2028 Museums Level 3C

• Museum specialist and folklorist and Coordinator/Assistant Professor of Museum Studies at Florida International University, retired
• Previous experience includes work in museums in Ohio, Oklahoma and Florida; and consultations for museums within the US and oversaw and conducted extensive field research in ethnic communities across the United States and in Greece
• Author of “We Are Few, Folklore and Ethnic Identity of the Jewish Community of Ioannina, Greece, Published by Lexington Books, 2008. Annette has published articles on immigrant-ethnic groups in America, Jews in Greece, Greek folklore, Native Americans in museums, multicultural museums, and folk art
• Past-President of the International Committee of Museums of Ethnography (ICME) and chair of the Florida Folklife Council
• Ph.D. in Folklore with minors in Art History and Anthropology, Indiana University; and B.A., African Studies and Textiles, Kent State University

Brings 35 years of leadership experience in nonprofits in the areas of health care, human services, animal welfare, arts and culture.

Recently led the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature retiring in 2021 and now consults with Carter-Global.

Has served in the role of Interim CEO and provides counsel to nonprofits in the areas of governance, strategic planning, fundraising, capital campaign management, executive leadership counsel and capacity building.

• Senior Corporate Archivist, JM Family Enterprises, Deerfield Beach, Florida
• Previously, Senior Archival Administrator, The Jim Moran Foundation; Curator, Loxahatchee River Historical Society; and Director & Curator, National Museum of Roller Skating
• M.F.A., Museum Studies and B.F.A., Graphic Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln