Panelists
2017-2018 Museums Level 3 (B)

August 26, 2016
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Brenda Shoffner
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

Keith Clark

Broward County

• Managing Director and  Director of Development, Flamingo Gardens, Davie, Florida
• Previously, Special Events Coordinator, Flamingo Gardens and Vice President, C.O.O, Universal Gear
• B.A., Architecture, University of Cincinnati

Molly Demeulenaere

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

Jenny Esler

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

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

C.J. Roberts

Hillsborough County

• President and CEO, Tampa Bay History Center, Tampa, Florida
• Previously, President and CEO, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum; chief Administrative Officer, The National D-Day Museum; and Museum Director, George C. Marshall Museum
• M.L.S, Library and Information Science and B.A., History, Folklore, Museums Studies, Indiana University

Michael Tomor

Hillsborough County

• Executive Director, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
• Previously,  Director, El Paso Museum of Art
• Ph.D., Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Penn State University

Martha Wells

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