KATE HALEY GOLDMAN (she/her) Principal

KATE HALEY GOLDMAN (she/her)
Principal

Kate Haley Goldman is a museum planner, strategist, and evaluator with more than 20 years experience. She works with a broad range of art museums, historical societies, large science centers, small nature centers, amateur clubs, organizations, web-based citizen science groups, and other like-minded institutions.

With experience in interpretive planning, prototyping, exhibition evaluation, projects, and complex content, she has deep expertise in the field of informal learning. She has directed projects both in the US and abroad, including visitor journeys, interpretive plans, exhibitions, websites and apps, gaming, novel data visualization systems, and digital storytelling.

 

 
LESLEY HENRY KADISH (she/her) Senior Qualitative Researcher

LESLEY HENRY KADISH (she/her)
Senior Qualitative Researcher

Lesley Henry Kadish is a museum professional and qualitative researcher. She has a Masters of Arts in Anthropology, with a focus on Geographic Information Systems. Her work is grounded in digital curation, accessibility, and cultural heritage.

Lesley has taught with Georgetown University's Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, and has developed new programs for adults with dementia and their care partners at the Smithsonian Accessibility Office. Lesley's ongoing accessibility work focuses on multi-sensory learning; she collaborates with individuals who are blind, and trains museum staff to help visitors learn with their whole bodies.

In the past, Lesley curated digital map collections at the Minnesota Historical Society, designed Finland's first open source, citizen-history mapping interface, and excavated archaeological sites in Ukraine, Arizona, and Texas.

 

 
MADELEINE POPE (they/them) Research Assistant & Project Manager

MADELEINE POPE (they/them)
Research Associate & Project Manager

Madeleine Pope is a free-choice education enthusiast with a passion for data equity. Madeleine is thrilled by utilizing audience research to advance inclusion and accessibility, particularly when the research can lead to new communities being welcomed into a learning space. Since earning their MA in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University in 2017, they have been an Evaluation Intern at the Baltimore Museum of Art, a Data Collection Contractor for the evaluation and research firm RK&A, and an Evaluation Contractor at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Madeleine is known for their tuned-in communication skills, enthusiasm to problem solve with a team, and deep love of effective organization in both physical and digital realms.