Education:
    Harvard Kennedy School, Master of Public Administration
    University of Pennsylvania, Department of American Civilization, Master of Arts
    Connecticut College, Bachelor of Arts

Work history:
  • Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine.  Interim Director.
  • Tate House Museum, Stroudwater, Portland, Maine.  Consultant on governance.
  • Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge.  Project director for the American Association of Museums re-
    accreditation of the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler Art Museums and their four study centers.
  • The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America.  Project director for the publication of the
    collections in the dedicated issue of The Magazine Antiques [July 2007] and the design and
    installation of a national web-based database.
  • The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Boston.  Consultant on corporate sponsorship.
  • Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge.  Manager, Grant Awards Section.   Start
    up operations and direction of a $20 million annual grant portfolio.  Earned Federal Grants
    Management Certificate from Management Concepts International.
  • Corporation for National Service, Washington.  Senior Grants and Policy Officer.  Federal agency with
    $400 million in grant funds for nonprofits, tribe/territories, and state formula awards nationwide.  
    Authored the Program Director’s Handbook and the Grant Terms and Conditions for the five awards
    programs.  Chair, Continuous Quality Improvement Team.  Audit resolution officer.
  • Independent Sector, Washington.   Leadership/Management Division campaign for program evaluation.
  • Fleet Financial Group, The Fleet Charitable Trust, Providence. $7.5 million annual giving budget
    analysis and redesign.
  • The Columbus Center, Baltimore.  Construction interface with the Rouse Company for the museum
    facility.
  • U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Washington.  Director and editor, the
    collection catalogue Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms
    of the U.S. Department of State. [496 pages, Harry N. Abrams]
  • Museum of American Arts and Design, New York City.  Interim Director.
  • The State Justice Institute, Alexandria, VA.  Director of Management and Development.  Start-up team.
  • The National Partnership, Washington.  Vice President of Finance.  Start-up team.
  • The Dietrich Corporations and Foundations, Philadelphia.  Director and curator.  Start-up and audit
    management.
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