Our Mission

The Spindletop Boomtown Museum strives to preserve and protect the buildings and other structures of Boomtown as primary components of our ability to provide remarkable encounters with the Spindletop story, implement administrative policies and procedures in accordance with Lamar University and the Texas State University System that provide for the efficient, ethical and effective operation and management of the museum and capitalize both traditional and digital media as well as emerging technologies that best serve to engage with audiences and promote Spindletop Boomtown Museum.

Our Vision

We embody the Boomtown spirit as we steward Spindletop today and invest in its viability and strengthen its relevance for the future.

Strategic Framework

Embody the Boomtown Spirit: 

• Plan boldly, ambitiously and strategically based upon relevant data, effective assessment and trends in the museum field.
• Provide for the ongoing professional development of staff and volunteers to bolster leadership, resourcefulness and creativity.
• Recognize and celebrate our success as individuals and as a team.

Steward Spindletop Boomtown Today: 

• Preserve and protect the buildings and other structures of Spindletop Boomtown as primary components of our ability to provide remarkable encounters with the Spindletop story.
• Produce quality interpretive materials and programs based on scholarly research, sound learning theory and accepted interpretive standards.
• Develop and implement professional collections management and preventive conservation procedures to govern the acquisition, care, storage and use of artifacts and objects.

Invest in Spindletop Boomtown's Viability for the Future: 

• Intensify efforts to secure adequate financial resources through multiple strategies and approaches.
• Implement administrative policies and procedures in accordance with Lamar University and the Texas State University System that provide for the efficient, ethical and effective operation and management of the museum.
• Cultivate a diverse, professional and committed team of paid staff and volunteers adequate to achieving our mission and vision.

Strengthen Spindletop Boomtown’s Relevance for the Future: 

• Promote effective communication and engagement with Lamar University students, faculty and staff toward mutually beneficial ends.
• Capitalize on both traditional and digital media as well as emerging technologies that best serve to engage with audiences and promote Spindletop Boomtown.
• Nurture enduring relationships with friends, advocates and colleagues of Spindletop Boomtown.

Dr. Héctor Flores (Campus Operations)

Jeanna Summy (Museum Director)

Danielle Cormier (Program Coordinator)

Tilisa Thibodeaux (Honors Program)

Charisma Popillion (BISD)

Joanne Brown (University Advancement)

Angela Fanette (Welcome Center)

David Robles (History)

Stephan Malick (Communications)

First Lady Stacy Taylor (Lamar University)

Jason Baldwin (Financial Services)

John Rollins (Marketing & Communications)

Elvira Flores (Student Affairs)