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Expert Profile
Tara Young
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Availability:
Available
Contractor/Consultant
Position Type:
Shrewsbury
United States of America
Years in the field:
20 – 25 Years
Areas of Expertise
Docent Programs, Education, Exhibits development, Senior Leadership, Operations, Outreach and Public Engagement, Partnerships, Project Management, Professional Development, Strategic Planning, Volunteer Programs, Youth/Teen Programs
Tara Young is an experienced museum professional, writer and content developer, and faculty member in the Tufts University Museum Studies program, where she teaches the graduate course Museum Education for K–12 Audiences. Currently an independent consultant, she has held leadership positions at several museums on both coasts. Most recently, she served on the founding staff of the Museum of Russian Icons, in Clinton, Massachusetts. Tara has degrees in the history of art and architecture from Harvard College (BA) and the University of Pittsburgh (MA), and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts. She is the author of So You Want to Work In a Museum? (Rowman & Littlefield and the American Alliance of Museums, 2019) and the editor of Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K-12 Audiences (R&L and AAM, 2021). Tara lives in Central Massachusetts.