Live Webinar: What is the History Leadership Institute? (October 2019)

Recorded On: 10/07/2019

Registration Closed

The History Leadership Institute (formerly “Developing History Leaders @SHA” and the “Seminar For Historical Administration”) is the best professional development opportunity for mid- and advanced-career professionals at history organizations of all types and sizes. Since 1959, HLI has provided people at all management levels the tools, ideas, and connections to enhance their ability to lead institutions and the field. Applications for a re-envisioned History Leadership Institute are due December 15, 2019. Interested applicants are invited to join Max van Balgooy, HLI Director, and John Marks, AASLH Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, for an informational webinar about new updates to the program, application requirements, and scholarship opportunities.

Details:

DATE: October 7, 2019

TIME: 3:00 - 4:00 pm EASTERN (Remember to adjust for your time zone)

COST: FREE

Max A. van Balgooy

President

Engaging Places LLC

Max A. van Balgooy is co-editor of Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions, a new anthology of two dozen essays by leaders in the field, and director of the History Leadership Institute, which provides professional development for mid-career and advanced professionals working in history organizations. These experiences provide a rich source of ideas for Engaging Places LLC, where he blogs occasionally about the opportunities and challenges facing historic sites and house museums.

John Garrison Marks

Director of the Public History Research Lab and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO

American Association for State and Local History

John Marks joined AASLH in 2017 and currently serves as the Director of the Public History Research Lab and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO. In this role, he spearheads the strategic and intellectual direction of AASLH’s research initiatives to better understand the history sector and the role of history in American life. John also oversees AASLH’s suite of History Leadership Institute programs and contributes targeted support for high-level institutional priorities. John is a historian and writer whose work has appeared in TIME, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Washington Post. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Rice University and a B.A. from Lynchburg College. He is a native of New Jersey.