LINDA COLET
Northern Virginia Area / DC
Summary
20+ years of experience overseeing projects in the cultural sector related to program management, administration, and project staff supervision. Implemented principles and practices of information management, computer databases, and collections management systems at these institutions: see Client List. Directed digitization projects at George Washington University, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, MoMA, Smithsonian Archives, and the Whitney Museum of Art. Led outreach and engagement initiatives in archival standards and procedures and managing archival fields for special collections in the LYRASIS scholarly communities. Managed institution-wide data cataloging standards at MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mapped out collection’s workflow planning and project milestones at the NMAAHC. Implemented collections management practices and new media projects at the Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture. Teach as an adjunct faculty in art history and visual culture at Northern Virginia Community College.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Outreach & Engagement Strategist
LYRASIS
, Northern Virginia
01.2019 - Current
- Build relationships with museum, archive and library leaders and communities to facilitate cooperation and collaboration, while promoting LYRASIS products and services related to web based open-source information management systems.
- Create awareness for how collections-holding and lending cultural heritage organizations can advance their own digital strategic initiatives through partnering with a non-profit, technology forward scholarly organization, such as LYRASIS.
- Develop educational webinars focused on collections management systems through LYRASIS Learning and Community Spotlight series.
- Promote the office and its resources among scholars, maintaining liaison with other research centers, universities, and centers of higher education. In 2021-2021, I accomplished a 200% expansion of the Material Order Consortia member partnership – a collaborative program of mutual benefit with Harvard, Columbia, RISD, UCONN, University of Michigan, and OCAD University.
Adjunct Faculty - Art History
Northern Virginia Community College
, Northern Virginia
01.2019 - Current
- Teaching, advising, and mentoring interns and students
- Recruit guest speakers and collaborate with faculty within and outside the college
- Teach in-person and online hybrid art history classes sequentially (Art 101 and 102). Teacher evaluations (Fall 2021): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mkilK9TByqrl1SeTrav_lhxb0Tx3_nVw/view?usp=sharing
Program Manager
National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHC
, Washington, D.C
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Managed project plans, schedules, and tracked “install ready” statistics for the grand opening in Fall 2016
- Tracked Day1 expectations and coordinated Day2 plans and safety documents post-opening
- Knowledge of collections management, facilities management, policy and procedures, safety planning and special events practices at the NMAAHC and Smithsonian at large.
Museum Consultant (President & Founder)
Digital Planning for the Arts, LLC
, Northern Virginia
01.2004 - Current
- Establish and lead pioneering projects within the cultural sector focused on cross-institutional partnerships, art research databases including developing program policies, plans and objectives.
- Oversee digitization initiatives, digital image collections, and scholarly research projects.
- Manage multi-discipline teams, $1 million + budgets, needs assessments, cross-institutional project schedules and launching of new media projects.
- Supervise project teams of catalogers and digitization workers to implement projects across committed timetables.
- Client List
Sr Manager Data Standards
Metropolitan Museum of Art
, New York, NY
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Strategized a high-level plan to create museum cataloguing consistency across seventeen different curatorial departments
- Developed and implemented cataloguing standards for the Greek & Roman department
- Worked with curators to plan and strategize for their study center terminals.
Sr Manager
Collections, Exhibitions Technologies, Museum of Modern Art
, New York, NY
01.1996 - 01.2002
- Implemented a museum-wide collections management system; selection and supervision of central cataloguing support team personnel, managed program budgets; requisitioning of supplies, services, and equipment; and control of expenditures
- Launched the Museum’s first direct digital studio for successful publications output and long-term archival use
- Worked collaboratively with curatorial departments to roll out the system museum-wide
- Led collaborative teams across Exhibitions, Curatorial, Education, IT, and the Director’s office on the digital project concept and established imaging standards for MoMA
- Published imaging standards for the museum field based on project results: https://old.diglib.org/pubs/dlf091/dlf091.htm
Senior Associate
Gallery Systems, Inc
, New York, NY
01.1996 - 06.1996
- Consulted with national and international museums to implement and migrate their cataloguing data to the Gallery Systems collections management software
- Work focused on revenue generation, outreach, project management, and data assessment projects
Assistant Curator & Registrar,
Reader's Digest Corporate Collection
, Pleasantville, NY
01.1988 - 01.1996
- Managed exhibition display and collections care
- Couriered international art shipments, supervised security controls at museums and airports for art transport
- Managed docent program of 25 tour guides; provided tours for domestic and international guests and provided art presentations and workshops.
Education
M.A - Art History
Hunter College, City University of New York
B.A. - Art History
University of Massachusetts
Skills
- Administration
- Archival and imaging standards
- Art research databases
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Communication, Writing and Editing
- Information management systems
- Outreach and Engagement
- Program Management
- Strategic planning
- Staff supervision
- Teaching and advising students
Affiliations
LYRASIS Member Summit: Next Practices for Advancing DEIA (May 2021)
Museum Assessment Program, American Association of Museums (peer reviewer 2021 & 2016)
Member Organizations: African American Association of Museums | American Association of Museums | Art Libraries Society of North America | Association of Academic Museums and Galleries |
MuseWeb | Museum Computer Network | Virginia Association of Museums
Teaching and Advising
General oversight for academic programs, intern programs, and student advisory meetings. Recruit guest speakers and collaborate with faculty within and outside the college.
Timeline
Senior Outreach & Engagement Strategist
LYRASIS
01.2019 - Current
Adjunct Faculty - Art History
Northern Virginia Community College
01.2019 - Current
Program Manager
National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHC
01.2015 - 01.2017
Museum Consultant (President & Founder)
Digital Planning for the Arts, LLC
01.2004 - Current
Sr Manager Data Standards
Metropolitan Museum of Art
01.2002 - 01.2004
Sr Manager
Collections, Exhibitions Technologies, Museum of Modern Art
01.1996 - 01.2002
Senior Associate
Gallery Systems, Inc
01.1996 - 06.1996
Assistant Curator & Registrar,
Reader's Digest Corporate Collection
01.1988 - 01.1996
M.A - Art History
Hunter College, City University of New York
B.A. - Art History
University of Massachusetts
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