OMA 2016 – Advocacy Builds Capital – Resource Page

Keep checking this page for more updates from OMA 2016 as they arrive!

For more information on the Ohio Museums Association’s Annual Conference, visit the Conferencepage.

Session Resources

Establishing a Successful Internship Program
Speakers: Megan Pellegrino and Mandy Altimus

Session presentation downloads:Establishing a Successful Internship Program Powerpoint
Establishing a Successful Internship Program Handout 1
Establishing a Successful Internship Program Handout 2
Establishing a Successful Internship Program Handout 3
Establishing a Successful Internship Program Handout 4

Building Bridges, Making Friends: Partnering Across Organizations to Create Learning Labs for Pre-Service Teachers
Speakers: Caitlin Lynch and Melanie Adams

Session presentation downloads:Building Bridges, Making Friends

Developing Connections Through Art with Inside/Out
Speakers: Roza Maille and Alison Caplan

Session presentation:Developing Connections Through Art with Inside/Out
Session presentation downloads:Developing Connections Through Art with Inside/Out

When Have Emerging Professionals Emerged?
Speaker: Sammy Kay Smith

Session presentation downloads: When Have Emerging Professionals Emerged Powerpoint

Advocacy is a Two-Way Street
Speakers:Kimberly Pratt, Dolly Hayde and Ariane Bolduc

Session presentation downloads: OMA Advocacy is a Two-Way Street Session Handouts

Museum Accessibility: Best Practices for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Visually Impaired
Speakers:Amy Hess, Gerlinde Higginbotham, Ryan Scarlata, Carmen Derrick, Heather Haden

Session presentation downloads: Curating for the Visually Impaired Presentation

Curating for the Visually Impaired Handout

OMA Scholarship Blog Series

Below are articles from each of this year’s scholarship winners with insights from their OMA 2016 experience!

Conference Builds ConnectionsBy: Kathleen Moore

OMA Conference 2016: A Fantastic Opportunity for Professional DevelopmentBy:

New Perspectives in a Broad FieldBy: Stephanie Lepsik

How to Conquer Your Fears about Your CareerBy: Teghan Sharp

OMA 2016 Awards Ceremony Photos

Be sure to visit theOMA 2016 Conference Flickrpage for photos from our time in Columbus! Have photos from this year’s conference you would like to share? Send them to OMA and we’ll add them to this year’s Flickr!