People
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Randall Suffolk
Director,
High Museum of Art
Randall Suffolk is the Director of the High Museum of Art. Since his arrival in 2015, he has championed a renewed commitment to community engagement, placing emphasis on collaboration, inclusivity and access. To support these objectives, the museum has reduced admission fees, greatly diversified its exhibition schedule, added more than 3,300 objects to the collection, worked collaboratively with nearly 30 community partners annually, and developed a variety of new programming to serve its increasingly diverse, multi-generational audience. In 2018, Suffolk led a sweeping reinstallation of the museum’s collection galleries.
He has been recognized as one of Atlanta’s 25 Most Influential People (The Atlantan Magazine), one of the Top 200 Industry Influencers of Georgia’s Creative Economy (Georgia Entertainment Creative Economy Journal) and perennially included among The Atlanta 500: Our City’s Most Powerful Leaders (Atlanta Magazine).
Prior to joining the High, Suffolk served as director of Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla., where he designed and implemented a comprehensive plan that aligned the institution’s programming with the interests of Tulsa residents. This led to a reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection galleries, increases in membership and attendance, and a dramatic change in visitor demographics, including five consecutive years with minority participation over 40 percent of total attendance. The success of this institutional strategy and program was nationally recognized in a 2013 study led by independent researchers Anne Bergeron and Beth Tuttle in partnership with the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), in which Philbrook was highlighted as one of six national models of community engagement. He also was instrumental in leading the development and opening of Philbrook Downtown, a 30,000-square-foot satellite facility opened in 2013. During his tenure, Philbrook acquired nearly 7,000 works of art, representing 42 percent of the museum’s permanent collection.
From 1999 through 2007, Suffolk was the director of The Hyde Collection Art Museum in Glens Falls, N.Y. His focus at the institution included building constituency, overseeing a museum expansion, and guiding the award-winning restoration of the historic Hyde House.
Suffolk has curated more than 25 exhibitions and has participated as a juror, panel member or guest lecturer for a variety of art-related organizations and programs. He holds a Master’s degree in art history from Bryn Mawr College, a Master’s degree in higher education administration from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College.
Board of Directors
Officers
Dan Baldwin, Chair, Board of Directors
Charlene Crusoe-Ingram, Vice-Chair, Nominating
Liza Jancik, Vice-Chair, Exhibitions
Baxter Jones, Vice-Chair, Collections
Mark Hanson, Vice Chair, Development
Sarah Kennedy, Vice-Chair, Education
Pratap Mukharji, Vice-Chair, Communications
David Park, Vice-Chair, Finance & Operations and Treasurer
Directors
Charles Abney*† Lauren A. Amos Farideh Azadi Dan Baldwin* Bert Clark Charlene Crusoe-Ingram Brooke Jackson Edmond Yolanda Frinks Lillian Cousins Giornelli Jean Hanges Mark Hanson Newell Harbin Sara Hehir Robin Howell*† Karen Hughes |
Garrett Langley Lisa Jancik Keinon Johnson Mary Johnson Baxter Jones Kent Kelley Ann Kennedy Sarah Kennedy Dr. Kevin “Coach K” Lee Bertram L. Levy Tim Mapes Joan Marmo Margot McCaul Pratap Mukharji* David Park |
Richard C. Parker* Fahamu Pecou William (Will) Powell Mark Preisinger Melissa Proctor Wade Rakes Michael Render Great Neck Richman Louise Sams*† Tim Schrager Sterling Spainhour Sara Steinfeld Beth Stellato Harriet H. Warren Rod Westmoreland John F. Wieland*† Elizabeth Willett |
Ex-Officio Nonvoting
Hala Moddelmog*, President and CEO, Woodruff Arts Center
Rand Suffolk*, Director
Life Directors
Spring Asher Elizabeth Hale Barnett Jane C. Black Daniel Boone III Jacqueline F. Clark Thomas G. Cousins† Richard A. Denny, Jr.† |
Peggy Foreman Nancy Hall Green Nena Griffith Fay Howell Jane Lanier Sally McDaniel Jim Morgens |
Sanford Orkin Henry C. Schwob John W. Spiegel† F. Terry Stent Mark K. Taylor Joan Whitcomb |
Director Emeritus
Michael E. Shapiro
* Member of Executive Committee
† Past Board of Directors Chair
Leadership Team
Natali Johnson
Deputy Director of Communications
Brady Lum
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Simon
Deputy Director of Collections and Exhibitions
Kevin W. Tucker
Chief Curator
Andrew Westover
Eleanor M. Storza Deputy Director, Learning & Civic Engagement