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Professional Experience
Mrs. Braun has worked as a project associate and office manager for M. Goodwin Associates, Inc.
since October 2003. She assists the president of the firm, Marcy Goodwin, on all aspects of the firm’s
consulting projects, including travel to project sites and research and development of project reports.
Prior to joining M. Goodwin Associates, she worked as the Associate Director of Los Colores, a small,
private Hispanic textile museum that focused on the weaving traditions of Mexico and New Mexico.
She worked with all administrative and managerial aspects of this museum, including oversight of day-to-day operations,
programs, education materials, grant proposals, membership and development activities, individual
& corporate solicitations, publicity, media contact and community outreach. She maintained
all the databases and assisted the director with curatorial activities, publications, as well as in-house & traveling exhibitions. She has extensive knowledge and expertise with board leadership and development.
Formore than ten years (1995-2006), Susan was been involved in founding and developing the only private
Jewish day school in New Mexico. She served on the Executive Board since its inception through 2006, including
two years as board president.
Susan has also owned her own business, Braun Design & Research, offering consulting services for
non-profit institutions and organizations.
Prior to her tenure at Los Colores, she served for six years as the Education Curator at the University
Art Museum and Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Susan earned her Master
of Arts in 1988 at UNM in 19th & 20th Century Art of Europe and the Americas and her undergraduate
degree in Art History from Northwestern University. Early in her career she was on the staff of
the Art Institute of Chicago, initially working in the Department of Annual Programs. She soon
joined the Department of American Arts as a Curatorial Researcher, compiling a catalogue of the permanent
paintings collection.
Project Experience with M. Goodwin Associates, Inc.
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Houston, TX; Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, CA; University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX; Wisconsin Forestry Science Center, Wauwatosa, WI; Audubon Nature Institute, Baton Rouge, LA; Nauticus, Norfolk, VA; Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum and Library, Santa Barbara, CA; Museum of the American Railroad, Dallas, TX; Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia; Royal Textile Academy Center and Museum, Thimphu, Bhutan; Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA;
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX;
Museum of Utah Art and History, Salt Lake City, UT; Wheels Museum, Albuquerque, NM;
Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas, NV; Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA.
Summary of Professional Experience
Vice President and Project Associate, M. Goodwin Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA;
Associate Director, Los Colores Museum, Corrales, NM;
Curator of Education, University Art Museum & Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM;
Curatorial Researcher, Department of American Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
Computer Skills
Macintosh & PC platforms: Outlook Express, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, powerPoint), FileMaker Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.
Education
MA, 19th & 20th c. art & architecture in Europe and the Americas, University of New Mexico
BA, Art History, Departmental Honors, Minor in French, Northwestern University
Languages
French
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