Lake Champlain Maritime Museum seeks an Executive Director to lead the organization into its next phase serving the Champlain Valley community, as well as regional, national, and international visitors.
The next Executive Director will build on the significant accomplishments of a talented and dedicated staff providing a robust set of programs that include the Museum’s collections and exhibitions, research and archaeology programs, boatbuilding, on-water education experiences, and hands-on learning for visitors of all ages.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is a 3-acre museum, research center, and educational hub with a dozen exhibits and buildings located in North Harbor on Lake Champlain. The Museum connects all people to Lake Champlain, inspiring them to learn from the past, build together in the present, and create a sustainable future (read more about the Museum’s vision and values) The Museum is nationally recognized for its underwater archaeology and maintains the Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserves for public dive access. Its Champlain Longboats program, a boat building and rowing program, is unique in the region. Codified in the strategic plan, the Museum has also committed to providing more access for all audiences to Lake Champlain and the region’s history and cultural assets through free admission and pay-what-you-can program fees. In the next four years the Museum will have the opportunity to mark the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal and the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
The next Executive Director will be a dedicated, visionary, collaborative leader eager to work with an expert, passionate team and strategic plan to advance the mission and programs of the Museum. Strengthening existing donor support, communicating with diverse stakeholders, building new sources of funding, guiding a growing organization, creating and overseeing a fiscally-sound budget, and expanding the Museum’s grant opportunities and other revenues are key elements of the position.
Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History jobs 