The Other Madisons | The First Amendment Museum

About the moderator: Christian Cotz became the CEO of the First Amendment Museum in January of 2020 having served in successively senior roles at James Madison’s Montpelier since 2000. Being a student of all things Madisonian (literally and figuratively, since he also attained two degrees from James Madison University), Christian comes to FAM well versed in the First Amendment – one of Madison’s most important accomplishments, and one of Christian’s favorite topics to talk about. As Director of Education and Visitor Engagement at Montpelier, Christian designed exhibits, created educational programs, helped restore buildings, built trails, participated in strategic & interpretive planning exercises, managed personnel, led creative workshops, and gave more tours than he can ever possibly recall. For those twenty years he insisted on and persisted in making Montpelier’s story more inclusive, and was at the forefront of Montpelier’s efforts to build and maintain relationships with families descended from Montpelier’s…