Event Information
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Date(s):
Monday, March 24, 2025
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Time:
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Eastern Time
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Location:
Online
Recent executive orders have reshaped federal priorities around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). How will these policy changes potentially affect museum governance, hiring practices, and public programming? This facilitated conversation with a legal expert will examine key directives, including restrictions on DEI training and initiatives and their impacts on museum practices, policies, and public programming.
This session will not be recorded.
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Mikka Gee Conway is an independent museum professional and licensed attorney with more than 30 years’ experience in the nonprofit arts sector. A member of AAM’s Excellence in DEAI Steering Committee, she has served in curatorial, administrative, legal, and senior leadership roles including assistant director for museum advancement at the J. Paul Getty Museum, assistant director for collections and exhibitions at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and associate general counsel at the J. Paul Getty Trust. Most recently she was the inaugural Chief Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer and Equal Employment Opportunity Director at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Mikka holds a B.A. and M.A. in art history from Stanford University and Williams College, respectively, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Jonathan A. Segal is a partner at Duane Morris LLP in the Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He is also the founder and managing principal of the Duane Morris Institute. The Duane Morris Institute provides training for human resource professionals, in-house counsel, benefits administrators and managers at Duane Morris, at client sites and by way of webinar on myriad employment, labor, benefits and immigration matters.
Previously a litigator, Jonathan’s practice now focuses almost entirely on assisting employers meet their business objectives by maximizing legal compliance and managing legal risk with an eye on culture.
The statements and opinions expressed by panelists, hosts, attendees, or other participants of this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of, nor are endorsed by, the American Alliance of Museums.