Executive Director

• Apr 2020 - Present

Director of Education

• Jun 2002 - Jan 2020

Responsibilities included: • Directing all operations of a $750K department that includes a full range of docent-guided tours, academic lectures, school programs, teacher programs, family programs and outreach initiatives. • Leading a staff of seven museum education professionals. • Impacting long-range institutional planning and creative problem solving. • Initiating strategic partnerships with university faculty, staff, students and key community leaders. Special achievements include: • Fundraising expertise expanded as co-recipient of a MacArthur Foundation/IMLS planning grant for Digital Media and Learning with 4 other Columbus nonprofits. Founding member of recipient coalition: Surge Columbus (in 2012, Chair in 2017). • Ambitious creative placemaking project involving Los Angeles artists David Allen Burns and Austin Young of Fallen Fruit (2016-17) • Curator for artist Michael Mercil’s Virtual Pasture multimedia installation project (2010-11) and future Wind|Farm project. • Designed and taught interdisciplinary project-based learning course for high school students on contemporary art and environmental issues (taught course yearly 2004- present). Expanded to teacher training curriculum in 2014. • Curator of Kerry James Marshall: Every Beat of My Heart artist residency project and exhibition (February 1-April 13, 2008). Show less

Associate Director of Education

• 1997 - 2002

Responsibilities included: • Educating and supervising veteran docent corps of over 100 members in art history and gallery teaching methodology. • Teaching new docent classes. Course included year-long instruction in European and American art history, tour techniques and educational theory and practice. • Evaluating veteran and trainee docent corps and providing professional development. • Planning public programming such as symposia, lectures and gallery talks. As Acting Director of Education, Wadsworth Atheneum (5/98-7/99) • Leading a staff of nine museum education professionals. • Directing all operations of a department that included a full range of school and teacher programs, academic initiatives, family programs and outreach initiatives. Show less

Museum Educator

• 1996 - 1997

• Developed and instructed family programs, teacher workshops, visiting artist workshops and studio programs. • Supported docent training and coordination including primary responsibility for contemporary art training. • Authored special exhibition curriculum resource materials. • Developed and instructed family programs, teacher workshops, visiting artist workshops and studio programs. • Supported docent training and coordination including primary responsibility for contemporary art training. • Authored special exhibition curriculum resource materials.

Program Director

• 1994 - 1996

Responsible for program leadership and vision, volunteer and staff teacher training and supervision, exhibition research and project design, educational evaluation, financial management, grant writing and community collaboration. Responsible for program leadership and vision, volunteer and staff teacher training and supervision, exhibition research and project design, educational evaluation, financial management, grant writing and community collaboration.