Lisa B. Vihos is an experienced project manager and educator with over 30 years of experience in art museums and higher education. She has held several director roles managing educational programs, alumni relations, and sponsored research projects. Her experience includes writing successful grants, developing educational materials, and managing staff. Currently she works as a freelance writer, runs a poetry blog, and co-edits a literary journal. She has received awards for her poetry and has taught extensively on art history topics.

1. Lisa B. Vihos________________________________________________________________
1825 Barrett Street
Sheboygan, WI 53081
(920) 918-8727
lisavihos@gmail.com
Professional Summary___________________________________________________________
Accomplished and energetic projectmanager and educator with solid history ofachievement in art
museums and higher education. Motivated leader with strong team building abilities, bringing people
together in support ofthe arts, education, and the development ofstrong and vibrant communities.
Skills__________________________________________________________________________
Writing Project Management Relationship Building MS Office
Research Volunteer Management Public Speaking Wordpress
Job History_____________________________________________________________________
Director ofSponsored Programs and Research July 2013 –May 2015
Lakeland College —Sheboygan, WI
 Managed teams comprisedoffaculty and staffto bring in $1.3 million over two years;
 Wrote or edited successful grants to foundation and government sources including Great Lakes
Community Investments, Caerus Foundation, The Ruth St. Denis and John Dunham West
Foundation, Kohler Foundation, Byron L. Walter Family Trust, and USAID;
 Conducted research for new sources;led grant reporting efforts;
 Continuing to write (under contract) a blog on the success ofthe USAID/Lakeland partnershipfor
the Malawi M.Ed. program in early grade reading instruction:http://lakeland.edu/malawi-blog.
Director ofAlumni Relations October 2007 –June 2013
Lakeland College —Sheboygan, WI
 Planned, implemented and evaluated alumni programs including Homecoming, Alumni College,
theatre and sports outings, Breakfast with Santa, and the 2012Sesquicentennial celebration;
 Interviewed alumni, conducted research and wroteprofiles ofkey alumni for various platforms;
 Built relationships viavolunteerism;served as liaison to the Alumni Association Board.
Curator of Education September 2002 —September 2007
John Michael Kohler Arts Center —Sheboygan, WI
 Supervised the creation,implementation, and assessmentofall educational programs and materials;
 Managed staff of seven, overseeing the art class program, preschool, K-12 relations;
 Initiated the build-outand programming for The ARTery, an interactive family gallery; developed
community gallery exhibitions; managed and trained the volunteerdocents;
 Wrote educational materials for families, general visitors, and school teachers; developed and wrote
scripts for four exhibition videos; taught in the galleries.
Manager of Educational Resources October 1995 —August 2002
The Getty Museum — Los Angeles, CA
 Managed staff of eight in planning, implementing, and assessing interpretivematerials for a
variety ofaudiences;script development for audioguide and two videos introducing the collection;
 Established consistent approach and stylefor written gallery materials;
 Co-authoredMy Museum Journal (2002) an activity book for children;taughtin the galleries;
 Responsible for project planning, budgets, schedules.
AssociateMuseum Educator January 1987 —October 1995
Los Angeles County Museum ofArt — Los Angeles
 Planned and implemented educational programs for special exhibitions;
 Co-produced three exhibition videos;wroteexhibition brochures, permanent collection gallery
guides, and teacherresource packets;lectured to docents;
 Led mural projects in schools;taught in the galleries;edited the work ofoutsidewriters.

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Education_____________________________________________________________________
Certificate ofMuseum Practice August 1986
University ofMichigan Museum ofArt — Ann Arbor, MI
M.A. Art History May 1985
University ofMichigan Museum ofArt — Ann Arbor, MI
Thesis: “An Examination ofthe Motifs in the Art ofKay Sage”
B.A. Art History May 1981
Vassar College —Poughkeepsie, NY
Thesis: “Diego Rivera’s Sources for the Detroit Industry Murals”
Museum Publications ____________________________________________
My Museum Journal, The Getty Museum 2000
An activity book for children based on the Getty collection,(co-authored)
Gallery guides, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1990-1995
Set of nine guides covering medieval to late nineteenth-century Western art
Multicultural Art Print Series, Indian Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1994
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, teacher packet
Degenerate Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and KCET 1993
Teacher guide for PBS documentary
Art Moves and Discover Art, Santa Barbara Museum ofArt 1991
Children’s guides to the collection
Artists Make Puzzles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1990
Reprinted 1995:a gallery activity book for children
Begin Here: An Introduction to Art at the Museum,Los Angeles County Museum ofArt 1988
A gallery guide for adult novice visitors
Publications in Poetry and the Arts_________________________________________________
Frying the Onion blog, https://lisavihos.wordpress.com/ October 2013 –present
StoneboatLiterary Journal October 2010 —present
Co-founder ofthe journal, serving as poetry and arts editor;
Producing two issues annually: http://www.stoneboatwi.com/
The Accidental Present,poetry chapbook, Finishing Line Press 2012
A Brief History of Mail, poetry chapbook, Pebblebrook Press 2011
Poetry reviews for VerseWisconsin and Main Street Rag 2010 —present
Lisa’s Poem ofthe Week blog, http://lisapoemoftheweek.blogspot.com/ 2009 —2013
Guest author, Art Education magazine September 2006
“The Bathroom In (and As) Art,” an instructional resource for teachers
Contract writer, Glencoe/McGraw Hill 1999, 2003
Wrote artist bios, timelines, researched and wroteweb connections

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Awards________________________________________________________________________
First place, Wisconsin Peopleand Ideas Poetry Contest 2015
Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Fellowship ofPoets Chapbook Competition 2012
Pushcart Prize Nominations (two) 2011, 2013
Teaching and Lecturing___________________________________________________________
Workshop Leader, “Finding the Poet Within,” 2009 —2011
The Bridge-Between Retreat Center —Denmark, WI
Adjunct Instructor ofArt History
Lakeland College — Sheboygan, WI Summer 2009, Fall 2010
Lecturer: “Manifestions ofSpirit in Western Art” (3-part series) January 2007 and 2015
First Congregational Church —Sheboygan, WI
Lecturer: “The Roots ofPlein Air Painting” (3-part series) July 2010
Peninsula School ofthe Arts, —Fish Creek, WI
Lecturer: “Dada and Surrealism” (4-part series) October 2005
John Michael Kohler Arts Center —Sheboygan, WI
Panel Chair: “Repurposing with a Purpose: Maximizing Resources May 2002
for Y our Website”
American Association ofMuseums Conference —Dallas, TX
Panel Chair: “Taking the Fear and High Cost Out of Evaluation” July 2001
California Association ofMuseums Conference —San Diego, CA
Panel Chair: “Visitor Feedback and the Dynamic Process ofInterpretation” May 2001
American Association ofMuseums Conference —St. Louis, MO
Affiliations_____________________________________________________________________
Board member, PRand social media chair,Council for Wisconsin Writers
Member, WAICU grant writers professional group
Member, Wisconsin Fellowship ofPoets
Member, 100 Thousand Poets for Change, Sheboygan organizer