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Executive Director | Tomaquag Museum
Panelist | Placemaking in Action
Lorén M. Spears, enrolled Narragansett citizen and Executive Director, Tomaquag Museum, holds a Master’s in Education and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Rhode Island and Doctor of Education from Roger Williams University. She is an author, artist and shares her cultural knowledge through museum programs. She has contributed to a variety of publications such as Dawnland Voices, An Anthology of Indigenous Writing of New England; From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution; and Repair: Sustainable Design Futures. Spears co-edited a new edition of A Key into the Language of America by Roger Williams; and recently co-authored “As We Have Always Done: Decolonizing the Tomaquag Museum’s Collections Management Policy” published in the Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archive Professionals. Under her leadership Tomaquag Museum received the Institute of Museums and Library Service’s National Medal and she has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
