The IMRRC Staff
Daniel G. DeRusha
Executive Director
Dan DeRusha has a MBA from R.I.T. and served as the Manager of Institutional Giving, Strategic Projects & Logistics at the Corning Museum of Glass for more than a decade. Dan brings a perfect skill set and great enthusiasm for vintage race cars to his role at the IMRRC.
Jenny Ambrose
Head Archivist
Jenny Ambrose has more than 25 years of experience working with historical collections as a curator and archivist. For the majority of her career, she served as a graphics curator at the Library Company of Philadelphia, a rare book library founded by Benjamin Franklin, and most recently as a photo archivist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Duke Argetsinger
Archival Assistant
Duke Argetsinger began his career at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and for many years was employed by the federal courts. More recently, he founded and operated court technology companies in Phoenix, AZ. He is the son of Jean and Cameron Argetsinger.
Josh Ashby
Research Assistant
Josh Ashby first came to the Center as an intern. Always a race fan, Josh brings skills learned as a museum studies major at Tusculum College in Tennessee. He’s also a photographer, a crew member in the American Endurance Racing Series and announcer in Glen Region SCCA..
Samantha Baker
Membership and Development Coordinator
Samantha Baker comes to the Center with experience in the local wine and travel industry.
Joe Cali
Sports Car Club of America Archives Technician
Joe is a widely respected motorsports photographer, who has been shooting for decades.
Bill Green
Historian
Bill Green is internationally recognized for his exhaustive knowledge about racing at Watkins Glen and elsewhere and also for his personal collection of racing materials that was launched at the first Watkins Glen race in 1948.
Rick Hughey
Sports Car Club of America Archives Technician
A native of Watkins Glen, Rick has been involved with racing since high school, when he sold programs at the track. He’s a vintage racer, known for his stand-out Formula Vee.
Brenda Neville
Research Center Assistant
Brenda comes to the Center with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of office management. She operated her own bed and breakfast from 2006 to 2018.
Kip Zeiter
Coordinator of Visitor Services and Outreach
Kip Zeiter worked more than 30 years in the travel industry as an agent and manager. He was among the first in the industry to package, promote and escort group tours to NASCAR races around the nation.