|
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
 ANGELA
GRAHAM [Associate of the Museums Association; The
History of Design and the Visual Arts BA (hons);
CIM Diploma in Tourism Marketing] joined Nantwich Museum in October
2011, but she was a well-known face at the museum in 1995 when she
undertook her first volunteer role in the Museum world.
She has since spent 16 years in
the museums sector, starting work for Stoke-on-Trent Museum Service. Her
career began at Gladstone Pottery Museum as a Costumed Interpreter and
later as an Education Officer.
In 1999, Angela was appointed
Manager of Ford Green Hall, a 17th century house at Burslem,
Staffordshire, and
subsequently as Assistant Branch Museums Manager, managing both Ford
Green Hall and Etruria Industrial Museum.
Her most recent role was as
Support and Development Manager based at The Potteries Museum and Art
Gallery where she was a member of the senior management team and managed
a wide range of areas across the service.
The role of
Business Development Manager is a new one at Nantwich, and Angela works
with Kate Dobson (right) and Fiona Swain, Administration Assistant.
She
focuses on income generation, museum accreditation and the management
of volunteers.
She is
establishing
reliable funding by identifying suitable grants, establishing
partnership arrangements, and fund-raising activities, etc.
It is the Development Manager's task to identify
where additional volunteers are required and ensure through training
that they have the necessary skills.
|
|
COMMUNITY LEARNING OFFICER
KATE DOBSON [M.A. in Museum Studies;
M.A. in Historical Research (Distinction);
B.A. (hons) in History (2:1)]
has volunteered at Nantwich Museum since 2008, with the experience encouraging her to pursue
the MA in Museum Studies.
Initially, she was
involved with working on the Museum Desk, greeting visitors and dealing
with queries. She has also been involved in fundraising and has been
present for new exhibits and events such as
Holly Holy
Day.
After gaining four
A-levels and an AS-level at Malbank
School and Sixth Form, she gained her
B.A. (hons) and an M.A. at Lancaster
University followed by an M.A. at
Leicester University.
She had previously been
on placement at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, in the
Department for Informal Learning, which is part of
the Education Department.
She has also been
involved in the organisation and co-ordination of groups of children as
a volunteer and Level 2 coach at Crewe and Nantwich Athletics Club.
Kate, who is
26, enjoys a range of
sporting activities such as squash and running and is also a member of
the National Trust and the Museum Society.
She joined
us in September 2010. |
