Saint Louis Art Museum has selected Aubrey DeZego as Chief of Philanthropy and External Relations, and Arts Consulting Group (ACG) extends its congratulations on her leadership appointment. She will begin her tenure on September 16, 2024.
The Saint Louis Art Museum was founded in 1879, at the close of a decade that saw the establishment of art museums in great cities across the eastern half of the United States. This Museum’s comprehensive collections bear witness to the inspirational and educational goals its founder aspired to and the moral and democratic imperatives he embraced. What began as a collection of assorted plaster casts, electrotype reproductions, and other examples of good design in various media rapidly gave way to a great and varied collection of original works of art spanning five millennia and six continents. Today the quality and breadth of the Museum’s collection secure for it a place among the very best institutions of its kind.
A proven leader, Aubrey DeZego joins the Saint Louis Art Museum following her tenure as Director of Development at the Methodist Healthcare System in Dallas, Texas. In this role, Aubrey led fundraising efforts with individuals, foundations, and corporations that resulted in $8–$10 million in financial gifts annually to support the mission of Methodist Health System.
Previously, Aubrey was the Director of Internal and External Communications and Philanthropy at JCPenney in Lewisville, Texas, where she supervised enterprise corporate communications and philanthropy functions; developed and executed comprehensive, business-focused strategies to improve the Company’s reputation, and drove results. She also served as the Director of Institutional Giving at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas. In this role, she created and executed comprehensive fundraising campaigns for exhibitions and special initiatives for individual and institutional funders in partnership with the Director of Development, Board President, and volunteer committees. She also increased annual contributed revenue from corporate, foundation, and government sources by 54%. Aubrey also served as the Assistant Director of Grants and Corporate Partnerships at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she cumulatively raised more than $18 million in capital, endowment, special project, and general operating support from foundations, government agencies, and corporations which represented over 30% of annual contributed revenue. Aubrey holds a bachelor's degree in Arts Administration from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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