Panelists
2015-2016 Museum Level 1 and Projects

September 22, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Glenn Lochrie
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

Alicia A. Antone

Alachua County

Development and Partnership Coordinator, Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department
Former Director, Matheson Museum, Gainesville, Florida
Previously with Providence Public Library; Assistant Director of Special Collections, Programs and Exhibits of the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library Division; Director of Development, University Libraries, University of Florida
M.L.I.S. and M.P.A, University of Rhode Island; B.S., Management and A.S., Business Administration, Johnson & Wales University; Certificate in Fundraising Management (CFRM), The Fundraising School at the Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University

Hillsborough County

President and CEO, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa, Florida
Previously, Vice President of Growth, Museum of Science and Industry; Founder, Rambunktious Productions, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer, G. WIZ The Science Museum
Board Member, Florida Association of Museums Foundation; Former Science Chair, Florida Association of Museums; and former board member, Science and Environment Council of Sarasota County
General Studies, Edison Community College

Martin County

President and CEO, Elliott Museum, Stuart, Florida
Previously worked at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia; Cliveden, Philadelphia, PA; American Association for State and Local History, Nashville, TN; and the Tri-state Coalition of Historic Sites in Philadelphia
Previously President, Museum Council of Philadelphia and board member, Virginia Association of Museums

Duval County

Director of Education, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
Previously Director of Educational Programming & Interpretation, Filoli Mansion and Gardens, Woodside, CA; Consultant, San Gabriel River Discovery Center; Managing Director, Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation; and Collections Manager/Exhibition Evaluation Coordinator and Exhibit Researcher, Exploris: A Museum About the World, Raleigh, NC
Served on the Board of Directors, California Association of Museums (2006 – 2012)
M.A. Liberal Studies, North Carolina State University; B.A., French Literature, University of Tennessee

Gadsden County

Executive Director, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Florida
Previously Education Director and Education Curator, Vero Beach Museum of Art and high school art teacher
Volunteer Chair of the Quincy Main Street Program; Mentor for the Southeastern Museums Conference, member of the American Association of Museums, Florida Association of Museums, Southeastern Museums Conference, Association of Museum Professionals, Council on Culture and the Arts, and Rotary Club
2014 Outstanding Mid-Career Professional Award Recipient, Florida Association of Museums

Palm Beach County

President and CEO, Loxahatchee River Historical Society/Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, Jupiter, Florida
Spearheaded efforts to obtain National Designation of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
Loxahatchee River Historical Society awards under her leadership: 2012 Partnership Excellence Award, Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management; 2011 Judge Knott Award, Palm Beach County Historical Society; 2010 Council’s Choice Award, Palm Beach County Cultural Council for outstanding cultural organization achievements; and 2008 Secretary of Interior’s Cooperative Conservation Award for federal partnership efforts
Former Vice Chair, Town of Jupiter’s Historic Resources Board
Board member, Florida Association of Museums, Florida Lighthouse Association, and the Jupiter Courier Citizens Advisory Board

Orange County

Previously, Executive Director, Orange County Regional History Center and Historical Society of Central Florida
2001 Southeast Museum Conference Leadership Award; 2002 Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects Bob Graham Architectural Awareness Award; 2005 Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award by the Women’s Executive Council; 2006 Orlando Magazine 25 most influential people in the arts
Serves on the Florida Association of Museums Board
B.A., Anthropology with a minor in History, East Carolina University; studied at Museum Management Institute at the University of California at Berkeley, sponsored by the John Paul Getty Trust