January 1999 POSITION AVAILABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY The California Historical Society is seeking an experienced and energetic Executive Director to take office 7/1/99 to manage a $1.1 million budget and professional staff, and take the Society into an exciting future. The Executive Director reports to the Society's Board of Trustees. The Society was founded in 1871 and is a non-profit institution designated as the State's official historical society. It is dedicated to the history of California and the West, maintaining a research library, fine arts and photography collections, publication of California History, a quarterly journal, and year round exhibition and education programs. The Society is housed in a newly renovated facility adjacent to centrally located Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco. Primary duties will be to provide leadership for the Society, carry out the policies of the board, raise funds for operating, endowment and capital purposes, prepare and administer the annual budget, hire and guide professional staff, plan for a financially stable future, and represent the Society to professional, government and civic agencies, the media, the Society's membership and the general public. Candidates should possess a demonstrated interest in California history, an understanding of the proper care of collections, and know the uses of technology and multi-media for exhibitions and education. In addition, candidates should have a proven fund raising capability, a broad educational background in the arts or humanities, and administrative experience in non-profit management. An interest in and ability to work with people with a wide range of interests is also required. Send resume and salary history to Peter J. Musto, CHS, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94105. email [log in to unmask] Web site www.calhist.org Fax 415/357 1850 Deadline March 1, 1999