Museums are Must-See'Ems-The Outstanding Ohioans Show, Episode 18, Interview with Johnna McEntee, Executive Director of the Ohio Museums Association

For Episode 18 of the Outstanding Ohioans show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Johnna McEntee, the Executive Director of the Ohio Museums Association.

As indicated on their website, Founded in 1976 by members of the Ohio’s museum community, the Ohio Museums Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. OMA works with a variety of museums, museum professionals and providers of museum services to strengthen the state’s museum, foster excellence in the field and support the museum community.

Johnna has a great enthusiasm and dedication to serving the 1,200 sites in Ohio. Here are some highlights from the show:

• Johnna grew up in Kenton, Ohio, named after the famous frontiersman Simon Kenton. A great biography on Simon Kenton is The Frontiersman by legendary author and Ohio native Allan Eckert
• She credits her parents with instilling in her the following values:
  • being a lifelong learner
  • exploring your world around you
  • appreciate history and culture
  • faith and family
  • integrity, respect, hard work, and being dedicated to a cause
• the value of her internship at the Ohio Historical Society, now known as Ohio History Connections.
• the benefits of a professional association serving its Johnna has a great enthusiasm and dedication to serving the 1,200 sites in Ohio. Here are some highlights from the show:
  • Johnna grew up in Kenton, Ohio, named after the famous frontiersman Simon Kenton. A great biography on Simon Kenton is The Frontiersman by legendary author and Ohio native Allan Eckert
  • She credits her parents with instilling in her the following values:
    • being a lifelong learner
    • exploring your world around you
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