The Board of Trustees and Native Advisory Council announce Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko’s departure as CEO after ten years of leadership. She has accepted the position of executive director at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, IL.
Namulen Bayarsaihan appointed director of education.
Lesley Herzberg appointed executive director.
Robert Wolterstorff appointed the Susan E. Lynch Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. Wolterstorff’s appointment follows the retirement of Peter C. Sutton, who served as the Executive Director for eighteen years.
Elizabeth Shapiro appointed director of arts, preservation and museums.
Gainor Davis appointed executive director.
Daniel L. Bosques appointed executive director, taking over for Paula Norton.
Brindha Muniappan appointed senior director of the museum experience.
Cristoff Shay appointed for the newly created position of vice president of experience.
Kerry Castorano promoted to vice president of advancement.
Joachim Homann appointed the Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, effective August 19, 2019.
Susan Ballek resigned as Executive Director & CEO for health reasons, effective July 31. Museum Trustee Dr. Anna Swinbourne appointed Interim Executive Director.
James Golden, PhD, appointed director of interpretation.
Daniel Elias appointed Robyn & John Davis Chief Curator.
Elizabeth Sulock, curator of living history, named one of Providence Business News’ “40 Under Forty”
Jane Pickering appointed the William and Muriel Seabury Howells Director.
Jade Luiz, PhD, appointed curator of collections.
Carol Velasco retired in July.
Elizabeth Wood, former director of Stonington Historical Society, appointed director of advancement.
Leslie Wright appointed director of advancement.
Michael Busack appointed director of Fruitlands Museum in Harvard and the Old Manse in Concord.
Edward D. Sevilla appointed new position of senior vice president and chief development officer.
Abby Chafee appointed executive director.
Leah Niederstadt promoted to Associate Professor of Museum Studies & Curator of the Permanent Collection in the Department of Visual Art and History of Art.
Sara M. Bogosian, President and Executive Director, as well as Nancy and the late Richard K. Donohue, Chairmen, were recipients of the Lowell 100 Honoree Medal, bestowed by International Institute of New England to honor 100 individuals in Lowell who have done outstanding works in their fields to help Lowell’s vibrant immigrant community.
Courtney J. Martin, PhD, appointed director.
Eleanor Freda “Pretty Flower” Spears Dove, age 100, the eldest member of the Narragansett Tribal Nation, of Arcadia Road in Richmond, Rhode Island made her journey to the spirit world on July 13, 2019 encircled by the love of her family in her home. Eleanor stood as a matriarchal pillar within her community. She was a long-time supporter of the Tomaquag Museum, providing a home to the museum in 1969 adjacent to the then renowned Dovecrest Restaurant, owned by Ferris and Eleanor Dove. The Tomaquag Museum partnered with the restaurant on events and thanksgiving celebrations in the 70s and 80s. Even after the closing of the restaurant, Eleanor Dove continued to support the Tomaquag Museum. Without her efforts, the museum may not still be here today.
