Small Museums, Important Collections - Day 2 - Session 3: Governing Authorities and Collections
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Governing authorities often play an outsized role at small museums. At large museums, boards often focus on oversight and fundraising, but at small museums, especially those run entirely by volunteers, boards are often hands-on, deciding what to collect, creating displays, and determining standards of care, in addition to exercising their legal responsibilities as trustees. This session will help governing authorities and those who work with them understand their legal and ethical responsibilities, and to put best practices in place.
Topics will include:
- Governing authorities and their policy role
- Best practices in collections
- Professional development and education for governing authorities
- Consideration of various forms of governance models (e.g. independent 501(c)3, museum run by local government, etc.)
Breakout sessions will allow attendees to discuss single topics in more detail. You will choose which group you want to join for brainstorming and discussion.
Speakers:
- Jeremy Davis, Executive Director, Museum of North Texas History, Wichita Falls, Texas
- Anne McCudden, Executive Director, New Mexico Historic Sites, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Sara Phalen, Director / Curator, West Chicago City Museum / Warrenville Historical Society, West Chicago, Illinois
- Lauren Bufferd, Director, Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee
- Kate Garrett, Director, Batavia Depot Museum, Batavia, Illinois
- Jessica Meis, Director, Batavia Depot Museum, Batavia, Illinois
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Sara Phalen
Director/Curator
West Chicago City Museum/Warrenville Historical Society, West Chicago, IL
Sara Phalen joined the West Chicago Museum staff in 2006 as a summer intern and continued with the museum in the roles of education coordinator and registrar. In 2013, Sara became the director/curator. She is also an active West Chicago community member, serving on the boards of the Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, People Made Visible/Gallery 200, and the West Chicago Historical Society. Additionally, she is a core team member of Healthy West Chicago and a Commissioner on the Cultural Arts Commission.
Jeremy Davis
Executive Director
Museum of North Texas History
Jeremy Davis is the Executive Director of the Museum of North Texas History in Wichita Falls. He also serves as the Regent Pro Tem for Museum Outreach of the Foundation for Coast Guard History, aiding in development of a museum network in support of the National Coast Guard Museum. He is an advisor to the Texas America250 Commission, a proud member of the University Kiwanis Club, and holds a Master of Arts in museum studies from the University of Oklahoma.
Anne McCudden
Executive Director
New Mexico Historic Sites
Anne McCudden is Executive Director of New Mexico Historic Sites, where she leads ead the division’s preservation, management, and operations of eight historic sites located throughout New Mexico including Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner, Coronado, Fort Selden, Fort Stanton, Jemez, Lincoln, Los Luceros, and Taylor-Mesilla, She formerly served as Executive Director of the Thomasville History Center in Thomasville, Georgia.
Lauren Bufferd
Director
Parthenon
Lauren Bufferd is a museum professional with over thirty years of experience in libraries and museums, including the Chicago Public Library and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. She is currently the director at the Parthenon, a museum owned and operated by the Parks Department in the city of Nashville.
Kate Garrett
Director
Batavia Depot Museum
Kate Garrett has served as the Director of the Batavia Depot Museum since 2021, an organization that sits within a Park District and is governed by a Historical Society Board. Her 22-year career in museum education and management has focused on building bridges to connect communities with their history. Her research interests include formal and informal labor systems in the nineteenth-century rural Midwest, the Black American experience of ex-urban Chicagoland, and changes in mid-twentieth century post-industrial communities. Ms. Garrett currently serves as Batavia's City Clerk. She holds a BA in Art History and Classics from Lawrence University.
Jessica Meis
Museum Curator
Batavia Depot Museum
Jessica Meis is the Museum Curator at the Batavia Depot Museum preserving and sharing the history of the historical community, while providing fun programs and exhibits to explore. Also serving as the Board President with the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network (NEMPN), and a board member of the Kane DuPage Regional Museum Association (KDRMA).
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