Panelists
2015-2016 Museum Level 3

September 29, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Robert Judd
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

Wayne Atherholt

Pinellas County

Director of Cultural Affairs & International Relations, City of St. Petersburg, Florida
Previously CEO, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida; Executive Director, Museum of Arts and Science, Daytona Beach, Florida; Vice President, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa, Florida; Director of Marketing, Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida; Treasurer/Secretary, Florida Art Museum Directors Association
Previously served as Treasurer, Florida Association of Museums; Vice President, Council of Neighborhood Associations, St. Petersburg; and accreditation site visit team for the American Association of Museums
M.A., International Communication, American University; B.Hum., Multi-Media Journalism, Pennsylvania State University

Leon County

Serves on the Florida Association of Museums Foundation Board; served on the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; past President of the Tallahassee Museum; trustee for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra; southeastern representative for the AAM Committee on Museum Professional Training
Previously directed the Florida State University Museum Studies certificate program and the World Museums international cultural program in Spain and England, and has taught graduate seminars in museum studies, museum management and public history at Florida State University, and was a researcher and docent for the Governor’s Mansion collection
Ph.D. in Museum Studies, University of Leicester; M.A., History and Criticism of Art, Florida State University; B.S., Anthropology, American University

Polk County

Chief Executive Officer, Explorations V Children's Museum
Former volunteer, Board Member, and Capital Campaign Director, Explorations V Children's Museum, and worked at Disney and Sun Bank
Serves on the Florida Association of Museums Board of Directors as Children’s Section Chair; the United Way of Central Florida Director’s Council
Past President, Cultural Arts Board of Polk County
Human Rights Award from Church Women United; A Woman of Distinction Nominee and a contributing author to “World Class Service,” 1989 Intercultural Press Inc.
Studied Business Management, Robert Morris College & Rollins College; Certificate Nonprofit Leadership, University of Wisconsin; graduate of Leadership Polk and Leadership Lakeland

Hillsborough County

Non-Profit and Grants Consultant, Tampa, FL
Previously Grant Specialist and Youth Program Manager, Museum of Science and Industry; Grants Program Manager and Hispanic Community Liaison, Lowry Park Zoological Society , Tampa, FL
Participated in ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Centers) sponsored grant workshops with Federal funding agencies, the Semi-annual YouthALIVE! Network Meetings, Florida Association of Museums workshops, the ASTC annual conference sessions and Diversity Training at the Equity Institute in Maine

Sarasota County

Executive Director, Gulf Coast Heritage Association, Historic Spanish Point
Former CFO, Motion Picture Association of America
Consultant for non-profits wordwide, including museums such as the Bishop, Honolulu, Science Museum of Minnesota, and Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
M.B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University; B.A., Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

Escambia County

Chief Operating Officer, University of West Florida Historic Trust
Oversees the daily operation of a Multicultural Resource Center and eleven museum facilities in Pensacola, FL, and an archeological site with a Visitors’ Center in Milton, FL
Member of the American Alliance of Museums, the Florida Association of Museums and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
M.A., History, University of South Alabama; B.A., History, University of West Alabama