Building a Team Culture

What is the staff culture like at your museum? If you are a supervisor, how do you foster a collaborative team environment that elevates inclusion, professional growth and creativity? How are new staff welcomed into the existing museum “family” and how can leadership support this process?

Whether you’re a curator, an educator, an administrator, or anyone passionate about the cultural sector, attend this program for information and insight into crafting a team culture where all staff feel included, supported, and heard. Join the panelists as they explore the synergy between professional practice, camaraderie, and innovation, and discuss the creation of a museum environment where not only the exhibits shine, but the teams behind them shine even brighter.

Speakers

Youmi Efurd

Curator – Richardson Family Art Museum, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

Youmi Efurd, curator of the Richardson Family Art Museum, organizes and maintains Wofford College’s Fine Arts Collection and exhibitions.  Originally from South Korea, she holds a BFA in Art Education from Korea University, an MA in Art History from University of Georgia, and a PhD in History of Art from the University of Kansas. With her specialty in Chinese art, Youmi Efurd uncovers the living nature of religious art as it responds to changing political, religious, and social circumstances in Chinese history.  Her training in Asian languages and societies aids her research and broadens her perspective of viewing and understanding culturally significant objects.  In addition to curatorial duties, she teaches Museums Studies at Wofford. Previously, she has taught classes at the University of Kansas, Furman University, USC Upstate, and Limestone College.  Her recent administrative duties focus on development of educational programs for visitors to enrich their museum experiences and conservation of the college’s art collection.

Angie Albright

Executive Director – Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, AR

Angie was born and raised in Iowa, but has called Arkansas home since 1987. She loves history, something inherited from several generations of history lovers. She was an English professor for many years before leaving academia for the nonprofit sector. She loves to travel and experience new places, whether they are major museums or humble back roads. She is mom to one grown son who inherited her love of travel and anything with melted cheese. She’s active in the community and serves on several nonprofit boards, including the NWA Food Bank, Woolsey Farmstead Advisory Committee, and Women Lead Arkansas. She also volunteers for Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and Southeastern Museums Conference. Angie is fond of saying that “everything is interesting,” and she is rarely without something to read in her hand.