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Opportunity Resources  has filled positions in all disciplines and in all parts of the United States. Our dedication to finding superb leaders for nonprofits is exemplified by our success turning these institutions’ leadership challenges into organization-enhancing solutions.

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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Chief Curator
Kalamazoo, Michigan

The search for Chief Curator at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts has been completed with the placement of Rehema Barber. Rehema arrives from the Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University, where she was Director and Chief Curator. Her experience includes University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s School of Art + Design, University of Memphis, Memphis College of Art, Power House Memphis, and The Amistad Center at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Her BA is from Roosevelt University, MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she is certified in Elementary and Secondary Art Education from the University of Missouri.

Rehema’s passion for accessible and innovative arts programming and scholarship and her wide and deep reservoir of connections among significant and emerging artists distinguished her candidacy and prepared her for an active role in KIA’s present and future growth.

Westmoreland Museum of American Art ©Roy Engelbrecht
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Director & CEO
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Anne Kraybill arrived in August, 2018 as the new Director and CEO of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. She succeeds Judith Hansen O'Toole, who retired after 25 years in the position. Anne will be just the third director in the museum's history.

Anne comes to the Westmoreland from an eight-year tenure at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. There she was promoted through several positions to become Director of Education and Research in Learning and a member of the leadership team. Anne has a master's degree in museum education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and was a graduate assistant at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Currier Museum of Art
Currier Museum of Art
President & CEO
Manchester, New Hampshire

Alan Chong arrived as the new Director and CEO of the Currier Museum of Art in September, 2016. Alan succeeds Susan Strickler, also an ORI placement, who retired after a remarkable 20-year tenure.

Alan comes to the Currier after 6 years as Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum and the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. Previously, Alan was the Lia and William Poorvu Curator of the Collection at the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. Raised in Hawaii, Chong earned a doctorate in art history from the New York University Institute of Fine Arts and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History of Art from Yale University. His areas of specialization include cross-cultural art and 17th-century Dutch art.

A Sampling of Our Hundreds of Clients

Some of the organizations across the US where Opportunity Resources has placed exceptional leaders:

Adirondack Museum
    Director
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
    Director of Development
Alex Theatre
    Executive Director
American Craft Council
    Executive Director
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
    President
Anniston Museum Complex
    Director
American Friends of the
British Museum
    Director of Development
Aperture Foundation
    Executive Director/CEO
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
    Deputy Director for Art & Programs
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
    Executive Director
Berkshire Museum
    Executive Director
Biggs Museum of American Art
    Executive Director
Bronx Museum of the Arts
    Executive Director
Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences
    Executive Director
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
    Director
Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center
    Executive Director
Children's Discovery Museum of
San Jose
    Executive Director
Civitella Ranieri Foundation
    Executive Director
C.M. Russell Museum
    Executive Director
Coastal Discovery Museum
    Executive Director
Columbia Museum of Art
    Executive Director
Conner Prairie Interactive
History Park
    President/CEO
Corning Museum of Glass
    Executive Director/President
    Curator of American Glass
    Curator of Science & Technology
    Curator of Modern &
    Contemporary Glass
    Curator of European Glass
Crocker Art Museum
    Director
Currier Museum of Art
    Director/CEO
Danforth Art Museum\School
    Executive Director
Dayton Art Institute
    Executive Director
    Director of Development
    Director of Collections & Programs
Discovery Place Inc.
    Director
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
    Director
Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center
    Director

Fine Arts Work Center
    Executive Director
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
    Executive Director
Frost Museum of Science (formerly Miami Science Museum)
    Senior Vice President
    COO (Promoted to President)
Fund for Lake George
    Executive Director
Haggerty Museum of Art-Marquette University
    Director
Harlem School of the Arts
    President/CEO
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
    Executive Director
Heritage Museum and Gardens
    Executive Director
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
    Executive Director
Historic Annapolis Foundation
    CEO
Historic St. Mary's City
    Executive Director
Historic Savannah Foundation
    Executive Director
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
    Executive Director
Hudson River Museum
    Executive Director
Hunter Museum of American Art
    Executive Director
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art – Auburn University
    Executive Director
International Center of Photography
    Director of External Affairs
International Print Center New York
    Director
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
    Executive Director
Maymont Foundation
    Executive Director
McWane Center
    President
Milwaukee Public Museum
    President & CEO
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
    Director
    Development Director
Museum at Warm Springs
    Executive Director
Museum of Biblical Art
    Executive Director
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
    Executive Director
Museum of Science and Industry, FL
    President & CEO
Nantucket Historical Association
    Executive Director
National Heritage Museum
    Executive Director
National Trust for Historic Preservation – Lincoln’s Cottage
    Executive Director
Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks/WILD Center
    Vice President, Museum Operations
    (Promoted to Executive Director)

New York Arts Program of Ohio Wesleyan University
    Director
Old Sturbridge Village
    Executive Director
    Development Director
Orlando Museum of Art
    Executive Director
Philbrook Museum of Art
    Executive Director
Polk Museum of Art
    Executive Director
Portland Art Museum, OR
    Executive Director
Portland Museum of Art, ME
    Director
Queens Museum of Art
    President & CEO
Roslyn Landmark Society
    Director
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
    Director
San Diego Museum of Art
    Senior Curator of American Art
    Senior Curator of European Art
    Deputy Director for Administration
    Curator of Asian Art
Science Center of Connecticut
    President
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    President & CEO
Sheldon Museum of Art –
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    Director
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art
    Director
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
    Executive Director
Nelda C. and H.J. Stark Foundation
    President, Lutcher Theater
    Director, Shangri La Botanical
Gardens &Nature Center
    Director, Art & History Programs
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
    Executive Director
Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities
    Executive Director
Tampa Museum of Art
    Director
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
    Executive Director
University of Iowa Museum of Art
    Director
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
    Executive Director
Western Reserve Historical Society
    Executive Director
    Museum Director
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
    Executive Director
Wiregrass Museum of Art
    Director
Wisconsin Historical Society
    Director