Dedicated, Enthusiastic, Hardworking Museum Professional

[Bill McElhone]

Headline: Dedicated, Enthusiastic, Hardworking Museum Professional
Name: Bill McElhone
Email Address: billmcelhone@comcast.net
Current Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA

Preferred Job Category: Administration

Personal Statement:
30 years of innovative cultural heritage leadership, budget management, supervision of paid and volunteer staff, manage construction/restoration projects, public programming development, fundraising, facilitate unique community collaborations and advocate for local history agencies.

Education:
1990 M.S. History & Archives Admin., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1984 B.S. History & Art, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Historic Preservation Graduate 12 Credits completed, Eastern Michigan University

Professional Experience:
5/2000 – Present Executive Director, Birmingham Historical Museum & Park, Birmingham, MI
Lead all aspects of the ongoing and long-term planning and implementation of initiatives in establishing a new visionary and relevant cultural resource.
Winter 2008 Oakland University Guest Instructor
Taught 4 credit undergraduate & graduate level AN 384 Museum Studies in Archaeology course focused on general introduction to Museums
8/94-5/2000 Dearborn Historical Museum, Dearborn, MI 48124
Curator of Research
11/88 - 8/93 University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI 48221
Archivist\Head of Library Media Center
5/87 - 11/88 Lehigh County Historical Society, Allentown, PA 18105
Associate Curator of Museums
5/79 - 5/87 The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI 48121
Research Assistant, Registrar’s Assistant & Interpreter

Applicable Skills:
Past Perfect, Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, PhotoDraw, Coreldraw, and more).

Other:
Community Education through Collaboration and Communication (CECAC) Executive Board
Cultural Alliance for Southeastern Michigan
Birmingham Historical Society