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Rayanna Hoeft
Webinars
Leading with Purpose: Governance and Sustainability
Thursday, September 18, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)
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Event Details
Strong leadership starts with clarity, confidence, and a shared vision. This webinar empowers museum leaders – both staff and board – to understand their roles to make a lasting impact. It explores the core responsibilities of board service – the duty of care, loyalty, and obedience – and how to apply them to real-world practice. Presenter, Dr. Bob Beatty, explores the difference between management (mission fulfillment) and governance (strategic vision) and how to foster collaborative leadership. Attendees will gain a practical framework for strengthening oversight, supporting sustainability, and leading with purpose, always keeping the museum’s mission at the heart of decision-making. Dr. Beatty brings three decades of experience guiding museums and institutions of all sizes in strategic planning and sustainable operations. He’s served in senior leadership roles with American Association for State and Local History (AASLH,) directed professional development initiatives and collaborated extensively with small museums. Dr. Beatty is the principal of The Lyndhurst Group, a museum consulting firm, providing community-focused engagement strategies for institutional planning, organizational assessments, and interpretive direction This webinar is a collaboration between THC, Texas Association of Museums (TAM), and Texas Plains Trail Region. Brittany Petrilli – ED of TAM, and Allison Kendrick – ED of Texas Plains Trail Region will share a bit about their organizations. Funding was made possible by Summerlee Foundation and Humanities Texas. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this workshop do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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For More Information:
Museum Program Specialist
Texas Historical Commission, Museum Services/History Programs
(817)879-6601