Behind the Scenes
2001 - Present
History Behind the Scenes, New York, New York
Founder/Principal of consultant service that utilizes 25 years of experience to enhance and to support history, living, history, historic house/site and immigration museums in the areas of Museum Administration/Management, Staff Training, Education/Interpretation, Interpretive/ Master Planning, Collections Management and Research.
See attached client list.
Professional Activities
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM)
2001-2003
Internal Consultant, 2003 Conference Committee
Provide advice to members of Committee planning 2003 Annual Meeting, which took place in
Princeton, NJ.
2001-2003
Past President
Member of Executive Committee for professional organization comprised of museum
professionals from history museums, historical sites and living history venues.
1999-2001
President
Served as President of 1000+ member professional organization made up of
museum professionals working in history museums, historical sites and living history venues.
1997-1999
Vice-President
Served as Vice President of professional organization and
Chair of Committee on Regional Networking and on Nominating and Finance Committees.
1996-1997
Conference Chair, 1997 Annual Meeting, Staunton, Virginia
Responsible for organizing and funding
four-day professional conference for 360 participants, which returned over $22,000
to the organization after expenses had been paid.
1993-1996
Co-editor, 1992 Conference Annual
Meeting Proceedings
Edited conference papers and presentations for Proceedings.
1990-1994
Member, Editorial Committee
The Committee advises the Board of Directors on the design, content
and other standards for the publications of the organization.
1990-1992
Conference Chair, 1992 Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem, NC
Responsible for organizing and funding
four-day professional conference for 400 participants that turned back over $10,000
to the organization after expenses had been paid.
1987-1992
Member, Board of Directors
Attended Board meetings, participated in policy and fiscal decision making, carried
out assignments from president.
1988-1991
Organizer, Board of Directors Annual Student Paper Competition
Put out Call for Papers,
reviewed submissions, chose winner and planned conference session.
1987-1990
Regional Representative, Southeast Region
Managed regional funds, co-ordinated annual conference and served as information center
for members in southeast United States.
1983-1987
Program Chairman, Southeast Region
Planned program for annual conference