Executive Director Senior

Scott Metelko

Orlando, FL *****

407-***-**** • ************@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/metelko/

Experienced senior executive with extensive leadership in museums, theme parks, and the performing arts. Passionate about building community partnerships and innovative programming that appeals to diverse audiences. Committed to building great teams and healthy institutions. KEY SKILLS

Executive Leadership, Museums, Nonprofit Organizations, Strategic Communications and Planning, Fundraising, Team Building, Community and Stakeholder Relations, and Vision RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Director 2022 – Current

Santa Fe Historical Railway Museum, Amarillo, Texas Laying the groundwork for the first significant museum in Amarillo. Cultivating relationships with various stakeholders, including local and statewide government, Railway corporations, area foundations, individual donors, and other arts institutions to build a first-class railway museum dedicated to the Santa Fe Railway and its effect on developing the Texas Panhandle. Executive Director 2020 – 2022

Chisholm Trail Heritage Center & Garis Gallery of the American West, Duncan, Oklahoma A cultural center, museum, and gallery featuring two theaters, a hands-on interactive gallery, and an art gallery showcasing the art of the American West. CTHC is a six-acre campus with an 18,000 sq. ft. facility.

Executive Director 2017 – 2018

Mid-America Air Museum ( MAAM ), Liberal, Kansas

MAAM is an 88,000 Sq. Ft. Aviation museum with 109 aircraft dating back to the 1920s. President & CEO 1993 – 2017

AST Exhibits - Orlando, FL

An entertainment design and fabrication consulting firm specializing in custom environments for museums, theater, live music, themed entertainment, and visitor centers. Production Manager 2017

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando, FL

EDUCATION

Coursework toward a Master of Arts in Theater Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Arts, Music, Florida State University Austin College

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Private Pilot license, 1997 Leadership Duncan, Graduate, 2021 ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON LINKEDIN OR BY REQUEST

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