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.

Finalists Information

Materials related to the finalists' campus visits will be shared in this SharePoint folder. You must log in using your DuckID to access the folder. 

Search Committee

  • Laura Vandenburgh, chair, director, School of Art and Design, College of Design
  • Chiara Gasparini, associate professor, History of Art and Architecture, 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