FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
May 12, 2006
Press Contacts
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Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Institute
of Museum and Library Services Announces Reorganization
Building and realigning
capacity to achieve President’s Management Agenda
is Goal
Washington, DC —Dr.
Anne-Imelda M. Radice, director of the federal Institute
of Museum and Library Services, announced a reorganization
of the agency’s staff today. The reorganization
will enable the Institute to align management and program
efforts to more effectively demonstrate results and meet
national needs.
“Lifelong learning is essential to
success in a knowledge age and lifelong learning is what
libraries and museums are all about,” noted Dr.
Radice. “The Institute of Museum and Library Services
has a big mission: to build the capacity of libraries
and museums to create and sustain a nation of learners.
The agency has the imagination, the leadership and the
resources to bring together its constituents and partners
to realize this vision. We need an efficient, effective,
results oriented management structure at the Institute
to support this big idea.”
The reorganization brings new staff to the
agency and realigns the roles of current staff including:
Schroeder
Cherry, Counselor to the Director. Dr. Cherry
will focus on special projects including advising the
director on general issues of concern to the African American
museum community and the Native American museum community.
Specific questions about the agency’s grant programs
in these areas should continue to be addressed to museum
program staff.
Kate
Fernstrom, Chief of Staff. Ms. Fernstrom
will be responsible for managing workflow of the leadership
team to assure performance and accountability
Carol
Scannelli, Counselor to the Director. Ms.
Scannelli will analyze and refine the Institute’s
internal systems for maximum administrative efficiency
and effectiveness.
Marsha
Semmel, Deputy Director for Museums and Director for Strategic
Partnerships. In addition to providing oversight
for collaborative and partnership initiatives, Ms. Semmel
will be the senior official with responsibility for the
agency’s museum services activities. |
