MANY Members can expect: 

> Understanding and careful consideration of your museum’s project.

>  Current and informed views on museum management.

> The advice of a professional whose expertise and relevant background will carry weight with board members, staff, funders, community members, and other stakeholders.

> A valuable experience that significantly outweighs the cost.

Consultant Program Costs

> All of the costs associated with the visit are the responsibility of the museum.

> The Museum will pay MANY $750 for the day of consulting and for the round-trip travel expenses of the board member which may include coach class air or rail fare, rental car, mileage for private vehicles, parking, taxis, hotel accommodation, meals en-route and during the visit and other miscellaneous travel costs. 

> MANY staff will work with the board member and the museum to keep expenses affordable for the museum.

MANY Board Members are offering their expertise in Executive Administration, Communications, Facilities, Fundraising, Programming, Exhibitions, Interpretation, and Collections Care and Conservation in museums of all budget sizes and disciplines.

Members of the MANY Board of Directors Participating

as Consultants:

Ian Berry

Dayton Director, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College

Billye Chabot

Executive Director, Seward House Museum

Starlyn D'Angelo

Executive Director, Hart Cluett Museum, Rensselaer County Historical Society

Alexandra Drakakis

Independent Museum Professional

Georgette Grier-Key

Executive Director and Chief Curator, Eastville Community Historical Society

Peter Hyde

Owner, Peter Hyde Design

Suzanne LeBlanc

Executive Director, Long Island Children’s Museum

Ken Meifert

Vice President for Sponsorship and Development, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Diane Shewchuk

Curator, Albany Institute of History & Art

Tom Shannon

Director of Building and Security Services, Asia Society

Becky Wehle

President and CEO, Genesee Country Village & Museum

Brian Lee Whisenhunt

Executive Director, The Rockwell Museum

Bruce Whitmarsh

Executive Director, Chemung County Historical Society

Marisa Wigglesworth

President and CEO, Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve