Project Manager Development
Resume:
MARGARET KADOYAMA
Fairfax, CA **930-1321
415-***-**** (work/fax)
E-mail: abo9qv@r.postjobfree.com Website: www.margaretkadoyama.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
30+ years experience in community involvement, audience development, program
assessment, planning, and program development for museums and cultural organizations
SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Audience Development/Community Involvement Planning
Conducted audience development planning initiative for the Marin History Museum
(2010)
Developed an audience development report and recommendations for the California
Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum (in partnership with two associates) (2010)
Conducted training, consultation and assessment of community outreach initiatives in 16
museums throughout California that hosted Sing Me Your Story, Dance Me Home: Art
and Poetry from Native California. Exhibition produced by the California Exhibition
Resources Alliance (2006-2010)
Created an audience development action plan for the National Japanese American
Historical Society s Building 640 in the Presidio (2008-09)
Conducted research and needs assessment for education programs at the Crocker Art
Museum (2006)
Conducted professional development workshops on audience development planning for
the California Association of Museums/California Exhibition Resources Alliance (2006)
Served as Project Manager for the Audience Development Initiative for the Oakland
Museum of California (2002)
Created an audience development plan for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (2002)
Developed education plan for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (2001)
Developed community involvement plan for World Arts West, producer of the San
Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (1998)
Program Assessment
Served as consultant and evaluator of environmental education programs at The Marine
Mammal Center (2003-2012)
Served as consultant and evaluator of environmental education program at the Oakland
Museum of California (2007)
Assessed community s needs regarding youth services and education for the Coyote Point
Museum for Environmental Education (2000)
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Developed ten focus groups with educators throughout California. The intent of these
focus groups was to assess needs regarding a California Gold Rush exhibition at the
Oakland Museum of California and to establish a network of educator advisors to the
museum, including administrators, teachers and curriculum specialists. (1996)
Program Development
Developed series of public programs for the Museum of Craft and Design, including
lectures, panel presentations, and art workshops for children (2007-2012)
Developed series of public programs for the Museum of Craft & Folk Art, including
scholarly lectures, symposia, performances, and family days (1996-2002)
Developed series of public programs for the Oakland Museum of California on the
California Gold Rush (1998)
Developed monthly evening program at the California Academy of Sciences to serve
families and diverse audiences. Audience increased fivefold over 2 years. (1990-1993)
Teaching
Serves as adjunct faculty for John F. Kennedy University, Department of Museum
Studies, teaching graduate students about community involvement in museums. (1997 -
current)
Community Involvement
Consults with museums and cultural organizations to develop strategic plans to more fully
involve the community in their work. (1996 - current)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1997-current Adjunct Faculty Museum Studies, JFK University, Berkeley, CA
1996-current Principal Margaret Kadoyama Consulting, Fairfax, CA
1992-1995 New Audiences Coordinator California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
1987-1992 Public Programs Coordinator California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
1983-85 Assistant Curator Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
1982-83 Director Museum of Oriental Cultures, Corpus Christi,
TX
1978-82 Associate Curator Navajo Tribal Museum, Window Rock, AZ
PUBLICATIONS
2011. Review of the book "The Slumber Party from Hell" in Museums & Social Issues, Vol.
6 (1), Spring 2011.
2010. Contributor to The Community Connections Project: Perspectives & Tools for
Museum Professionals, Sing Me Your Story, Dance Me Home: Art and Poetry from Native
California, published by California Exhibition Resources Alliance.
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2009. Exhibition Critique: The Tusher African Center at the California Academy of
Sciences in Exhibitionist, Vol. 28 (1), Spring 2009. Co-authors: Marjorie Schwarzer and
Sheila Pressley.
2008. The Sing Me Your Story, Dance Me Home Community Connections Project: How
Traveling Exhibitions Can be Leveraged by Small Museums to Engage Their Communities
in WestMuse, Volume II 2008, published by the Western Museums Association. Co-author:
Lexie Smith Kliebe.
2007. "The Hard Work of True Listening: A Practitioner's Thoughts" in Museums & Social
Issues, Vol. 2 (2), Fall 2007.
2007. "The Spot Where it Flows: Practicing Civic Engagement," a Web Exclusive article
published by the American Association of Museums, July 2007.
2004. "Practicing Civic Engagement: Major Challenges and Innovative Approaches" in
Network, Fall 2004, published by the Museum Education Roundtable.
2002. Making Connections: The Value of the Museum in the Community in Current
Trends in Audience Research and Evaluation, Volume 15, published by AAM Committee on
Audience Research and Evaluation.
1996. "Expanding the Community Connection" in The Sourcebook, published by the
American Association of Museums, Washington, D.C.
1992. "Translating the Vision: The Next Step with Diverse Populations" in The Sourcebook,
published by the American Association of Museums, Washington, D.C.
1982. The Land, The People. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press. Exhibit guide.
Co-author: Russell P. Hartman
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1999 National Program Co-Chair, Western Museums Association
1996-97 National Program Chair, AAM Education Committee
1992-current Chair of sessions presented at the American Association of Museums,
Western Museums Association, Association of Science-Technology
Centers, American Association for State and Local History, and
California Association of Museums Annual Meetings
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Museums, AAM Diversity Committee, AAM Committee on
Audience Research and Evaluation, AAM Education Committee, AAM Asian Pacific
American Professional Interest Committee, AAM Latino Network Professional Interest
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Committee, Visitor Studies Association, Western Museums Association, California
Association of Museums, National Association of Museum Exhibitors, Museum Education
Roundtable, Cultural Connections (Museum Educators of Northern California)
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, CA B.S. Anthropology, 1978.
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