National Public Housing Museum Names Tiff Beatty Associate Director and Welcomes Three New Leaders

We are excited to announce Tiff Beatty as the new Associate Director and three new leadership team hires: Samantha Wallace as Director of Advancement and Membership, Colleen McGaughey as Director of Development, and Emily Breidenbach as Director of Communications and Community Engagement.

Tiff Beatty, our newly appointed Associate Director, has a breadth of innovative programming and community organizing expertise and will provide strategic leadership to leverage public housing stories to shift policy and remediate gentrification. Tiff previously served as the museum’s visionary Program Director of Art, Culture, and Public Policy and brought numerous transformative programs to life, including the Artists as Instigator residency, Oral History Archives, and Entrepreneurship Hub.

Samantha Wallace, our new Director of Advancement and Membership, will build relationships with stakeholders by diversifying sources of support and strengthening engagement to ensure diversity and equity throughout the museum. Samantha recently served as Development Manager for the Meals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois.

Colleen McGaughey, our new Director of Development, will spearhead fundraising, building meaningful connections with individuals and organizations to grow the Museum’s base of support. Colleen most recently served as Head of Institutional Giving for the Chicago History Museum.

Emily Breidenbach, our new Director of Communications and Community Engagement, will raise awareness and expand audiences through storytelling and outreach. She most recently served as a Director of Marketing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Join us in congratulating Tiff on this promotion and welcome Samatha, Colleen, and Emily and get ready to see some groundbreaking initiatives in the months and years ahead.