Marshall Carter-Tripp has been the Director of the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens since June 2006. She has also served as president of the Border Museum Association since September 2006, and co-chaired the local arrangements committee for the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Museums in 2009, held in El Paso for the first time in 30 years.
Prior to joining the museum staff, Carter-Tripp retired from the US Foreign Service after 24 years as a diplomat. Her first career was as a university professor, including a year as visiting professor in the UTEP political science department.
She studied anthropology and political science at Beloit College in Wisconsin, and earned her bachelor's degree there. She holds a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written several textbooks, and currently writes travel articles for a blog.
Fax: 915-747-5411
E-mail: hmcarter@utep.edu