Spotlight
Deetsch
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Jessell
Michael D. Deetsch
Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell
Mike Deetsch was named the senior director of learning & interpretation at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) in February 2022. In this position, Mike plays a critical role in developing TMA's culture of belonging and operationalizing its commitment to quality. Mike has worked for TMA since 2013, when he was hired as the assistant director of education. In 2015, he was named director of education & engagement, overseeing the Museum's docent program, art classes and curriculum. He served in that role until his recent promotion. Prior to joining TMA, Mike worked at the Brooklyn (New York) Museum as a senior museum educator, the Lexington (Kentucky) Art League as exhibition & programs director, and the Kentucky Historical Society as the student programs manager. In 2012 he was selected to participate in the Getty Leadership Institute's NextGen program. Mike received a B.A. in art history from Hanover and a M.S. in art education from the Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY).
On January 21, 2022, Dr. Ken Jessell was named interim president of Florida International University in Miami. Ken has served FIU as senior vice president of finance & administration and CFO since 2009. He is also a professor of finance in the College of Business Administration. He moved to FIU from Florida Atlantic University, where he worked for 26 years, serving in several key leadership positions, concluding as senior vice president for financial affairs. Ken earned three degrees from Florida State University, a bachelor’s in political science, a MBA, and a Ph.D. in finance. He has served the Phi Sigma Chapter at Florida State on the Board of Chapter Advisors and the House Corporation, including four years as House Corporation President.
(Hanover 1998)
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Kidd
THE PHI GAMMA DELTA|SPRING 2022
(Florida State 1977)
Bruce K. Kidd (Purdue 1980)
Bruce Kidd is the co-founder and president of Concerts for a Cause (CFAC), which supports
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