Oklahoma Musuems Association O M A OKMuseums.org O K L A H O M A Annual Report MUSEUMS for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 A S S O C I A T I O N 2020 Board of Directors Dan Provo • President EDUCATE. INFORM. ENTERTAIN. Oklahoma History Center, OKC We love our OMA members and friends! As you read this annual report, Richard Ellwanger • Vice President Seminole Nation Museum, Wewoka please know that we appreciate the many wonderful supporters who help Delaynna Trim • Treasurer us succeed in our mission to assist Oklahoma museums with their efforts Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee to educate, inform and entertain. Since 1972, OMA has been honored to Ken Busby • Sceretary assist Oklahoma museums. We know that our success is due to the many Route 66 Alliance, Tulsa relationships and partnerships we have developed. We continue to nurture Jennifer Holt • Immediate Past President our long-standing and important relationships with over 500 museums and Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore with over 100 organizations and agencies in our state and around the nation. Collaboration is important to us and to our Oklahoma museums. Below you Jordan Boyd • District 2 Rep. will find a few examples of how OMA and our partnerships work for the good Dobson Museum, Miami of Oklahoma museums! Maggie Brown • At-Large Rep. Tulsa Historical Society, Tulsa OMA trainings help museums engage their local communities with Bill Bryans • At-Large Rep. programming such as healing arts, museums and the military, geriatric Oklahoma State University, Stillwater focused initiatives, and virtual school opportunities, to name a few. Our vision Susan Buchanan • At-Large Rep. is to be a national model for state museum associations that encourages Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa Oklahoma museums to develop and realize their full potential as essential, Lauren Daughety • At-Large Rep. vital, and transformational components of their community. The Guild, OKC Marci Donaho • At-Large Rep. Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Seminole FY2020 was a year like no other serving Oklahoma’s 500+ museums. A few professional development highlights OMA offered pre-pandemic include Jason Harris • District 5 Rep. Chisholm Trail Museum & Governor A.J. Seay an annual Oklahoma Museums Conference with the theme Museums Rock, Mansion, Kingfisher Alliance for Response Oklahoma Network Kickoff and just as the pandemic hit, James Pepper Henry • At-Large Rep. we completed the OMA Nomads trip to Ireland. First Americans Museum, OKC Jacob Krumwiede • At-Large Rep. The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for all of us, but we are so Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid happy that since February OMA has been a leader in providing resources Sherry Marshall • At-Large Rep. for museums. Examples include initially offering what museums should Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC consider if a shut-down occurs, followed then by developing Museums “Open Kelli Mosteller • At-Large Rep. to the Public” guidance considerations. OMA is very proud that we created a Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage wellbeing webpage to help individuals cope during this difficult time, including Center, Shawnee an expert voices speaker series on self-care topics. These resources along JA Pryse • At-Large Rep. with several Zoom calls provided regular support and communication during Carl Albert Congressional Research & Studies the pandemic and continue today. All of these resources are free and available Center, Norman to anyone. We look to the future when we can resume in-person training. Gena Timberman, Esq • At-Large Rep. The Luksi Group, OKC We continue to be a transparent organization and happily participate in D’Lese Travis • District 3 Rep. GiveSmartOKC, a service of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, where General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum, Hobart you can learn more about OMA’s financials, governance and policies. Valorie Walters • At-Large Rep. Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur On behalf of OMA, Oklahoma’s museums, and the communities they serve Mark White • District 4 Rep. thank you for being a part of the Oklahoma Museums Association. Your Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman support and involvement mean the world to us. Karen Whitecotton • At-Large Rep. Heritage Museum Services, Tulsa OMA by the Numbers Fiscal Year 2020 Staff Brenda Granger, Executive Director 110,377 56,235 2,500 719 Stacy O’Daniel, Administrative & Program Associate OMA endowment Amount in dollars Number of Number of OMA Shana Keith-Ward, Office Assistant fund balance of in-kind goods volunteer hours Jeremy Springer, Contract Bookkeeper members and services provided to OMA *see page 12 provided to OMA by approximately for list 60 volunteers Thanks to