Experience a casual showcase of innovations from across the museum field, offering you the chance to connect directly with the creators - federal agencies, associations, and inspired individuals alike. This year's roundtables include... 

Relationship Building: Do You Know Your Neighbor?
Presenters
Marina Gutierrez, Museum Education Coordinator, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Carolina Zataray, Senior Manager of Education and Public Engagement, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Path to Deaccession: Game of Best Practices    
Presenter
Sara Mercado, Registrar, San Bernardino County Museum    

Resistance Strategies and Practices
Presenter
Stephanie Brown, Advisory Board Member, Western Neighborhoods Project

Issues and Solutions in Government-Run Museums
Presenter
Hope Eggett, Museum Administrator, Museums at Union Station    

Passion, Purpose, Boundaries, and Burnout: Refilling Your Cup and Rethinking Self-Care in Museum Work
Presenter
Barron Oda, Principal, Invenio Legal Studio LLC    

Updating “Permanent” Exhibition to Reflect Changes in How We Teach History
Presenter
Dania Talley, Associate Curator of History, Oakland Museum of California    

Employee Engagement / Employee Wellbeing
Presenter
Robyn Anderson, Operations Manager, Museum of Natural and Cultural History    
        
“Advice to My 20-Year-Old Self” for Emerging Professionals    
Presenter
Johanna Jones, Director of Evaluation and Visitor Insights, Oakland Museum of California    

Designing for Curiosity, Not Classrooms
Presenters
Alex Ayala, Senior Associate, Mithun    
Seth Margolis, Director of Education, The Museum of Flight

Empowering Educators: Techniques for Cultivating Staff Engagement and Growth
Presenter
Anna Swenson, Community Programs Supervisor, Clark Planetarium    

Showing PRIDE in Our Collections and Programs    
Presenter
Derek Jang, Director of Museum Programs & Guest Experience, Britannia Mine Museum

Aspiring to Deeper Community Engagement at Statewide Scale
Presenters
Katie Worthen, Community Programs Manager, Natural History Museum of Utah
Katie Vitti, Wasatch Front Engagement Coordinator, Natural History Museum of Utah

Utah’s Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail
Robert Burch, Executive Director, Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture
Marco Van Dalen, SHPO Researcher, Utah Cultural Site Stewardship