Mountain-Plains Museums Association Names Deborah Arenz as Executive
Director
DENVER, CO–Following a national search, Mountain-Plains Museums
Association (MPMA), the 10-state regional museum association in the west, today
named Deborah B. Arenz as its new executive director.
“We’re pleased to have Deb join MPMA. Her extensive experience, talent
and commitment to the museum field will make her a great fit for our
organization,” said MPMA President Mark Janzen.
During her 20-year museum career, Deb has served as the associate director
for collections and senior museum curator at the Nebraska State Historical
Society, curator at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, and
director/curator at the Elkhorn Valley Museum, all in Nebraska. Deb was on the
committee that updated The Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging into
Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging and has served as president of the
Nebraska Museums Association, purchasing co-op chair for the Mountain-Plains
Museums Association, and as a board and nominating committee member for the
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM). She is
currently the vice president (president-elect) of ALHFAM. Deb has a B.A.
in Art History from Oklahoma State University and an M.A. in Museum
Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska,
with her husband and two kids.
“I look forward to becoming MPMA’s second executive director. It is an
honor to be chosen to lead this vibrant regional museum association and I am
delighted to be the one to ensure that it continues to be a leader in the
mountain and plains museums community.
Arenz will start in her new role on April 3.
She succeeds Monta Lee Dakin who was MPMA’s first executive director.
Monta Lee will stay on in a supportive capacity as director emeritus through
October.
About Mountain-Plains Museums Association
The Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA) is the regional museum
association providing professional services to museums in these ten (10)
states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Since 1953, it has created a community
for museums in the west where the professionals who work in them can have
access to networking opportunities, professional development, advocacy
assistance and the sharing of knowledge about best practices and standards. MPMA
is one of six regional associations in the country and works closely with
the national museum organization, American Alliance of Museums (AAM), on
issues relating to museums around the country.
MPMA: A Ten-state museum network
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming
Mark your calendar:
2017 MPMA Conference October 15 - October 19 Denver, CO
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404
303-979-9358_ www.mpma.net_ (http://www.mpma.net/)
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