Museum Change Agents
MUSEUM
CHANGE
AGENTS
Making the World a Better Place
Edited by Lotte Lent and Greg Stevens
MUSEUM
CHANGE
AGENTS
Making the World a Better Place
Edited by Lotte Lent and Greg Stevens
CELEBRATING THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF THE GW MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAM OVER ITS FIFTY-YEAR HISTORY
CELEBRATING THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF THE GW MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAM OVER ITS FIFTY-YEAR HISTORY
From its inception in 1974 by visionaries GW professor Marcella Brenner and museum educator and artist Sue Ann Robinson, the Museum Education Program (MEP) has nurtured a generation of museum professionals dedicated to shaping a more humane citizenry.
In this illuminating collection, alumni spanning five decades share their personal anecdotes and professional insights, revealing the diverse ways they have tackled pressing issues, from environmental awareness to social justice, leaving an indelible mark on the national learning landscape. Beyond alumni reflections, Museum Change Agents features contributions from museum thought leaders, offering insights into the current and future direction of museum practice. Together, they challenge readers to embrace their role as agents of change and join the movement to build a better world through cultural engagement and lifelong learning.
Hear Stories From:
- Alumni 1975-1990
- Emily Eig ’75
- Eugene Kenney ’75
- Kim Igoe ’76
- Lynn Stelmah ’77
- Schroeder Cherry ’78
- Jan Krulick-Belin ’78
- Maria Marable-Bunch ‘79
- Mary Ellen Munley ’79
- Sheryl Nonnenberg ’79
- Barbara Henry ’80
- Scott Rawlins ’81
- Kenneth C. Turino ’81
- Gail Anderson ’82
- Frederica Adelman ’83
- Elizabeth Eder ‘83
- Julie Rose ’84
- Judith Landau ’85
- Stephanie Ratcliffe ’85
- Anna Slafer ’85
- Claire Clum ’86
- Sarah Ridley ’86
- Marta Reid Stewart ’87
- Phyllis Hecht ’88
- Dale Kenney ’88
- Susan Ades ’89
- Eileen Langholtz ’90
- Alumni 1991–2006
- Jacqueline Eyl ’91
- Ann Caspari ’92
- Monica Buntin Myhill ’93
- Anthony Knight ’94
- Angie Dodson ’95
- Hilary Barnes Hoopes ’95
- Rosette Millora ’95
- Penelope Velentzas Hauck ’95
- Meredith Wong ’95
- Selena Connealy ’96
- Johanna Jones ’97
- Virginia Shearer ’97
- Rebecca Shulman ’97
- Jim Hakala ’98
- Paul Perry ’99
- Sheri Levinsky-Raskin ’99
- Vanessa Jones ’00
- Jessica Ruskin ’00
- Rebecca Singer ’00
- Anne O’Neill ’01
- Greg Stevens ’01
- Erin Graves ’02
- Kendolyn Pope ’02
- Betsy Bowers ’03
- Jenn Michaelree Squire ’03
- Katharine Pastides Erickson ’04
- Charles E. Fulcher, Jr. ’05
- Kate Headley ’05
- Yayoi Mashimo ’05
- Elise Bernardoni ’06
- Lindsay Gottwald ’06
- Hwa Jeong Kim ’06
- Carrie Kotcho ’06
- Marjorie McMahon ’06
- Wendy Ng ’06
- Jenny Wei ’06
- Ranald Woodaman ’06
- Alumni 2007–2023
- Maggie Crawford-Adkins ’07
- Margaret Hughes ’07
- Sally Otis ’07
- Charlotte Brown ’08
- Sarah Erdman ’08
- Chelsea Hogan ’09
- Hillary Rothberg ’09
- Craig De Voto ’10
- Stephanie Fitzwater Arduini ’10
- Maura Nelson ’10
- Laura Hoffman ’11
- Reema Ghazi ’12
- Ashley Meadows ’12
- Lori Kartchner ’13
- Charlotte Martin ’13
- Ariel Moon ’14
- Cristina Cotte Pabon ’14
- Alli Hartley-Kong ’15
- Rachel Quimby ’16
- Nina Graham ’17
- Katherine Custer ’18
- Stephany Fry ’19
- Emily Crowe ’20
- Liz Mueller '20
- Ariel Waldman ’20
- Chantal Ochoa-Clark ’20
- Sandhya Rajan ’20
- Kendall Brinson ’21
- Hannah Benson ‘23
- Anjali Diezman ‘23
- Maddie Sisson ‘23
- Program Faculty & Colleagues
- Carol B. Stapp
- Lotte Lent
- Michael Brenner
- Naomi Buklad
- Marsha L. Semmel
- Gretchen Jennings
- Omar Eaton-Martinez
- Sharon E. Shaffer
- Randi Korn
- John Wetenhall
- Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell
- Dong Yongying
- Julia Washburn
- Eli Burke
- Lois H. Silverman
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ABOUT THE EDITORS
Lotte Lent (Co-editor)
Lotte has been on the faculty of MEP for twenty years. She came of age as an interpreter at the Boston Museum of Science and as a ranger with the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area before moving to Australia for graduate school. She is proud of developing Australia’s first solar-powered interpretive drive trail and receiving national recognition for interpretive work at Shark Bay World Heritage Area. In the U.S., Lotte has served as researcher and writer of the National Park Service’s 21st Century Interpretive Skills Vision Paper (2014), an invited facilitator at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Future of Learning Institute, and an avid contributor to the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)/Alexandria (VA) Community Remembrance Project.
Greg Stevens (Co-editor)
As an alumnus of MEP (‘01) and principal of Purple Cow Career and Talent Development, Greg is passionate about helping people and organizations succeed. From 2018-2023, Greg served as director of the Master of Arts in Museum Professions Program, and associate director of the Buccino Leadership Institute at Seton Hall University. Previously, Greg directed the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Professional Development program. Prior to AAM, Greg held education positions at several museums, and Kellogg Performing and Visual Arts School. Greg is proud to have co-edited (with Wendy Luke) A Life in Museums: Managing Your Museum Career (2012) and teaches in MEP and the Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Program.