Ellen Owens Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

Niagara University, New York, US

• Provide strategic guidance for the Museum
• Provide vision and direction for interpretive and education initiatives, including new galleries and exhibitions and their related programs
• Raise funds through earned income streams, grants, gifts, and planned giving
• Manage, balance, and project multiple department and grant budgets totaling 1.3M
• Supervise 7 full-time professional staff and 5 part-time staff
• Communicate and collaborate with University schools/centers

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Provide strategic guidance for major museum decisions as part of the Executive leadership team
• Provide vision and direction for interpretive and education initiatives, including new galleries and exhibitions and their related programs
• Oversee Museum’s public programs, K-12 education, adult groups, events, and accessibility initiatives
• Manage, balance, and project multiple department and grant budgets totaling over $1.5 million
• Supervise and mentor 13 full-time staff; oversee departments with 60+ volunteers, multiple interns
• Oversee Unpacking the Past staff and initiatives, a complex 2.2 million dollar education program for ~5,500 local middle school students annually

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Provide strategic guidance for major museum decisions as part of the Executive Leadership team
• Provide vision and direction for interpretive and education initiatives, including new permanent galleries
• Oversee Museum’s K-12 education, adult groups, and accessibility initiatives such as workshops, tours, speakers
• Manage, balance, control, and project multiple department budgets
• Supervise and mentor 11 full-time staff/educators; oversee department with 60 volunteers, multiple interns
• Oversee Unpacking the Past staff and initiatives, a complex 2.2 million dollar education program for ~5,500 local middle school students annually

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Instruct mandatory graduate Museum Education courses that acquaint students with museum learning and interpretive strategies through pedagogy and practical studies
• Introduce students to educational literature, local cultural resources, and diverse Philadelphia museums
• Assess numerous written assignments, oral communications, and multi-faceted final projects
• Host annual critiques of student work by area professionals and faculty
• Recruit new students, serve as student advisor and department representativeRESULTS:
• Contribute in visioning sessions to reshape Museum Studies curriculum and courses

• Oversaw all high-level decisions and mission fulfillment of the museum, community center, and gallery
• Grew Board of Directors, developed strategies for organizational growth through strategic planning
• Wrote grant proposals, organized campaigns/fundraisers, solicited donors, managed grant funds
• Hired and dismissed staff, administered performance reviews, developed HR policies
• Managed, balanced, and projected budgets; analyzed and controlled finances
• Oversaw all marketing, advertising, and public relations to garner local, regional, and international press

• Created and led tours of installations, public mural sites, and artist studio for all ages and special groups
• Created/designed the first interdisciplinary educational activities for gallery, classroom, and online use
• Managed interpretive staff, volunteers, and graduate-level museum education and exhibition internships
• Planned, organized, and facilitated public events
• Assisted in development and fundraising, wrote grant proposals
• Designed and produced marketing plans and materials, assisted in public relations

US

• Provided direction for Museum’s interpretive and education initiatives
• Organized and oversaw all of the Museum’s K-12 education, community, and adult education initiatives such as hands-on workshops, tours, film series, and speaker programs
• Organized and facilitated large-scale public events, scheduled presenters
• Project-managed resident artists for large-scale public artworks and outreach based on the collection
• Developed and monitored budgets for education/public programs, tallied daily museum profits
• Assisted with grant writing and donor cultivation

Stockholm, Stockholm County, SE

• Created strategic plans for company growth at multi-level store, monitored sales trends, developed goals
• Calculated sales records, balanced daily deposits, audited transactions, handled daily cash intake
• Supervised store with 60+ employees; hired, dismissed, and trained; administered performance reviews
• Supervised and led visual merchandising strategies
• Controlled loss prevention through filing reports, targeting shoplifter hotspots, and monitoring inventory
• Tabulated merchandise reductions and inventory to control income loss

• Trained store managers through monthly visits and phone calls; supervised other area locations
• Coordinated special events such as fashion shows, photo shoots, cocktail parties, and art exhibitions
• Designed visual displays, mannequins, window displays, offsite advertising, store layout
• Developed sales goals and budgets, analyzed sales statistics
• Built relationships with businesses, newspapers, and merchants through targeted marketing/partnerships
• Ordered supplies, managed bank deposits, audited transactions, inventoried, controlled loss prevention

· Contacted and collaborated on projects with cultural institutions, businesses, and schools; run outreach education programs· Assisted in facilitating and organizing public events· Created and designed educational activities for gallery, classroom, and online use· Led tours of collections, historic sites, and artist residency projects for all ages·.

• Led presentations about science for children; set up/deconstructed science labs and displays for campers
• Interacted with 400+ children and their guardians; presented safety procedures, directions, and museum rules

New York, US

· Many duties the same as listed under "Kuhlman Company"· Led visual merchandising for store, supervised all floor changes· Handled deposits, bank transactions, scheduling, and payroll, increased profit by approx.15% above previous years' gross

· Taught children and adults in studio drawing, painting, mixed media, ceramics, and sculpture· Trained students in art history, color theory, principles of design, and art fundamentals

• Created and taught exhibition-based workshops with studio lesson components, led interactive gallery activities
• Developed and designed four online pre/post visit guides for teachers and promotional materials
• Composed/led thematic tours based on teacher request, produced/designed promotional materials
• Fostered partnerships between university, community, and school groups; planned/facilitated events

• Co-designed and implemented gallery layout, screened incoming artists, planned artist receptions
• Developed lesson plans/curricula for entire summer camp and adult classes
• Taught adults and children painting, drawing, basic ceramics, mixed media, fused glass, and basic studio skills
• Tracked attendance, analyzed sales/attendance trends, catalogued and maintained membership databases
• Hired and trained art instructors, supervised payroll
• Opened/closed art gallery and studio, ordered supplies, managed phone calls, cared for studio and machinery

• Created and taught exhibition-based workshops with studio lesson components, led interactive gallery activities
• Developed and designed four online pre/post visit guides for teachers and promotional materials
• Composed/led thematic tours based on teacher request, produced/designed promotional materials
• Fostered partnerships between university, community, and school groups; planned/facilitated events

· Many duties the same as listed under "Kuhlman Company"· Scheduled staff, planned special events, handled deposits, bank deposits, and payroll· Set new displays/merchandise; receive and inventory new merchandise; file and maintain records· Created kids' craft lessons to highlight products

Ma, Museum Education

B.S. And B.F.A, Art Education: Museum And Cultural Institutions; Studio Art: Painting And Drawing