Panelists
2016-2017 Museum Level 3 (A)

August 25, 2015
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Kathryn Townsend
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

County

Bio not yet available.

Dorrie Hipschman

Lee County

• Executive Director, Shell Museum & Educational Foundation, Sanibel, Florida
• Executive Director, Bailey Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel, Florida
• Previously Executive Director, The Cade Museum, Gainesville, FL; The Building for Kids, Appleton, WI; and Platte River Parkway Trust, Casper, WY; and Development Director, Plaines Art Museum, Fargo, ND
• B.A., American Studies, Georgetown University; M.B.A coursework, University of Hawaii

Judith Lombana

Pasco County

• Previously, Vice President, Museum of Science and Industry, and Grants and Research Officer, School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida
• Ed.D., Education Leadership/Evaluation, University of South Florida

Vinnie Luisi

Pinellas County

• Executive Director, Dunedin Historical Museum, Dunedin, Florida
• Current President and past Vice President, Florida Association of Museums
• Over 28 years in the museum profession in curatorial, exhibit design, research, grant writing, publication, volunteer coordination, public/political liaison and administration
• Previously Facilities Director, Nassau County Museums System, Long Island, New York and Curator, Tampa Bay History Center
• M.A., Museum Studies, University of Denver; B.A., History and Anthropology, Oneonta State University

John Mason

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

Jeremy Mikolajczak

Miami-Dade County

Jeremey Mikolajczak

• Director & Chief Curator, Miami Dade College Museum & Galleries of Art & Design, Miami, Florida
• Previously, Director & Chief Curator, University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art & Design; Assistant Gallery Director, Andrew Hollingsworth; and Curator of Exhibitions, Studio 23/The Arts Center
• B.F.A, West Virginia University; M.F.A, University of Florida

Brenda Swann

St. Johns County

• Deputy Director of Collections, Interpretation, and Programs, St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum, St. Augustine, Florida
• Previously, Archaeologist, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida; Visit Florida, Project Coordinator for Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail publication; and Trail of Florida’s Indian Heritage, Inc., Project Director for Florida Native American Heritage Trail publication August 2006 to July 2007
• Authored and co-authored articles and book chapters on Florida archaeology and history for Florida History and the Arts magazine, Southeastern Archaeology, American Antiquity, and the University Press of Florida
• B.A., Social Science and M.A. History/Historical Archaeology, University of West Florida