CHM release – Marcia Hart, longtime resident of Coos Bay, has joined the Coos History Museum staff as its new Executive Director. Marcia grew up in the San Francisco Bay area completing studies in Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, before moving to Coos Bay in 1976. She comes to the museum with over 40 years of private, public and non-profit business experience, including the Executive Director of United Way of Southwestern Oregon where she led the community affordable housing study efforts in 2016-18. Hart is active in the community and currently serves as the President of the Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. In March 2019, she was appointed as a county representative on the Southern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB). Marcia and her husband Bob have a daughter who graduated from Marshfield High School, own a local small business since 1984 and enjoys family and friends, working on home projects, music, sports and the beauty of the Oregon Coast. When asked about joining the museum, Marcia says “I am honored to join and lead this tremendous team of dedicated professionals and volunteers at the museum. We want the community to know us as a welcoming community gathering place where the past, present and future come together. We are more than a place of collections and artifacts; We are a place of connection and life-long learning; A place to share intriguing personal stories of history, culture and heritage; and to bring connection to the diverse people who live in this beautiful area we call home.” Hart started her new position at the Coos History Museum on November 1, 2019.
