Interim Executive Director

Alexandra Lausin

Alexandra joined the IWASM team as the museum's Collections Manager in December 2024, before advancing to Interim Executive Director in September 2025. Prior to IWASM, Alexandra taught as an adjunct faculty member at Lake Erie College, and has assisted in the collections departments at James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, OH and Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, PA. Outside of collections, she has researched and written material focusing on the Women’s Suffrage Movement, which was published by the Trumbull County Historical Society in celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial in 2020. Alexandra has also used her research to recreate historical clothing and textiles for the Lake County Historical Society as well as her own use when she travels to participate in various living history events and lectures.

Through IWASM's exhibits and events, Alexandra strives to share the inspiring journeys of numerous women in aviation and aerospace in a way that impacts visitors and enlivens the public’s view of history.

Alexandra holds a BA in History from Lake Erie College and an ALM in Museum Studies from Harvard Extension School. Her favorite topic of research is women’s fashion in the 18th century. When she’s not at IWASM, she enjoys teaching advanced ballet and modern dance to her students in Chardon, OH.