JSMA Executive Director Search

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Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Executive Director Search 


The Office of the Provost has launched a national search for the next executive director of the JSMA. 

To learn more about the opportunity or to apply, visit the position posting.

Search Committee

  • Laura Vandenburgh, chair, director, School of Art and Design, College of Design
  • Anne Rose Kitagawa, chief curator & curator of Asian Art, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  • Anya Kivarkis, department chair and professor, Art, College of Design
  • Leah Middlebrook, director, Oregon Humanity Center, professor, Comparative Literature, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kurt Neugebauer, associate director of administration & exhibitions, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  • Paul Peppis, emeritus, president, JSMA Leadership Council
  • Peggy Whalen, director of development, JSMA
  • Suzette Howard, search administrator, executive recruitment and special projects manager, Office of the Provost 

Management Consultants for the Arts has been retained to lead the search.

Timeline

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    march 2025

    Search process begins 

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    MARCH-May

    Recruitment period 

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    may-june

    Initial and finalist campus interviews