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Officers
Aaron Milrad, BA, JD
Chairman Emeritus
Andrew L. Camden
First Vice Chairman
Second Vice Chairman
Maureen Pecht King Secretary
Richard J. Kelly
Treasurer
Murray R. Tarnapoll |
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Directors
Elisabeth M. Bergan
Patricia S. Etchart
Charles E. Janson
Karen L. Johnston
Donald S. Luria
Sheila Bourke McGinity
Leonard M. Nelson, Esq
Katerine Duff Rines
Mary Sayler
Benjamin Schore
Nell F. Waltz
Jean R. Wente |
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Directors Emeritus
Ettore Barbatelli
Pamela M. Bruder
* Alan L. Cameros
Ellen MacNeille Charles
Mary Hollis Clark
Carol M. Clement-Harrison
David E. Connor
Dede Feldman
* Edith H. Fisher
James A. Fisher
Albert Glickman
Hannah L. Henderson
Marthajane Kennedy
Greta Brown Layton
Wendy M. Rebanks
Helen B. Spaulding
Joel D. Sugg
Samuel Thorne
Indru Watumull
* Richard Wheatland
Fay H. Williams
* = Founder
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1-877-682-6656
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Friends contribute $100 to $999 and Patrons contribute $1000 or more. Your help will enable us to continue our work to inform, inspire and educate museum trustees.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the latest news from the Museum Trustee Association, The Network for Informing, Advising and Inspiring Museum Trustees. We want to share our monthly newsletter with all your museum trustees. If we don't have a current roster for your institution, please email it to Donna McQuery at office@mta-hq.org . MTA keeps these names and email addresses confidential of course.
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 Join MTA in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 2nd for Trustee Day
The Museum Trustee Association is collaborating with the American Association of Museums at their national conference in Philadelphia on the Trustee Day program on May 2nd at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
A day-long schedule of panels and speakers addressing issues of interest to museum trustees and senior staff is planned. The luncheon speaker is the new Chair of the Smithsonian Institutions Board of Regents, Patty Stonesifer. A reception will close the program from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Trustee Day Schedule
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
The Give/Get/Get Off: A Stumbling Block for Diversity?
Moderator
Maureen "Mo" King
Past Chair, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA;
Director, Museum Trustee Association
Panelists
Tina Maria Osceola
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
Mary Baily Wieler
Trustee, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD;
Director, Musteum Trustee Association
10:45 a.m.- NOON
Critical Update on Board Liability Issues
Moderator
Aaron M. Milrad, B.A., J.D.
Vice Chair, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON;
Chairman, Museum Trustee Association
Panelists
Joseph C. Dunn, President & CEO
Hungtington T. Block Insurance
Norman Newman, Sr., VP
Hub International
Ida Ziewacz, CPSU, Sr. Underwriter
AXA Art Insurance Corporation
Luncheon 12: 15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Patty Stonesifer
Chair, Smithsonian Board of Regents
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Hands On, Fingers Out: Where Governance
and Management Collide
Moderator
Jim McCreight
President, Museum Trustee Association
Trustee, Maryhill Art Museum & The High Desert Museum
Panelists
Andrew L. Camden
VP/Trustee, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
Chair Emeritus, Museum Trustee Association
Michael W. Schantz, PhD
Director/CEO, Woodmere Art Museum
Benjamine Schore
Trustee, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH;
Trustee, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT;
Director, Museum Trustee Association
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Global Financial Crisis and Museums: Succeeding with Capital Fundraising and Financing
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
If you are in the Philadelphia area please join us on May 2nd. You can register at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. and then join us at 9:00 a.m. at the Loews Hotel for the day long program.
Jim McCreight, MTA President
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MTA Membership
Thanks to the following museums who have renewed their MTA Membership during the past few weeks. Your continued support is appreciated!
Buffalo Bill Historical Museum
Cody, WY
El Museo del Barrio
National WWII Museum
New Orleans, LA
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Buffalo, NY
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham, AL
www.bcri.org
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. . . enhancing the effectiveness of governance and leadership
Templates for Museum Trustees are customizable, software-based tools designed to present board information so that it can be explored and understood from different perspectives and used to increase board effectiveness. Using familiar software, the Templates help boards create documents, spreadsheets, reports and presentations tailored to their own needs. The completed tools help boards organize their thoughts, identify their priorities, and plan their actions.
The Templates were developed using Microsoft Office 2000. They are also compatible with Microsoft Office 97 & Office XP.
Volume 1, Building Museum Boards, includes nine tools to help boards identify, recruit and orient new members while still keeping current members involved and engaged.
$50 MTA members / $60 AAM members /
$75 non-members *
Volume 2, The Leadership Partnership, contains four tools to help boards and directors engage in a mutual assessment with the goal of building stronger partnerships.
$50 MTA members / $60 AAM members /
$75 non-members *
Volume 3, Executive Transitions, includes thirteen tools to guide a board through the search for an executive director.
$90 MTA members / $100 AAM members /
$115 non-members *
Volume 4, Strategic Thinking and Planning, contains sixteen tools that help museum leaders build an effective strategic plan and regularly monitor progress toward strategic goals.
$90 MTA members / $100 AAM members /
$115 non-members *
PACKAGE PRICING FOR ALL FOUR TEMPLATES *
$225 for MTA Members /$250 for AAM Members /
$295 for Non-members
*plus shipping & handling
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