2011 Director Participatory Time 
ASU Lodestar Center
JANUARY 26, 2022
Hold participation events at times and locations that are convenient for stakeholders and provide a support system when appropriate, such as childcare for those who may need it (Woodford & Preston, 2011). Include a former beneficiary on the board of directors. Collaborate through field work and participatory practice.
Museum 2.0
MAY 21, 2014
Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary. I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. Making co-creation sustainable and powerful.
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Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. There were times when coordinating a fire art festival while researching social capital theory made me want to burn my computer. Cardboard tube orchestra at Radical Craft Night.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 26, 2018
Executive Director Nina Simon, who was hired in 2011, says that in the years following the global financial crisis, the facility was struggling. “At At the time, we thought it was financial trouble, but it turned out it was much deeper than that,” Simon says. I see race as the most important audience diversity issue of our time.
Museum 2.0
MAY 10, 2011
It's my second week as the Executive Director at The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz, CA, and boy is my everything tired. I'm also making the 2011-2012 budget, getting to know our terrific staff and volunteers, and starting up a few small participatory projects to launch us into being a more community-driven institution.
Museum 2.0
JULY 31, 2013
You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. Reflective time is important, especially when your work is hectic. I''ve never taken a break from blogging before.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 14, 2011
As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. Dear Museum 2.0
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