I am a leader committed to audience engagement:

• Passionate about connecting people with culture, ideas, and art, and providing welcoming opportunities for discovery, creativity and dialogue
• Fosters relationships with internal and external partners to expand audiences and respond with relevance—instills trust, confidence, and collegiality
• Understands human needs through empathy and evidence-based methodologies
• Committed to diversity and inclusion—hires great people, and champions individual experience and expertise for collective strength

My 20-year career includes progressively increasing leadership responsibilities at art and historic house museums. Areas of particular expertise include:

• Staff management and mentorship. Position creation, hiring and recruitment
• Program development and implementation centered on innovative content delivery, facilitated learning, and diverse engagement strategies
• Partnership and community relationship building
• Budgeting and revenue-generating programs

My career includes positions at:

• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art
• San Diego Historical Society
• Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (Hearst Castle)