Museum of Northwest Art loses staff, board members

Since mid-November there have been several staff resignations and lay-offs at the Museum of Northwest Art. Six board members resigned as a group after Development Director Liz Theaker’s sudden resignation following a November board finance committee meeting. In mid-December Northwest Legacies Project Curator Kathleen Moles resigned and Communications Director Justine Thayer was laid off.

Board members who resigned are Bruce Bradburn, C.J. Ebert, Betsy Humphrey, Steve Klein, Gretchen McCauley and Meghan Dunlap Rice.

Theaker’s and the board members departures followed an end of October consultan...