As our Administrative & Program Associate, David plays an important role in supporting the Conservancy’s mission by engaging with supporters, managing the Conservancy’s Philadelphia office and assisting with fundraising efforts. David comes to the Conservancy having recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a digital media assistant and also worked as a gallery assistant for a community arts center.
Alaina Noland has joined the Conservancy as our Preservation and Outreach Intern. Alaina came to museum work as a second career after working professionally in the equine industry for over a decade. Her work in museums started as an educator and her path into museum ships happened completely by accident. Since then, she has fallen in love with museum ships because she believes “they are excellent platforms from which history, engineering, and art can be discussed with the public.”
Last year, SS United States enthusiast and Conservancy supporter John Mark contacted Kusy and commissioned the artist to create a model of America’s Flagship, the SS United States, at a more reasonable 3-foot scale. After taking delivery of the model, which was constructed using more than 16,000 toothpicks, John and Wayne recently connected in Philadelphia to repair minor shipping-related damage to the model, see its full-size inspiration, and present the model to the Conservancy.
