board Chairman Sam Hanmer, who added, “We are sincerely indebted to outgoing Trustee Maureen Hayes, and thank her for years of strong advocacy on behalf of the Museums.”