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Greetings Colleagues,

My name is Misty Johnson and I am the education coordinator at the Zanesville Museum of Art. We are seeking a guest speaker for a zoom docent training focusing on how to discuss communities and cultures in a sensitive manner. Are there any docent coordinators or museum staff members with experience employing DEI strategies while discussing artwork that would like to spend one hour online with our docents?

Thank you so much. We are looking forward expanding our skills as we create meaningful experiences for all audiences.

If you are interested in being our guest speaker, please contact me at misty@zanesvilleart.org.

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Misty Johnson
Education Coordinator
Zanesville Museum of Art
Zanesville OH
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Hello, 

I do not have any suggestions for you but I am in the same place and looking for the same type of program. Any advice would be welcome!

I can be reached at ssalto@lcfpd.org. 

Thank you, 

Sarah Salto
Museum Educator 
Bess Bower Dunn Museum
Libertyville, Illinois

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Sarah Salto
Museum Educator
Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
Libertyville IL
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Hi 
Try connecting with Dina Bailey.
https://www.mountaintopvisionllc.com/
If she is maxed out in terms of workload she would likely, at least, have good suggestions for further follow-up.
Best,
Corey

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Corey Timpson
Principal
Corey Timpson Design Inc.
Ottawa ON
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Dina was going to be my suggestion as well. She's outstanding.

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Michael Rose
Executive Vice President
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-12-2021 09:35 AM
From: Corey Timpson
Subject: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Guest Speaker

Hi
Try connecting with Dina Bailey.
https://www.mountaintopvisionllc.com/
If she is maxed out in terms of workload she would likely, at least, have good suggestions for further follow-up.
Best,
Corey

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Corey Timpson
Principal
Corey Timpson Design Inc.
Ottawa ON
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You might try contacting Museum Hue (link: https://www.museumhue.com/) with this request if your interest is racial diversity. If the women running the org aren't available, they likely have DEI experts in their membership.

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Brittany Webb
Evelyn & Will Kaplan Curator of 20th Century Art & the John Rhoden Collection
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
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I'd Suggest reaching out to Museum Hue, or MASS Action (https://www.museumaction.org/) to connect with a speaker. Another great person to connect with is Janeen Bryant of Facilitate Movement https://facilitatemovement.com/about/ - she does a lot of work with museums on assessing and implementing sustainable DEI & and community sustainable strategies. ​Incluseum is a good resource - https://incluseum.com/
La Tanya Autry may be a good connection too. A while ago she put together this reading list - https://bit.ly/2UG1aUD, and she is a curatorial fellow at moCa in Cleveland. And, Aletheia Wittman - https://www.aletheiawittman.com/.

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Kate Baillon
Manager Collections & Exhibits
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science
Wilmington NC
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I second Museum Hue/ Stephanie Cunningham!

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Shari Berman
Partner
Evidence Design
Brooklyn NY
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Dear all,

I recommend Keonna Hendrick and Marit Dewhurst, as speakers or to suggest others:

https://locallearningnetwork.org/journal-of-folklore-and-education/current-and-past-issues/journal-of-folklore-and-education-volume-3-2016/dismantling-racism-in-museum-education

Keonna just became the Director of DEIA at the Brooklyn Museum.

All best,
Allison Day
Family & Community Programs Manager, Brooklyn Museum

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Allison Day
Family & Community Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-13-2021 08:48 AM
From: Shari Berman
Subject: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Guest Speaker

I second Museum Hue/ Stephanie Cunningham!

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Shari Berman
Partner
Evidence Design
Brooklyn NY
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Misty,
Beyond all of the excellent recommendations above I suggest looking into Porchia Moore, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies at the University of Florida.



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Mark Osterman, Ed.D.
Digital Experience Manager and Head of Education
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Coal Gables, FL
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Dear all,

In addition to suggestions made already, I would suggest Keonna Hendrick and Marit Dewhurst:

Dismantling Racism in Museum Education - Local Learning Network

Keonna has just become the Director of DEIA at the Brooklyn Museum.

All best,
Allison

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Allison Day
Family & Community Programs Manager
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-13-2021 10:45 AM
From: Mark Osterman
Subject: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Guest Speaker

Misty,
Beyond all of the excellent recommendations above I suggest looking into Porchia Moore, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies at the University of Florida.

Recent Scholarly Engagements:

Slate Interview: https://slate.com/culture/2020/08/museums-train-white-docents-talk-race-art.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.">https://slate.com/culture/2020/08/museums-train-white-docents-talk-race-art.html

NPR Here & Now Interview: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/14/future-of-museums. Click or tap if you trust this link.">https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/14/future-of-museums

Affiliate Faculty: Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship https://arts.ufl.edu/sites/center-for-arts-migration-and-entrepreneurship/about-the-center/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">https://arts.ufl.edu/sites/center-for-arts-migration-and-entrepreneurship/about-the-center/

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Mark Osterman, Ed.D.
Digital Experience Manager and Head of Education
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Coal Gables, FL
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Misty,

I can recommend Richard Josey, founder and principal consultant for Collective Journeys. He and I worked together at Colonial Williamsburg for many years, he as an interpreter portraying African-Virginian stories and I as the curator responsible for furnishing spaces to reflect the presence of enslaved men, women and children. He went on to the Minnesota Historical Society, where he was manager of programs. The theme of this past year's AASLH annual meeting, "What Kind of Ancestor Will You Be?," was inspired by Richard, and he has spoken with many historical societies and sites since starting his consultancy.

NB: I am posting in my private capacity as an independent curator, not as a representative of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, for which I am now a volunteer.

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Martha Katz-Hyman
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg VA
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Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations!


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Kathryne Applegate
Collection Coordinator
Zanesville Museum of Art
Zanesville OH
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Great list of recommendations going. Want to add a suggestion to check out my former coworker, Shona Ramchandani

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Lisa Friedlander
Project Specialist
Minnesota Historical Society
Saint Paul MN
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