Panel Report Museum Level 2

Memorandum

The Museum Level 2 grant panel meeting was held via teleconference on August 24, 2015. Twenty-six (26) eligible applications were reviewed and all were recommended for funding.

A complete list of all reviewed applications, with the request amounts and final scores, is provided in the following sections.

Panel comment was as follows:

There were no panel comments.

Public comment was as follows:

There were no public comments.

Panel Biographies

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

Laura Nemmers

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

Grace Robinson

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

Patrick Shavloske

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 

Leann Standish

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

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

Panel Recommendations

This list contains the panel recommendations to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. This is not a final funding recommendation. Panel review is step 2 in a 4 step review process.