Rayanna Hoeft

Rayanna Hoeft is the Director of the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum. Formerly, Hoeft was Director of Education at the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas, a Beaux-Art Colonial home that was occupied from 1906 until 1982, at which time the home was converted into a museum. Her responsibilities include creating all ages programming, teacher professional development, home school programming, digital outreach creation, community outreach, and docent education. Rayanna holds an MA in History with a public history concentration from Texas State University and a BA in History from University of Texas at Arlington. Of specific interests are museum education, decolonization strategies for historic sites, and public memory. Rayanna has experience teaching history at the secondary and post-secondary levels.