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Deputy Director | The Abbe Museum
Panelist | Reimagining Museums
Jill Sawyer is our Deputy Director at the Abbe Museum. She has over 10 years of experience in the museum sector, which includes a stint at the Abbe as a guest services associate and volunteer from 2010 to 2012. After receiving her B.A. from Wells College, Jill went on to pursue her M.A. from the University of Denver in Anthropology with a concentration in Museum Studies. In 2013 she spent 6 months in Manila, Philippines, evaluating the Museo Pambata’s Mobile Library Program. This experience became the foundation for her master’s thesis, which discusses the importance of advocacy and outreach in museums. The Abbe Museum’s work was especially exciting in this regard as it focuses on power-sharing and community engagement.
