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Board of Directors:

Executive Committee:

Walter J. Stewart Chairman
Patrick J. Griffin ​Vice Chairman
Erik Fatemi Vice Chairman
Dionne M. Davies Secretary ​

Board Members:

Marianne Alexander
Richard A. Baker
Anne Barth
Mary Anne Clarkson
​Susan Kemnitzer
​Hon. Alan B. Mollohan
Donald D. Ritchie
Ned Rose
Elysa Smith-Jones
Raymond Smock
Barbara Videnieks
Lisa Welch 

James J. Wyatt Ex Officio​

Our Staff:

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Jay Wyatt
Director
​(304) 876-5701 | jwyatt@shepherd.edu
Jay was appointed Director of the Byrd Center in 2018 after serving as Director of Programs and Research for five years.  He leads the Center’s community outreach and programming initiatives at the local, state, and national levels, develops and oversees its research projects, and coordinates its oral history program.  Under Jay’s leadership, the Byrd Center continues to be a respected hub for bi-partisan programs and research that engages and informs audiences about the U.S. Congress, the Constitution, and American representative democracy in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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Jay is the current president of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress, a national alliance of organizations and institutions that promote the study of the United States Congress.  He also teaches courses on American History and public history for Shepherd University's History Department.       

​Jay is curator of the retrospective traveling exhibit, Robert C. Byrd:  Senator, Statesman, West Virginian and co-curator of the collaborative digital exhibit, The Great Society Congress, an ACSC project.  He is the coauthor with Katherine Scott of “Robert C. Byrd:  Technician and Tactician,” in the forthcoming edited volume Leadership in the U.S. Senate:  Herding Cats in the Modern Era.  Jay contributed several essays for the online Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia and is currently writing an essay on Senator Byrd’s three terms in the House of Representatives during the 1950s.
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Jody Brumage
Archivist and Office Manager
​(304) 876-5648 | jbrumage@shepherd.edu
Jody began working at the Byrd Center in October 2011 as a student intern and joined the staff in June 2013. Managing the preservation of the Byrd Center's congressional collections, Jody facilitates access to our archival resources by working with researchers and assisting in the development of educational and outreach tools. Jody is active in the Society of American Archivists where he serves on the steering committee for the Congressional Papers Section. He is also a member of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress. Jody received a BA in Public History from Shepherd University in 2013 and a MARA from San Jose State University in 2017. 
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213 North King Street
PO Box 5000
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
(304) 876 - 5648

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Our Mission:

The Byrd Center advances representative democracy by promoting a better understanding of the United States Congress and the Constitution through programs and research that engage citizens.
© 2020 Robert C. Byrd Center for
​Congressional History and Education
  • Home
  • About Us
    • COVID-19 Response Policy
    • Statement on Systemic Racism
    • Leadership
    • Our Partners
    • Parking and Directions
    • Room Reservations
  • Education
    • Educational Resources
    • Teacher Institute
    • Internship Program
  • Research
    • Congressional Collections >
      • Robert C. Byrd Congressional Papers
      • Harley O. Staggers, Sr. Congressional Papers
      • Harley O. Staggers, Jr. Congressional Papers
      • Scot Falkner CAO Papers
    • Digital Collections
    • Oral History Project
    • Plan a Visit to the Archives
    • Collecting Policy
  • Blog
  • Events
    • Of By and For All People
    • Constitution Day
  • Support Us
    • Friends of the Byrd Center
    • Annual Report