The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has hired Bruce Smith as its Deputy Director for External Affairs and Sharon Glennon as deCordova’s Director of Corporate Relations and Art Loan Program.
“The position of Deputy Director for External Affairs is essential to realizing our mission and strategic plan. Bruce stood out among the candidates for his deep and broad experience in fundraising, his ability to connect with people, and his positive, generous spirit,” said deCordova Executive Director John Ravenal.
Smith previously served for five years as Chief Development Officer at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, where he oversaw a 100% increase in fundraising totals and the launch of the quiet phase of a capital campaign. Prior to Walnut Hill, Smith was Vice President for Institutional Advancement at General Theological Seminary in New York City. During his tenure, the seminary completed the largest capital campaign in its history and opened the Desmond Tutu Center on its historic landmark campus.
Smith holds an MFA in theater from the University of California at San Diego and spent many years in New York acting, writing, and directing before beginning his career in fundraising. He received his BA in English and history from University College Cork, Ireland. He is married to Rev. Kate Malin, rector of St. Anne’s Church in Lincoln.
Glennon’s priorities will include expanding the pools of corporate members and lending artists, and cultivation corporate partners for deeper support of deCordova’s projects, Ravenal said. Glennon, who has more than 25 years of experience in arts administration and donor and client relationships. previously served as the Executive Director of the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, where she increased revenue by $500,000 and doubled arts and education programming.
Before that, she held several leadership positions at Berklee College of Music, where she was involved in music creation and production; educational and fundraising events across the world; and the management of international partnerships, study abroad programs, and the Office of International Programs. Glennon graduated from SUNY Brockport and also attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She has exhibited her work throughout New England and in New York.