New Appointments to Lead Pan-Institutional Curatorial Affairs, External Affairs, Exhibitions and Collections, and Education at MoMA

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Sarah Suzuki, #beverlymorganwelch, #christythompson, and #nisamackie Strengthen MoMA’s Leadership Team

NEW YORK, October 12, 2021—The Museum of Modern Art announces four new appointments: #sarahsuzuki as MoMA’s Associate Director, #beverlymorganwelch as MoMA’s Senior Deputy Director of External Affairs, #christythompson as MoMA’s Senior 
Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections, and #nisamackie as The Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Learning and Audience Engagement. All four have begun their new roles and, together, they bring deep expertise and years of experience in the 
cultural and non-profit sectors to MoMA’s leadership team.

Sarah Suzuki, Associate Director
Sarah Suzuki has been appointed MoMA’s Associate Director, to serve as the liaison between senior administration and the Museum’s six curatorial departments while leading the Curatorial Affairs Division which includes: Archives, Library and Research Collections; 
Conservation; Editorial and Content Strategy; Education; and Publications. In this role, she also oversees the International Program and leads the coordination of MoMA’s research programs, including the Cisneros Research Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America 
and the Mellon-Marron Research Consortium. The position was last held at #moma by Kathy Halbreich from 2008-2017; after a strategic restructuring of the role was finalized in 2021, Sarah was appointed to bring renewed purpose and vision to the Associate Director’s paninstitutional mandate to serve as a curatorial  catalyst and mentor.

Sarah served as Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs from 2020-21. Prior to that, she served as Director, Opening of the new Museum, a role in which she oversaw the planning and implementation of all aspects of the Museum’s renovation and expansion project that 
opened in 2019. She was appointed Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints in 2016, having joined the Museum as a research assistant in 1998. In her 23 years at #moma, Sarah’s research, exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, and strategic approach to crossMuseum planning and operations has helped  position the institution as a dynamic, innovative leader among its global peers.

Beverly Morgan-Welch, Senior Deputy Director of External Affairs
Beverly Morgan-Welch has been appointed MoMA’s Senior Deputy Director of External Affairs, overseeing the Museum’s outreach strategy and all programs involving fundraising and sponsorship, membership, affiliate programs, special events, marketing, communications, and graphic design. She brings decades of experience in not-for-profit management, community outreach, and #corporate philanthropy and a deep passion for art, education, social justice, and public service to #moma. Beverly began the role following Todd Bishop’s departure in 2021.

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