About AEI Meet the Team
Meet AEI's Team
Meet the Team

Pictured left to right: John Norman, Dr. Zahi Hawass, and Andres Numhauser

John Norman is president of Arts and Exhibitions International (AEI). With more than 20 years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry, Norman has lead multi-national teams in the…
Andres Numhauser – International Vice President Andy Numhauser has helped bring to life the world-renowned traveling museum exhibitions Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs and Tutankhamun: The Golden…
Michael Sampliner – Chief Operating Officer As C.O.O., AEI’s finance, marketing, ticketing and production divisions report to Sampliner.  He has spent the past twenty years producing and promoting music tours and…
Mark Lach –  Senior Vice President From the Titanic wreck site at the bottom of ocean to the Vatican’s private museums and libraries to King Tut’s tomb in Egypt, Mark…
Bryan Harris – Vice President, Sales & Marketing With more than 15 years of results-driven marketing experience in the traveling exhibitions space, Bryan Harris stands apart as a leader in…
Jeffrey Wyatt – Vice President, Production Jeffrey Wyatt is Vice President of Production at Arts & Exhibitions International.  He oversees the production of events and exhibitions and has considerable experience in…
Brad Nuccio – Vice President, Business Development Brad Nuccio has a dual role with AEI, helping develop new initiatives and aiding in oversight of marketing efforts of existing blockbuster touring exhibitions. …
Jason Simmons – General Manager Jason Simmons began his entertainment industry career in 1997 at Magic Arts and Entertainment marketing touring theatricals and concerts including West Side Story, A Chorus Line,…
Laura Calliari – Senior Director, Public Relations Laura Calliari  joined AEI in 2008 to spearhead international and domestic public relations efforts on behalf of the company’s exhibitions, including mounting award-winning…
Arbana Dollani – Assistant Project Manager Arbana first joined the AEI team five and a half years ago in Los Angeles, working for the blockbuster traveling exhibit Tutankhamun and the…
Beth Crawford
 – General Manager, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs
  From Indianapolis, Indiana, Beth started with the company when the King Tut exhibit opened at the Children’s…
Carol Rulli – 
Accounts Payable Carol was raised in Avon Lake, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland), married and moved to Denver, CO in 1985. She worked for 24 years in various…
Christina Wright – Project Manager Christina Wright has been with Arts & Exhibitions since 2006 and currently is the Project Manager for Real Pirates and America I Am. She is…
Gemma Levett – General Manager, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Gemma joined AEI in November 2007 when the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition…
Jaclyn Pyatt – Director of Business Operations Jaclyn Pyatt is AEI’s Director of Business Operations.  In addition to refining internal practices across departments, Jaclyn works with external partners to build…
Katie Beach – Director of Ticket Operations Katie has been with AEI since August of 2007. With more than 13 years of experience in ticketing, Katie has handled ticket operations…
Marcia Marshall – Accounts Payable Coordinator Marcia Marshall is the Accounts Payable Coordinator for AEI.  She processes all invoices & expense reports for payment, inputs manual checks into system, prepares…
Michael Pyatt
 – Assistant Production Manager Michael began working with Arts & Exhibitions International in October 2007 as an Operations Manager for the exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of…
Michelle Braswell – Assistant General Manager Tutankhamun, The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs   Michelle recently joined the Operations team as Assistant General Manager for Tutankhamun, The Golden King and The…
Will Roper – Staff Accountant Will started his position as staff accountant with Arts and Exhibitions International in December of 2010. As a staff accountant at AEI, Will is responsible…
Bernadett Swarthout - Finance Manager Bernadett joined the team in April 2007 as an accountant where she helped improve the operation of the accounting department and stayed in constant communication with…