Marieke Van Dame

Marieke Van Damme has worked in non-profits for over fifteen years, starting as an Americorps VISTA volunteer in Alaska right out of undergrad. She worked in collections management for the National Park Service in Sitka, Alaska, and in Salem, Massachusetts; managed an 18th-century historic site in Peabody, Massachusetts; and served as Deputy Director at the Bostonian Society/Old State House.

She is currently the executive director for the Cambridge Historical Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2014, Marieke launched Joyful Museums, a project studying workplace culture in museums, and in 2017 was a co-founder of GEMM (Gender Equity in Museum Movement). She proudly serves as a member of the New England Museum Association’s board. She holds a BA in History from Le Moyne College, a MA in Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School, and a MS in Arts Administration from Boston University (2013). Her favorite class was Arts in the Community with Lauren O’Neal, and she still uses what she learned in David Orlinoff’s Financial Management class daily.