Beth Kowalski

With more than 28 years of experience working in and with museums across the state of Wisconsin and beyond, Beth brings a remarkable record of enhancing equity, creating award-winning, community-inspired exhibitions, growing donor networks, and developing operational and administrative frameworks. These efforts have resulted in her work being recognized by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) through its Award of Excellence (three times), the Business Recognition Award from the Greater Green Bay Chapter, the Lavender Leadership Award from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Pride Center, and the Best Museum & Art Gallery Community Choice Awards (eleven times). Beth serves as an Accreditation and Museum Assessment Peer Reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums and is a Community Liaison for the Green Bay Public Arts Commission. Beth holds a Master of Arts in Historical Administration (Eastern Illinois University) and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (Indiana University).