Craig Hadley

Experience

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  Beloit College

  Jan 2004 - May 2006

  Logan Museum of Anthropology:Assisted with a variety of projects: inventory, object numbering, re-housing, and museum tours. Wright Museum of Art:Prepared objects and gallery space for exhibit installation. Updated the PastPerfect 4 museum database. Student curatorial assistant for the 48th Annual Beloit & Vicinity exhibition.

  • Collections Assistant

    Aug 2005 - May 2006

  • Collections Assistant

    Jan 2004 - May 2006
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  Indiana State Museum

  May 2005 - Aug 2005

  Archaeology Education Intern

  Developed mobile archaeology curriculum trunks for use in primary school classrooms. Assisted with a one month archaeology camp for grade school students.

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  The Field Museum

  Jan 2006 - May 2006

  Boone Scholars Intern

  Researched and prepared text on the Field Museum’s Japanese sword guard collection. Photographed sword guards in preparation for full-color publication.

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  Indiana State Museum

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Exhibit Gallery Host and Program Coordinator

  Supervised/trained volunteers and created programming content for “Pets in America” temporary exhibition.

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  United States Department of Agriculture

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

  Student Career Experience Program Graduate Intern

  Cultural resources management graduate intern for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). Worked with Indiana Department of Natural Resources to digitize USGS quad maps for archaeological sites in the state. Received field training in archaeological field methods and NRCS policy and programs.

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  Missouri Historical Society

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Graduate Intern

  Organized meetings with community advisory boards and conducted historical research. Updated and maintained the History Happened Here website (defunct).

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  STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI

  Aug 2007 - May 2008

  Graduate Intern

  Training in archives procedures, document processing, and finding aid creation. Conducted Gemini space program oral histories of 12 retired McDonnell employees; built and launched the Gemini project website. Installed Gemini exhibition at WHMC; exhibition traveled to WHMC – Columbia fall 2008

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  Beloit College

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2011

  Wright Museum of Art: Collections Manager, Exhibitions Coordinator, and Adjunct Instructor

  Cared for a permanent collection of more than 6,000 works of art; maintained all registration records for collections and exhibitions; organized, planned, and installed 10-12 exhibitions per year in 4,500+ sf of exhibition space; supervised a staff of 3-5 museum studies undergraduates per semester and 1 graduate intern; lectured for Introduction to Collections Management, Introduction to Museum Studies, and the Summer Exhibitions Workshop; managed annual operating budget for collections and secured external grant awards. Co-curated and co-programmed the newly renovated Wanda Hollensteiner Gallery for the permanent art collection. Show less

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  DePauw University

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2019

  Director and Curator of Exhibitions and University Collections with Rank of Assistant Professor

  Responsible for overseeing all operations, programs, and expenditures of an American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited museum, including: organizing 10 exhibitions annually in 9,000+ square feet of galleries; overseeing the care and use of 4,000 works of art for teaching and research; supervising 2 FTE and 6 PTE; collaborating with the Office of Development in pursuit of donor cultivation and fundraising; writing and editing catalog essays, label text, press releases, and didactics; developing and teaching extended studies courses, independent studies, summer research fellowships, and museum studies courses. Past accomplishments: co-developed and implemented a new museum studies minor (2017); secured approximately $250,000 in internal and external grant awards (60 projects); added one FTE and one PTE to the gallery program staff. Established Restoring DePauw’s Treasures (RDT) Conservation Endowment with $675,000 in cash and committed gifts to date and created a new $30,000 unrestricted art acquisition fund. Coordinated the planning, funding, and consolidation of the permanent art collection in one centralized location, replaced all storage units with archival-grade equipment, and added security upgrades. Additionally, staff completed three Museum Assessment Programs through AAM and one Conservation Assessment Program through IMLS. Guided gallery program through initial AAM accreditation process in 2017-18. Successfully completed third-year faculty review in 2017. Show less

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  Midwest Registrars Committee

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2015

  Secretary of the Board & Webmaster

  Managed membership database for MRC, attended board meetings, and worked with Treasurer to streamline membership dues. Created new Wordpress website for the organization.

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  Association of Academic Museums and Galleries

  Jul 2014 - now

  This position oversees the Finance Committee, creates finance policies and procedures, drafts and proposes annual budget, and coordinates 990 filing and state charitable registrations. Established a quasi-endowment Vanguard investment fund, created organizational policies and procedures, and migrated all bookkeeping to Quickbooks Online. Assisted with the 2025 revision of the AAMG professional practices document for field-wide distribution.One of several national advisers for the 2018-19 AAMG Samuel H. Kress Foundation Museum Studies Planning Grant. Co-director for the 2019 AAMG Annual Conference at the University of Minnesota and the 2020 AAMG Annual Conference (online). Show less Manage communications for AAMG, a national 501(c)(3) representing more than 2,000 active members nationwide. Send communications to 6,500+ contacts via Wild Apricot, WordPress, Groups.io listserv, and social media. National advisor for the 2018-19 AAMG Samuel H. Kress Foundation Museum Studies Planning Grant. Logistics management and co-director for the 2019 AAMG Annual Conference at the University of Minnesota.Past accomplishments: created a new website and a new listserv for 3,000+ subscribers. Set strategic planning goals for communications, provided editorial assistance for the AAMG Professional Practices document and private/public grant efforts, and supported Annual Conference programming and all communication and registration efforts. Show less

  • Board Treasurer

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Vice President for Communications

    Jul 2014 - May 2019
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  Northwestern Michigan College

  Sept 2019 - now

  Executive Director and Chief Curator

  Craig currently serves as the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College, where he is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, programs, and expenditures for northwestern Michigan’s premier museum center. The museum features 20,000 square feet of permanent and rotating exhibition space, a children’s gallery, and one of the largest Inuit art collections in the United States. The DMC also programs a series of concerts, lectures, and performances in its 350+ seat Milliken Auditorium. Show less