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Session: Cultural Site Collaboration: Auburn NY Historic and Cultural Sites CommissionMonday, April 79:15 - 10:30 AM Location: Ithaca Downtown Conference Center About: Auburn, New York, is home to a number of historic and cultural organizations whose themes span the history of the community. In the early 2000's, the City of Auburn decided to emphasize this unique feature of the community to draw local, regional, and national tourism support. The function of the Historic Sites Commission, renamed to the Historic and Cultural Sites Commission in 2020, is to develop and oversee a tourism strategy for the City of Auburn; develop a plan to link all historic and cultural sites in the City of Auburn for marketing and promotional purposes, including review and revision of all promotional literature and signage; develop special programming and events among its partner sites; and, maintain a central Visitor Information Center that serves as its headquarters. In 2018, the city was able to fulfill a goal of the initial commission with the establishment of the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center.Presenters: Ahna Wilson, Superintendent, Women's Rights and Harriet Tubman National Historical Park Ahna Wilson is a 16-year veteran of the National Park Service with a background in History and Historic Preservation. She has been Superintendent of Harriet Tubman and Women's Rights National Historical Parks since January 2021.Kate Grindstaff, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Seward House Museum Kate Grindstaff is the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Seward House Museum, a position she has held since 2021. Within the Museum, Ms. Grindstaff is responsible for a broad array of community outreach initiatives and is committed to increasing accessibility and equity, forging relationships with new audiences, and uplifting the next generation of museum leaders. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, she is currently pursuing her MA in Museum Studies from Syracuse University.Kirsten Gosch, Executive Director, Cayuga Museum of Art and History Kirsten Gosch has worked in the museum field in curatorial and administrative capacities for over 13 years. She is the Auburn City Historian and has been the Executive Director of the Cayuga Museum of History and Art since 2019.Courtney Kasper, Visitor Experience Manager, Equal Rights Heritage Center Courtney Kasper is a professional writer and editor with 17 years of experience in lifestyle, performing arts, and tourism publications, and historical fiction manuscripts. She has been Visitor Experience Manager of the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center since November 2018. |
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