Experience

Youth in Focus

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2019 - Present



Tacoma Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Education

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2018

  • Initiated a change-based research project that critically examined current practices and led to a major grant-funded study with external researchers to assess community perception and reputation of institution. Used evidence-based results to develop new strategies and priorities for future institutional relevancy. • Led trustees through strategic discussions on audience engagement, resulting in new institutional focus on Middle and High School and Early Career Professional audiences. New efforts increased high school participation by 266%. • Restructured and reorganized department (during expansion and reduction), strategically created new and reorganized existing positions, and hired qualified staff to ensure maximum productivity toward established goals. • Responsible for formalizing partnership and developing new initiatives with Tacoma Public Schools to increase high school graduation rates and prepare students for career and college readiness. • Initiated and facilitated 4 advisory committees to ensure community inclusion in the development of institutional programming and goals, including the Education Task Force (a committee of the Board of Trustees). • Accountable for interpretation and audience engagement efforts to connect people through art. • Spearheaded creation of new exhibition planning process to streamline workflow and maximize staff input. • Managed team of 5 full-time and various part-time employees. • Developed, managed, and reconciled annual departmental budget of $750,000 (16% of institutional budget). • Wrote grants, actively partnered with Development team, and cultivated and stewarded individual donors, corporations and foundations to successfully secure funds in excess of $500,000.



Birmingham Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator of Education

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2014

  • Led planning and visioning with Education team to identify strategic direction and create a 5-year departmental plan to diversify audience, increase visitation and participation, expand revenue generating opportunities, and contribute to educational development of youth in schools and communities. • Initiated institution-wide interpretation plan and related activities to ensure the museum provided equitable, accessible, and relevant programming and self-directed materials for all visitors. • Introduced new suite of programs and initiatives to increase family attendance by 850% over four years. Successfully increased this target demographic from 2% to 18% of annual attendance. • Provided artistic direction and managed all aspects of project to design, create, and install 2,000 square foot interactive family gallery, Bart’s ArtVenture. • Spearheaded and successfully led transition of docent program (comprising 100+ volunteers, a board, and related committees) from an independent organization to an integrated program within the institution. • Managed team of 7 full-time, 3 regular part-time, and 15-20 seasonal part-time employees. • Developed, managed, and reconciled annual departmental budget of $800,000 (10% of institutional budget). • Wrote grants, actively partnered with Development team, and cultivated and stewarded individual donors, corporations and foundations to successfully secure funds in excess of $900,000.



Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Curator of Education

  • Jul 2003 - Jul 2007

  • Directed and administered all aspects of adult programming to include festivals, lectures, teacher workshops. • Designed 50% of exhibits and created related didactics for the interactive ARTWORKS Gallery. • Managed and cultivated a 50-member volunteer docent program including: recruiting, training, supervising, and evaluating. • Directed and administered all aspects of adult programming to include festivals, lectures, teacher workshops. • Designed 50% of exhibits and created related didactics for the interactive ARTWORKS Gallery. • Managed and cultivated a 50-member volunteer docent program including: recruiting, training, supervising, and evaluating.



Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University

• Greater New Orleans Area

• Senior Program Manager

  • Jan 2000 - Jun 2003

  • Originated and implemented comprehensive education program to attract, educate, and engage a more diverse museum audience, with specific focus on school and family audiences. • Developed new programs and fortified outreach efforts to double annual museum attendance within two years. • Successfully procured funds through grants and foundations to cover 100% of programming and marketing expenses for two years, including subsidized transportation expenses enabling 35 underserved schools to participate in curriculum-based student field trips. • Created interpretive materials for exhibitions, including family gallery guides, teacher resource manuals, curriculum guides, exhibition labels, and wall texts. • Initiated and managed docent program of 12 volunteers including: recruiting, educating, and evaluating. • Assisted in the management and planning for member programs and exhibition opening events. Designed and wrote PR and marketing materials.