Western Pennsylvania Museum’s Richard M Scaife Director/CEO Anne Kraybill Accepted Into National Arts Strategy's Chief Executive Program
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (August 6, 2019) – The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is proud to share that Richard M Scaife Director/CEO Anne Kraybill was selected by the National Arts Strategies (NAS) to join their Chief Executive Program’s fifth cohort.
The NAS’ Chief Executive Program unites a global cohort of executive leaders to examine leadership and enhance their abilities as change agents in organizations, communities and in the cultural field.
The executive leaders come from a variety of organizations, which may include: performing and visual arts, zoos, libraries, botanical gardens, science centers, historical societies, writers’ centers, and any organization that stimulates curiosity and creativity. To determine the Chief Executive Program cohort, participants were screened through a highly competitive application process with the ideal participant being an agent of change.
After nearly a year of being The Westmoreland’s Richard M Scaife Director/CEO, Kraybill has made significant changes, like switching to a free admission model, implementing the opening of Café Marchand, increasing community and education programming, and extending hours, that have already positively impacted the Museum’s attendance.
During the 10-month program, the international cohort will learn new strategies and insights from industry-leading faculty, participate in retrospective exercises with NAS-trained coaches and collaborate with each other. The cohort will meet at Harvard Business School and a retreat location to build strong connections and gain new frameworks.
“To be chosen as a member of the NAS’ Chief Executive Program’s cohort is truly an honor, and I am looking forward to this extraordinary opportunity to experience new perspectives, learn new frameworks, tools and insights from experts at Harvard Business School and in the field and create new connections,” commented Kraybill in regards to her acceptance into the NAS’ Chief Executive Strategy Program. “What I most looking forward to is using and sharing these new strategies to continue driving radical change, so that the arts can be accessible and celebrated for all.”
The following leaders will join Kraybill in the Chief Executive Program:
The NAS’ Chief Executive Program unites a global cohort of executive leaders to examine leadership and enhance their abilities as change agents in organizations, communities and in the cultural field.
The executive leaders come from a variety of organizations, which may include: performing and visual arts, zoos, libraries, botanical gardens, science centers, historical societies, writers’ centers, and any organization that stimulates curiosity and creativity. To determine the Chief Executive Program cohort, participants were screened through a highly competitive application process with the ideal participant being an agent of change.
After nearly a year of being The Westmoreland’s Richard M Scaife Director/CEO, Kraybill has made significant changes, like switching to a free admission model, implementing the opening of Café Marchand, increasing community and education programming, and extending hours, that have already positively impacted the Museum’s attendance.
During the 10-month program, the international cohort will learn new strategies and insights from industry-leading faculty, participate in retrospective exercises with NAS-trained coaches and collaborate with each other. The cohort will meet at Harvard Business School and a retreat location to build strong connections and gain new frameworks.
“To be chosen as a member of the NAS’ Chief Executive Program’s cohort is truly an honor, and I am looking forward to this extraordinary opportunity to experience new perspectives, learn new frameworks, tools and insights from experts at Harvard Business School and in the field and create new connections,” commented Kraybill in regards to her acceptance into the NAS’ Chief Executive Strategy Program. “What I most looking forward to is using and sharing these new strategies to continue driving radical change, so that the arts can be accessible and celebrated for all.”
The following leaders will join Kraybill in the Chief Executive Program:
- Paula Arrigoni, Bay Area Video Coalition
San Francisco, California - Stephen Beaudoin, The Washington Chorus
Arlington, Virginia - Elysia Borowy-Reeder, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Detroit, Michigan - Caroline Bowditch, Arts Access Victoria
South Melbourne, Australia - Betsey Brock, On the Boards
Seattle, Washington - Raymond Caldwell, Theater Alliance
Washington, District of Columbia - Jackie Clay, Coleman Center for the Arts
York, Alabama - Teresa Coleman Wash, Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Dallas, Texas - Damien Crutcher, Crescendo Detroit
Detroit, Michigan - Elise DeMarzo, City of Palo Alto Public Art Program
Palo Alto, California - Peter DiMuro, The Dance Complex
Cambridge, Massachusetts - David Durante, Sno-Isle Libraries
Marysville, Washington - Christopher Edwards, Actors Shakespeare Project
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts - Casandra Hernández Faham, CALA Alliance
Phoenix, Arizona - Molly Fannon, Museum for the United Nations – UN Live
Alexandria, Virginia - Pamela Franks, Williams College Museum of Art
Williamstown, Massachusetts - Kaye Glamuzina, City of Melbourne
Carlton, Victoria - Jennifer Green-Flint, Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy
Winchester, Virginia - Deana Haggag, United States Artists
Chicago, Illinois - Akilah Halley, Marwen
Chicago, Illinois - Vivian Hua, Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, Washington - Shawn LaCount, Company One Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts - Tim Lennon, LANGSTON
Seattle, Washington - Michael Luria, University of Arizona College of Science
Tucson, Arizona - Kristin Makholm, Minnesota Museum of American Art
St. Paul, Minnesota - Robert Massey, Louisville Orchestra
Louisville, Kentucky - Paloma McGregor, BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Brooklyn, New York - Lori McKinney, The RiffRaff Arts Collective
Princeton, West Virginia - Alice Nash, Back to Back Theatre
Geelong, Australia - Brian Parkes, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design
Adelaide, Australia - Roberta Pereira, The Playwrights Realm
New York, New York - Joshua Preston, Ballet Hispanico of New York
New York, New York - Steinunn Ragnarsdottir, Icelandic Opera
Reykjavik, Iceland - Michelle Ramos, Alternate ROOTS
New Orleans, Louisiana - Mariah Rankine-Landers, Studio Pathways
Oakland, California - Claire Rice, Arts Alliance Illinois
Chicago, Illinois - Suma Karaman Rosen, InsideOut Literary Arts
Detroit, Michigan - Jeffrey Sharp, Independent Filmmaker Project
Brooklyn, New York - Tony Sias, Karamu House
Cleveland, Ohio - Janice Sinden, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Denver, Colorado - Chandra Stephens-Albright, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company
Atlanta, Georgia - Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival
Washington, District of Columbia - Melia Tourangeau, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Terri Trotter, Midland Center for the Arts
Midland, Michigan - Christina Vassallo, SPACES
Cleveland, Ohio - Kasandra VerBrugghen, Spy Hop Productions
Salt Lake City, Utah - Philip Watkins, Desart
Alice Springs, Australia - Roger Weitz, Opera Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska - Becky Witmer, ACT Theatre
Seattle, Washington - Fionn Yeung, Leisure & Cultural Services Department, HKSAR
Hong Kong, China - Edward Yim, American Composers Orchestra
New York, New York
To learn more about the NAS and its Chief Executive Program, click here.
The Westmoreland receives funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the Marketing to Attract Tourism Grant through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, among other funding from government, foundations, corporations and individuals.
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About The Westmoreland Museum of American Art: Western Pennsylvania’s only museum dedicated to American art, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is a place to share meaningful cultural experiences that open the door to new ideas, perspectives and possibilities. The Westmoreland’s extraordinary permanent collection, with its strong focus on the art and artists of southwestern Pennsylvania, is complemented by an impressive schedule of temporary exhibitions— both nationally traveling exhibitions and those organized by the Museum—as well as community-oriented programming and special events. More information is available at thewestmoreland.org and on the Museum’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles.