Mark Jay Meister

Background

Meister, Mark Jay was born on June 26, 1953 in Baltimore. Son of Michael Aaron and Yetta (Haransky) Meister.

Education

AB, Washington University, St. Louis, 1974; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1976; certified music management, University of California, Berkeley, 1983.

Career

Assistant lecturer St. Louis Art Museum, 1974. Assistant coordinator young people's program Minneapolis Institute Arts, 1975—1976, coordinator mobile program, 1976, coordinator teachers resource services, 1976—1977. Director Museum Art and History, Port Huron, Michigan, 1978—1979, Midwest Museum American Art, Elkhart, Indiana, 1979—1981.

Executive director Children's Museum, St. Paul, 1981—1986. Director Museum Art, Science and Industry, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1986—1989. Executive director Archaeol.

Institute of America, Boston, 1989—1999. Executive director Archl. Institute American Institute Archeologique d'Amerique, Boston and Toronto, 1994—1999.

Executive director Dayton Society Natural History, 2000—2006, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2006. Adjustment lecturer museology Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1977. Adjunct lecturer art history Indiana University, South Bend, 1980—1981.

Regional reviewer Institute Museum Services, Washington, 1985—1986, Washington, 1989, panelist, 2009. Treasurer, vice chairman Minnesota Association Museum, St. Paul, 1983—1986. Ex-officio trustee United States committee International Council on Monuments and Sites, 1995—1999.

Achievements

• Mark Jay Meister has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, professional, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Seaway Arts Council, St. Clair County, Michigan, 1978-1979. Board directors Dayton Sister Cities Committee, 2000-2005, chair, 2003-2005. Board directors Dayton Peace Accords Project, 2000-2005, vice chair, 2003.

Board directors Glen Helen Ecology Institute, 2004—2007, Dayton Council on World Affairs, since 2005, president 2008-2010, treasurer, since 2010. Greater Dayton Public television, 2006-2007, community advisor bd, since 2007. Board trustees Dayton-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, since 2009, treasurer, since 2010.

Member Mayor's Arts Advisory Committee, Elkhart, 1981. Member executive committee, Conference Administrative Officers, American Council Learned Societies, 1994-1997. President Asian Arts Center, Dayton, 2002-2005.

Board trustees, Dayton: A Peace Process, 2004-2007, co-chair, 2007-2008, Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, since 2008. Prevent Blindness Ohio, Dayton chapter leadership council, since 2004, chairman, since 2006. Member of Archaeological Conservancy, Association Children's Museum, Ohio Museum Association (Professional of Year 2008), Association Science and Technology Centers, Association Zoos and Aquariums, Association Science Museum Directors, Archaeological Institute American, American Association Museum.

Connections

Married Carla Steiger, August 7, 1977. Children: Rachel, Kaitlin.

Father:

Michael Aaron Meister

Mother:

Yetta (Haransky) Meister

Spouse:

Carla Steiger

child:

Rachel Meister

child:

Kaitlin Meister