New England Museum Association

Armenian Museum of America, MA

Jennifer Liston Munson appointed executive director.

Cape Ann Museum, MA

Executive Director, Ronda Faloon, has announced she will retire in May of 2019.

Concord Museum, MA

Margaret Burke retired as executive director February, 2018. Burke has headed the museum since 2011.

Connecticut Humanities

Jason Mancini appointed executive director.

Discovery Museum, CT

Bill Finch appointed executive director.

The House of the Seven Gables, MA

Pilar Garro appointed director of development.

The House of the Seven Gables, MA

Elsabel Rincon appointed manager of settlement programs. She takes over this role from Ana Nuncio who retired in late December, 2017.

The Easton Children’s Museum, MA

Caitlin McGillicuddy appointed executive director. Longtime executive director and founder Paula Peterson retired February 23 after three decades on the job.

Florence Griswold Museum, CT

Rebekah Beaulieu appointed executive director.

Maine Historical Society

Emily Schlemmer appointed collections manager/registrar.

Marblehead Museum, MA

Lauren McCormack appointed executive director.

Mystic Seaport, CT

Patrick Ford appointed special collections librarian.

Nahant Historical Society, MA

Julie Tarmy appointed executive director.

New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA

Amanda D. McMullen appointed president and chief executive officer.

New England Aquarium, MA

Vikki Spruill appointed president and chief executive officer.

New Hampshire Boat Museum

Martha Cummings appointed director.

Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

Gina Tangorra appointed interpretation and visitor experience manager.

Newport Restoration Foundation, RI

Mark Thompson appointed executive director.

Norman Rockwell Museum, MA

Ellen Spear, currently President/CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens, appointed chief philanthropy officer.

Northeast Document Conservation Center, MA

Becky Geller appointed preservation specialist.

Northeast Document Conservation Center, MA

Jenna Petruzziello appointed collections photographer.

Penobscot Marine Museum, ME

Karen E. Smith, Ph.D. appointed as executive director.

Portland Museum of Art, ME

Phillippa Pitts appointed interim director of learning and interpretation.

Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Gardens, MA

Dawn Salerno appointed executive director.

Rufus Porter Museum, ME

Caroline Grimm appointed director.

Stanley-Whitman House, CT

Andres Verzosa appointed executive director. Lisa Johnson retired as executive director in March after 20 years at the museum.

Storrowton Village Museum, MA

Sarah E. Platanitis appointed education & communication specialist.

Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Deb Taylor appointed executive director.

Willard House and Clock Museum, MA

Robert C. Cheney appointed executive director and curator.

Yale University Art Gallery, CT

Stephanie Wiles appointed director. Jock Reynolds, who has run the gallery since 1998 will be stepping down at the end of June. Ms. Wiles will take up her new post on July 1.