Associate Vice Provost for Public Engagement & Research/Chief Curator, Institute of Texan Cultures
Search Timeline
- Summer 2022: Develop Position Prospectus
- Summer/Early Fall 2022: Advertise/Recruit Prospects
- Fall 2022: Identify and Screen Semi-Finalists
- End of Fall/Early Winter 2022: Finalist Campus Visits & Vetting
- Winter/Early Spring 2023: Selection & Onboarding
About the Search
UTSA has secured Koya Partners Diversified Search Group, a nationally renowned firm, to conduct the search for the new Institute of Texan Cultures Associate Vice Provost for Public Engagement & Research/Chief Curator.
Founded in 2004, Koya has conducted over a thousand executive searches across the United States and around the world. In 2019, Koya Partners joined forces with Diversified Search, becoming part of The Diversified Search Group. Both firms have been founded and led by women and have long track records of building diversity and equity internally and through their placements. Their mission is to help clients achieve their missions by providing customized, strategic, and innovative services and support for acquiring and retaining exceptional talent.
Koya Managing Director Naree W.S. Viner will oversee the process with her team. Naree is widely regarded as one of the leading search consultants in the field and possesses particular expertise working with art museums and cultural institutions. She has placed many accomplished museum directors across the U.S. Clients include Harvard Art Museums; Museum of the City of New York; SFMOMA; the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, National Museum of American History, and National Portrait Gallery; Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago); University of Michigan Museum of Art; and Yale University Art Gallery.
Search Advisory Committee
| Search Advisory Co-Chairs | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Glenn Martinez |
Dean & Search Advisory Chair |
UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts |
|
Veronica Rodriguez |
Interim Head Curator |
UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures |
| Advisory Members | ||
| Sabrina Avila | Owner and CEO | Brand Panacea Enterprise LLC |
| Becky Barrera | Executive Director | SOMOS Cultura y Más |
| Felipe Barrera | Director of Development | UTSA Libraries |
| Matt Brown | President and CEO | CENTRO San Antonio |
| Alejandra Elenes | Chair | UTSA Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
| Carolyn Ellis | Senior Associate Vice Provost for Administration | UTSA Shared Administration Core – Libraries/ITC/Art Collection |
| Deborah Omowale Jarmon | CEO/Director | San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) |
| Seok Kang | Director, Professor | UTSA Department of Communication |
| Steve Kosiba | Associate Professor | UTSA Department of Anthropology |
| Liz Lopez | Education Curator | UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures |
| Mary McAllen | Director of Humanities | Witte Museum |
| Joseph Nieto | Student Affairs Chair and COS Senator | UTSA Student Government Association |
| Debra Pena | Director | UTSA Writing Core Program |
| Amanda Perez | Assistant Director Fraternity and Sorority Life | UTSA Student Activities Staff Senate Representative |
| Amy Rushing | Assistant Vice Provost for Special Collections | UTSA Libraries |
| John Phillip Santos | University Distinguished Scholar in Mestizo Cultural Studies | UTSA Honors College |
| Scott Scherer | Professor | UTSA Department of Art and Art History |
| Chris Torgerson | Visitor Services and Tours Manager | San Antonio Museum of Art |
| Rene Zenteno | Chair | UTSA Department of Demography Faculty Senate Representative |
