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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey all! Included this in our most recent newsletter in case any of you are looking for your next opportunity and/or if you’d like to drop our current CEO a note before he retires:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0000D2">Mauro Vescera Retiring and Leaving the Museum of Vancouver
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0000D2">Search for the Next CEO is Underway</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">After serving as the Museum of Vancouver’s Chief Executive Officer for nearly seven years, Mauro Vescera will be retiring at the end of 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Mauro brought a wealth of leadership, non-profit, and cultural experience to the Museum, having worked in and with the non-profit sector nationally and internationally for more
than 20 years. Prior to his role at the MOV, he served as the Executive Director at the
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<span style="color:#0000D2">Italian Cultural Centre</span></a>, was a fundraiser at
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<span style="color:#0000D2">Simon Fraser University</span></a>, and was with the <a href="https://4ymy79cab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JPkutaQbMGf3iwtCVCEfzgnJdilIqg6ndk9eHEsZnbsNSKP5SHUU9qTZ4pmzCDyQSD0fwOUd2XbCdF5tax2hHij9zp26hgviE_tWt08Xhb3VR3H5gzn_ZrFEY5MHUK3LZ_lMPbV7AINp4Y6S25EuVZWA0ISANsvty9h3eDarzvo=&c=iQTqiukC7XcZo_blDUfLbofxXB92PNv8r6bXFldmAmM9Yq1Djj_Fiw==&ch=yuDmvQhAoXYCQWO7XILbOZj0TLcvbhG6YEmdkAnBSRpXwL0b2m8jyA==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0000D2">Vancouver Foundation</span></a> (Canada’s largest community foundation) for 12 years where he managed several granting portfolios including Arts and Culture, Environment, Education, Health, Social Enterprise and Animal Welfare. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">During this tenure at the MOV, Mauro brought financial stability to the organization and steered the Museum through the challenges of the Covid pandemic. He increased engagement
through partnerships, including international agreements, and he worked to deepen the MOV’s partnerships with Indigenous Knowledge Holders which contributed to a robust repatriation program as well as vibrant public and school programming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">“I have learned a lot from my incredible staff and colleagues while working at the Museum of Vancouver,” Mauro says of his time with the Museum. “It is a creative organization
with passionate advocates and dedicated people committed to telling the stories of Vancouver.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The Museum’s Board of Directors have engaged
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<span style="color:#0000D2">Gerard Search</span></a> to initiate recruitment for the Museum’s next CEO.
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<span style="color:#0000D2">Learn more about the position here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Debby Reis
<i>(she/her)</i></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Marketing & Communications Manager</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Museum of Vancouver</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Phone: 604-730-5309</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/"><span style="color:blue">museumofvancouver.ca</span></a>
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)
and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> <img border="0" width="135" height="64" style="width:1.4062in;height:.6666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB14C7.EE6908F0"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Feature Exhibitions:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/beer-catalogue"><span style="color:#215E99">Home Brew: How Vancouver & Beer Made Each Other
(Virtual)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/that-which-sustains-us"><span style="color:#215E99">That Which Sustains Us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/csnam-the-city-before-the-city"><i><span style="color:#215E99">c̓əsnaʔəm,
the city before the city</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/museum-hours-and-admission"><span style="color:blue">*MOV is offering discounted
rates during our HVAC repairs!*</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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