Fond Farewell and Best Wishes to CMS Course Director Shanna Dunlop
The OMA has regretfully accepted the resignation of Certificate in Museum Studies course director Shanna Dunlop (Organization & Management of Museums). Shanna cited the responsibilities of her "day job" preventing her from feeling she could give her best to the Certificate in Museum Studies course, which she has taught for the past few years. Shanna, who taught both online and face-to-face versions of the course, is Curator and Head of Operations for Fanshawe Pioneer Village, and is a graduate of the Certificate in Museum Studies program herself. She has shared her considerable knowledge and experience, as well as excellent teaching abilities for the benefit of many museum workers and aspiring museum workers. Thank you so much Shanna! We hope the OMA will benefit from your dedication in other ways in future.

The ROM names new Director & CEO
The Royal Ontario Museum has announced its new Director and CEO will be Janet Carding. Ms. Carding began her career as a curator at the Science Museum in London, and has since worked at the UK National Museum of Science and Industry. She holds degrees from Cambridge and the University of London.

• Kathleen Powell, OMA Council President has left the position of Manager, Niagara Falls Museums to take a position as Supervisor Museum Operations/ Curator at the St. Catharines Museum.

• Jennifer Buell has left @Discovery North Bay to assume a position as Placement Officer in the Department of Physical & Health Education at Nipissing University. Kim Brown has been appointed Interim Director by the Board of @Discovery North Bay.

• The Textile Museum of Canada has appointed Dr. Shauna McCabe, a distinguished curator, arts administrator, and professor of visual arts, as its new Executive Director. McCabe takes up her position in summer 2010. McCabe has held the position of Canada Research Chair in Critical Theory in the Interpretation of Culture at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick since 2007 where she is also the founder and director of CHARTS, the Centre for Humanities and Arts Research in Transdisciplinary Space. Previously, McCabe was the Director of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Jo Holden has joined the Town of Richmond Hill as the Heritage Program Supervisor.