Panelists
2016-2017 Museum Level 2

August 24, 2015
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

County

Bio not yet available.

Ruth Meyers

Hillsborough County

Grants Manager, Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, Florida
Previously, Principal, Myers Resource Development, New Orleans, Louisiana; Director of Demonstration Projects, New Orleans, Louisiana; Associate Director of Development, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida
B. A., English, McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland; M.A. Museum Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Certificate in Urban Redevelopment, Center for Urban Redevelopment, University of Pennsylvania

Alachua County

Collection Management and Registration Consultant
Previously, Registrar at Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida
Co-authored the Harn Museum’s 20^th Anniversary catalog
B.A., Art History, Florida State University; M.A., Museum Studies, University of Florida

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

Broward County

Director of Development, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Previously, Executive Director, Prairie Art Alliance; Springfield, Illinois and Director of Development, Indianapolis Art Center
Member of the Indiana Bar and Beach Council Board, Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
B.S., History and J.D., Indiana State University

Miami-Dade County

Interim Director, Perez Art Museum, Miami, Florida
Previously, Deputy Director for External Affairs, Perez Art Museum, Miami, Florida; Assistant Director and Director of External Affairs, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Deputy Director, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Director of Development
Notre Dame University

Manatee County

Community Engagement Director, South Florida Museum and Bishop Planetarium, Bradenton, Florida
Previously, Vice President for Communications, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium; worked for The Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo; taught public relations at Columbia College Chicago
President-elect, Southwest Chapter of the Florida Association of Fundraising Professionals and Past President, Southwest Florida Planned Giving Council