After growing up in an Air Force family, Ms. Sewell graduated with a BA in Anthropology from George Washington University. This was followed by an MA at GW in Anthropology and Museum Studies. While studying for her MA, she did an internship under the direction of Dr. Eugene Knez at the National Museum of Natural History, helping to re-organize the Thai collection. Following that degree, she obtained a position as an exhibition developer with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). While at SITES she developed numerous anthropology, archeology and natural history exhibitions. She was fortunate enough to become involved in the Ban Chiang exhibition project in the early 1980’s, working with (now) Dr. Joyce White and the Thai Fine Arts Department to produce “Ban Chiang: Discovery of a Lost Bronze Age.” After an extensive U.S. tour, the exhibition was donated to the village of Ban Chiang, where it became the centerpiece of a new museum. Leaving SITES in 2001, she became the Exhibition and Education Director for the soon-to-be-built U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. After directing the development of the Center’s exhibition hall, she retired in 2009. She is now happily involved in various volunteer activities, gardening, boating with her husband Paul, and traveling when they can.