From a docent and gallery educator to being a professor and director of museums studies, I have worked in and around museums for more than twenty-years. During my career I have seen experienced museum teams full of talented individuals struggle to become great and create great museums. I believe the future of museums is a commitment to developing and investing in the greatness of museum staff.
I am a museum consultant and executive and career coach for museum professionals. In addition to my decades of experience working in museums, I am a scholar of museum leadership and museum studies. I bring together my knowledge of the ecosystem of museum workplaces, leadership development, and the history of museums, with my practice as a certified coach. I am committed to working with museum professionals to help them become GREAT so that they can create GREAT museums.
Museums are in a moment of crisis. Even before the Great Resignation, when 47.4 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs, museums were being challenged about low wages, few advancement opportunities, and intense workloads. The overlapping crises the past few years have only increased the pressures on staff and strained morale. Meaningful change is vital.
Museums need great people to lead and the only way to get them and retain them is to invest in developing exceptional individuals and teams. Coaching has proven to help people unleash creativity and innovation. As well as inspire others. Coaching can help individuals and teams lead complex change through deep inquiry, goal setting, and reframing perceived challenges.
As a seasoned museum professional, leader, and scholar I know the unique challenges and potentials of museums. As a coach, I marry this knowledge with my practice to bring out the greatness of clients in order to create great museums.
Great museums invest in creating great people.
Let's Work TogetherHave Questions?We Create Space of Reflection and Belonging
Respect and Belonging are not finite resources, we offer them unconditionally. We create spaces for authentic expression and individual thriving - actively engaged in dismantling oppressive actions and systems.
Our biggest limitations can often be our own imaginations. We actively challenge our socially programmed beliefs and false stories that limit us so that we can rise and live boldly.
Community is a symbiotic support system essential for our survival. We offer support and we accept it. We build and practice trust. We are always strongest together. We lift each other up. As we rise we bring others along with us. We seek and celebrate each other.
Museums are microcosms–they are created by the people that create them and reflect the societies in which they operate. We strive to create workplaces that embrace us holistically and support the thriving of our communities within and around the museum.
Ben Garcia
Executive Director, American L.G.B.T.Q+ Museum
Emily Blumenthal
Educator in Charge, Teaching and Learning, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Carissa DiCindio
Assistant Professor, Art Museum Education, University of Arizona
Reach out to start a conversation about how we can work together! I look forward to connecting.
