Steve LightSteve Light began his tenure at the Foundation as Manager of House Tours in 2013. After more than 7 years in that role, he became the Foundation’s Hunter J. Smith Director of Education and Visitor Programs in 2021, and in 2023 was appointed the interim Vice President of Guest Experiences, and in 2024 he was appointed the Associate Vice President of Guest Experiences. Light reports to the President and oversees the Education and Visitor Programs, Guest Relations, Reservations & Ticketing, and Transportation departments. Earlier in his career, he worked as the Manager of Museum Programs at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Light graduated from Gettysburg College with a major in history and a minor in Civil War Era studies. He earned his M.A. in history museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program, and currently serves as the Vice President of its Alumni Association. In 2016 he completed the History Leadership Institute (formerly Seminar for Historical Administration), an annual program organized by the American Association for State and Local History.