Profiles
Joan Seidl
Director of Collections and Exhibitions
Joan began working at the Rock County Historical Society in her hometown of Janesville Wisconsin during high school. She worked in the Education Department at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts and as a curator at the Minnesota Historical Society, before moving to Vancouver in 1983 as the trailing spouse of an academic. After having a couple of kids, Joan began working as Curator of History at the Vancouver Museum in 1992. In 2008, she became Director of Collections and Exhibitions.
Education:
A degree in history from Grinnell College and a Master of Arts degree in geography from the University of Minnesota.
Nancy Noble
CEO
Nancy has worked in various Canadian museums for over twenty years, spending several years working in Saskatchewan’s provincial (historic) park system before moving to the Manitoba Museum as Director of Research, Collections and Programs. Currently, she sits on the board of the Alliance for Arts and Culture in Vancouver and the board of the Canadian Museums Association. She also participates in the City of Vancouver’s Cultural Facilities Implementation Team as the representative for Museums.
Education:
A Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester, England.
Kate Follington
Director, Development and Marketing
Kate has been a chameleon of sorts balancing a professional career as a journalist and radio producer in the media industry, as well as working with a variety of local and international non-profits as a communications professional. Kate began her career as an archives film researcher for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before following her heart to Vietnam where she lived for three years working for a variety of international development agencies. Returning to Australia Kate pursued her interest in journalism working across the country producing and directing current affairs radio for the public ABC radio network. Simultaneously, Kate raised the profile of challenges facing Australian indigenous women and East Timorese women and coordinated a number of fundraising events and community projects as a board member of the YWCA. Kate settled in Vancouver in 2006 and worked for the Tides Canada Foundation assisting them with donor education programming, community engagement, online content production, and launched their social media strategies. Kate has also spent time as an associate producer for CBC radio. Kate joined the team at the Museum of Vancouver in 2010.
Education:
B.A. Communications, Charles Sturt University.
