Our volunteers are passionate about the history of Manitou Springs and serve in many aspects of our museum operations. For staffing our front desk, we are proud to partner with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs via its student work study program. Students with an interest in Museum studies are paid to learn the basics of Museum operations while completing their courses.
Debbie Jackson: Lead Archivist Volunteer
Debbie works on documenting and cataloging donations relating to a variety of Manitou Springs subjects. Debbie attended Pikes Peak State College and spent 25 years working as a staff development coordinator in IT at the El Paso County Department of Human Services until retiring in 2020.
Cathy Reilly: Front Desk Volunteer
Cathy assists in the museum’s daily operations. She educates visitors about Museum exhibits, helps customers with Museum store sales and handles a variety of requests that come to the MSHM’s front desk. We are lucky to have her!
Julie F: Archivist & Front Desk
Julie is a graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in history. She works as an archivist for the museum, accessioning and digitizing archival materials for public accessibility to donations that chronicle the history of Manitou Springs. In addition to her archival work, she assists in the museum’s daily operations, educating visitors about museum exhibits and processing store sales. Julie enjoys history and all aspects of museum work.
Nicholas Jenkins: Front Desk
Megan Wilson: Front Desk
Megan is a UCCS work study student, majoring in anthropology major with a museum studies minor. She educates visitors about museum exhibits, helps customers with museum store sales and volunteers during the museum’s educational programming and fundraising events. Megan will begin a master’s degree program in fall 2026.