Julia Gray, former director of collections and research, appointed Transition Director.
Steve Dalessio appointed executive director.
Elisabeth Nevins appointed director of education and exhibitions.
Dr. Amrys O. Williams appointed executive director.
Dan Bosques appointed executive director.
Carl R. Nold, President and CEO, has announced his retirement starting spring of 2020.
Associate Director David Greenham appointed chair of the Maine Arts Commission by Governor Janet Mills.
Madeline Duppenthaler appointed development associate.
Julie Arrison-Bishop promoted to director of community engagement.
Ben Lithgow, assistant visitor manager, will receive the Geoff Woodman Hospitality Award from the North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau in November.
Michael McGurl appointed executive director.
Meredith Fluke appointed director. Roger Hankins, director, recently retired.
Laura Dambier appointed president, replacing John Allen upon retirement at the end of the year.
Joe Baker appointed executive director.
Jennifer Pye, chief curator, and Robert Stahl, associate director, appointed co-directors of the museum upon the retirement of Edward L. Deci, director and president.
Audrey Thompson appointed executive director.
Morgan Urgo appointed executive director.
Kaity Ryan appointed executive director. Ryan most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Carol Majahad, executive director of over thirty years, announced her retirement effective January 1, 2020. She will transition to a part time position, working on the expansion and consolidation of all its educational programs in coordination with Kathy Hirbour, textile arts educator.
Michael Mansfield is stepping down as director at the end of the year to accept a position as president of Maine Media Workshops + College in Rockport.
Em Miller appointed digital marketing associate.
Catherine Matthews and Nancy Csaplar appointed interim co-directors upon the retirement of executive director Steve Ayres on December 31, 2019.
Brian Lemay appointed executive director.
Marie A. Longo appointed director of development and external relations.
Executive director Iain MacLeod given the Goodhue-Elkins Award at New Hampshire Audubon’s 105th Annual Meeting in September. This award is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the study of NH birds.
After almost fifty years with SHS, curator Carol Lovell is retiring.
Caroline Maddox appointed director of advancement and strategy.
Casey Mallinckrodt appointed the museum’s first objects conservator.
Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
Gregor worked at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ as their Preservation Specialist until he retired in the spring of 2018. A Distinguished Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, Gregor served as President of SAA and the New England Archivists. He is perhaps best known for his work in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for cultural heritage collections and institutions, ensuring that they are well-represented in federal, state, and local emergency planning. Gregor is survived by his wife Vickery, his children Jennifer and Christopher, his brother Erik Trinkaus and his sister Tanya Glass. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (P.O. Box 849168 Boston, MA 02284), Scottish Dance Cultural Education Association, or the Care Dimensions Hospice in Lincoln, MA.
Preservation Trust of Vermont's executive director Paul Bruhn passed away on Thursday, September 19. As PTV's first and only Executive Director, Paul has been a tireless voice for building community and preserving the essential character of Vermont. Few if any people have had a bigger impact on Vermont over the last forty years. Read his full obituary here.