our many members and supporters during FY2020! OMA especially thanks the following for their substantial and ongoing support and commitment! Jesse Abelman, OKC Margaretta Baez, OKC Katrina Billis, Torrance, CA AccessWorks, Inc., Debra Bailey, Tulsa Tracy Bittle, Enid Michael Acree, Midwest City Pat Baker, Elk City Bixby Historical Society Adair County Historical & Susan Baley, Tulsa Dr. Bob Blackburn, OKC Genealogical Association Alicia Ballard, Okmulgee Blackwell Public Library, Alora Adams, Tuskahoma Mattie Barlow, OKC Gordon A Blaker, Fort Sill Ira Adams, Sulphur Ryan Barnett, OKC Cydnie Blalock, Tishomingo Marcelle Sharron Ahtone Harjo, OKC Deborah Baroff, Lawton Tonya Blansett, Tulsa heather ahtone, OKC Bartlesville Area History Museum Amanda Boehm-Garcia, Norman Allied Arts Timothy Baugh, Ph.D, Norman Dowdy Bond, Yukon Gladeen Allred, Stillwater Jeff Baxter, OKC Kristi Boots, Seminole Dr. Lance Allred, OKC John Beaver, Okmulgee Amy Botello, OKC Robert Alvarez, OKC William Beck, Shawnee Karen Bowles, Norman AmazonSmile Foundation Hanna Belcher, OK Chandra Boyd, OKC American Banjo Museum Regina Belcher, OKC Jordan Boyd, Miami American Fidelity Heritage Center Michele Bell, OKC Steve Boyd, OKC Dorothy Amphlett, Miami Pam Bell, Edmond Dianne Braden, Blackwell Anadarko Heritage Museum Roger Bell, Muskogee Kelly Bradshaw, Stillwater Beth Anderson, OKC Britany Belli, Norman Mike Branen, Oologah Kathy Anderson, OKC Reed Belt, OKC Dr. Janet Braun, Norman Dr. Michael Anderson, OKC Betsy Bender, Wewoka Krystle Brewer, OKC Anonymous Regina Berna, Tishomingo Nancy Brian, Broken Arrow Julie Antoshkiw-Brown, Broken Arrow Jonathan A. Bernstein, Fort Sill Bristow Historical Society & Museum Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Marilyn Berousek, OKC Lori Brooks, OKC Jim Argo, Durant Ernestine Berry, Park Hill Elizabeth Brower, OK Nicole Armitage, OKC Rowe Berry, Stillwater Gina Brown, Sulphur Brooke Armstrong, Lawton Annie Bewley, OKC Jana Brown, Cleo Springs Artspace at Untitled Tracy Bidwell, Norman John Brown, Okmulgee Max Ary, Weatherford Barbara Bilek, OKC Maggie Brown, Tulsa Jarod Atkins, OKC Billboard Museum Association Mechelle Brown, Tulsa 2 Ron Brown, Pawnee Center Andrew Couch, Claremore Richard Bruner, OKC Chuck Chestnut, Miami Gerda Cox, Lawton Bill Bryans, Stillwater Chickasaw Cultural Center Brandi S. Coyner, Ph.D., Norman Laura Bryant, Tulsa Chickasaw Nation Museums and Robbie Coyner, Norman Jennie Buchanan, Altus Historic Sites Rita Craig, OKC Robin Buchanan, OKC Johnny Childress, Muskogee Carroll Craun, Nowata Susan Buchanan, Tulsa Lynnsey Childress, Tulsa Ella Crenshaw, OKC Becky Bules, Lahoma Anne M. Chilton, Midwest City Nancy Crites, OKC Jonna Bunyan, Seminole Center Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Brian Crockett, Albuquerque, NM Ryan Bunyan, Seminole Chisholm Trail Museum and Governor Cristen Culp, Tishomingo Kimberly Burk, Edmond AJ Seay Mansion Adelita Cumm, Hobart Christina Burke, Tulsa Choctaw Casino & Resort Scott Cumm, Hobart Deborah Burke, Tulsa Choctaw County Historical Society David Cunningham, Meeteetse, WY Frisco Depot Museum Roger Burkhalter, Norman Patricia Cunningham, Chickasha Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Cultural James Burnes, Norman D.C. Minner Rentiesville Museum and Services Ken Busby, Tulsa Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame Kristi Church, OKC Amena Butler, OKC D.W. Correll Museum Cimarron Heritage Center Charlene Button, Baxter Springs, KS Elizabeth Dahl, Choctaw Citizen Potawatomi Nation Linda Callery, Locust Grove Adrienne Dastgir, Sulphur Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Lauren Daughety, El Reno Fernando Calvillo, OKC Heritage Center Matthew Davids, Altus Lindsey Campbell, Garvin City of Anadarko Kyle Davies, Norman Cheyenne Caraway, Durango, CO Claremore Museum of History Anna Davis, Pawnee Melony Carey, Muskogee Cindy Clark, Stillwater David Davis, Broken Arrow CarMichael Foundation Donna Clark, Colcord Diane Davis, Claremore Jack Carnefix, Stillwater Letha Clark, Tishomingo Jan Davis, Norman Ember Carpenter, Edmond Megan Clement, OKC Jeremiah Davis, OKC Shannon Carr, OKC Cleveland County Historical Society Ashley Carter, OKC & Moore-Lindsay Historic House Jeremy Davis, Weatherford Catherine Carter, Norman Museum Robbin Davis, Stillwater Alma Carvel, Ada Allie Cloud, Broken Arrow Larry Daylight, Wyandotte John Cary, Claremore Heather Coffman, Lawton Daystar Foundation and Library Jennifer Cashin, Norman Sandi Colby, Lawton Catarina “Cat” de Araujo, Stillwater John Cavazos, Stillwater Jessica Cole, Norman Julie Delliquanti, OKC Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. Mark Cole, Sulphur Tanya Denton, Norman Amelia Chamberlain, Stillwater Collections Research for Museums Destination Oklahoma, OKC Bryon Chambers, OKC Annina Collier, Tulsa Jayne Detten, Ponca City Caroline Chandler, Tulsa Comanche National Museum and Drew Diamond, Tulsa Sharon