Hello all--this historic house survived Hurricane Isabel unscathed, and is now
looking for an Executive Director.  Please circulate to anyone who may be
interested in this position.

The Whalehead Preservation Trust, Corolla, North Carolina, is seeking an
Executive Director to provide vision, strategic direction, and overall
management of daily operations.  Chartered by Currituck County and governed by
a 21-person Board of Directors, the Trust is responsible for restoring and
interpreting the Whalehead Club (a 21,000 square foot, Art Nouveau-style
residence built in the early 1920s), and the surrounding 38 acres comprising
Currituck Heritage Park (www.whaleheadclub.org).  Annual budget is
approximately 1.2 million.

The Executive Director will be responsible for planning, program development,
operations, fund-raising, fiscal management, and communications.  This person
will have overall management responsibility for facility planning and
operations, museum management, exhibit development, furnishings and
acquisitions, construction, historic restoration, and site interpretation.  The
Executive Director will supervise a full-time staff of 2 persons, seasonal and
part-time staff, docents and other volunteers, consultants and contractors.

Degree in history, architecture, engineering, business management, museum
studies, education, or related field is required.  Advanced degree in historic
preservation, museum studies, architectural history, or equivalent experience
is required.  Applicants must have a minimum of five years in the field
demonstrating increasing responsibility and a substantial record of
achievement.  Experience must include museum management, historic site
restoration, and/or site management.  Salary is $40,000 to $50,000.

Resumes, references, and relevant materials should be sent to: Search
Committee, Whalehead Preservation Trust, P.O. Box 307, Corolla, NC, 27927.
Applications must be received by November 30, 2003.

The Whalehead Preservation Trust is an equal opportunity employer.

Christian Carr
Acting Director, Sweet Briar Museum
Visiting Assistant Professor, Arts Management
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
434.381.6246-phone
434.381.6132-fax

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