To ensure that Digital Empowerment for Small Museums Project training programs and all future Museum Learning Hub resources were developed with a sensitivity to the needs and priorities of museum professionals at small organizations, our team sought input and feedback from stakeholders throughout the program development process.

Museum Advisory Committee members represented a diverse range of disciplines, career stages, and geographic locations as well as professional networks who serve similar audiences. Program advisors offered guidance and best practices for curriculum development and program delivery.  Student Technology Fellows assisted with toolkit development, marketing research, and online forum moderation.

Advisory Committee

Kelsey Brow, King Manor Museum
Small Museum Association

Kyle Bryner, NPS Harpers Ferry Center
Southeastern Registrars Association and the Southeastern Museums Conference

Michael Cagno, Noyes Museum of Art at Stockton University
New Jersey Association of Museums

Richard Ellwanger, Seminole Nation Museum
Oklahoma Museums Association

Heather Gilbert, Lowcountry Digital Library
College of Charleston American Library Association

Janice Klein, Museums Association of Arizona

Andrew Near, Kruizenga Art Museum
Midwest Registrars Committee

Elizabeth Shapiro, Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office   

Christina Shutt, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Assocation of African American Museums

Peter Vega, Chicago Cultural Alliance

Ruth White, Utah Museums Association

Zach Wnek, Latah County Historical Society 

Program Advisors

Kris Johnson, Indiana Deaf History Museum

Marjorie Schwarzer, Museum educator, author, and historian

Student Fellows

Quincy Balius, Montana State University

Neecole Gregory, University of Memphis

Melissa Sainz, Northern Arizona University

Reva Singh, Princeton University

Trevor Woods, Clemson University