12 THE TEXTILE MUSEUM 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
GOVERNANCE
The Textile Museum benefits enormously from the committed and talented individuals who comprise its Board of Trustees, the body responsible for museum governance. The museum’s Advisory Council, which includes collectors, dealers, museum professionals, and other experts, also supports the museum through assistance with fundraising, marketing, and other initiatives.
Board of Trustees
Bruce P. Baganz, President Cynthia Boyer, Vice President Roderick A. DeArment, Treasurer Ezra Pascal Mager, Assistant Treasurer Michael M. Seidman, Secretary Alexander D. Crary, Assistant Secretary Alastair I. Dunn Thomas Farnham Judy Brick Freedman Virginia McGehee Friend Nancy Gewirz Hannelore Grantham Frederick L. Ingham Murad Megalli* Eleanor T. Rosenfeld Stanley Owen Roth Paul Schwartz Wendel Swan Annie Hurlbut Zander
Advisory Council
Terry Adlhock William B. Bechhoefer Sylvia Bergstrom H. Kirk Brown III Julia M. Burke Melissa Burnett Dr. Young Yang Chung Sonya Clark Peter Cleary Julie Dale Jane W. Daniels Joseph P. Doherty A. Edward Elmendorf Sharon G. Fenlon Jannes Gibson Marc Grainer Sandra Hoexter R. John Howe Cheri Hunter Robert J. Joly Kirk M. Keshishian Patricia Key
Jeffrey Krauss Christine M. Kreamer Frederick Krieger Zeyneb Lange Gail Martin Jill W. Martin Eleanor McMillan Vanessa Moraga Kurt Munkacsi Mary Jo Otsea David A. Paly Vinay S. Pande Elmerina Parkman Roger S. Pratt Paul Ramsey Sheldon Rapoport George M. Rogers Jay M. Schippers Judith Alper Smith Anne Wright Wilson Jill A. Wiltse
*Murad Megalli, recipient of the 2010 Textile Museum Award of Distinction and elected to the 2011 Board of Trustees, passed away in February 2011. Despite his untimely death, Megalli’s legacy and contribution to the field of the textile arts will continue through his contribution of over 200 spectacular Central Asian ikat textiles to the museum’s collection.