Anne Bergeron

Anne Bergeron has spent over 25 years honing her skills in fundraising, resource development and operational planning in support of the cultural sector. In September 2012, she was appointed the associate director of external affairs at the Dallas Museum of Art, where she oversees the Museum’s touch points to its external publics, including development, marketing and communications, graphic design, and visitor services, as well as its retail store and café. Previously, she led Anne Bergeron & Co. Consulting LLC to help cultural and social enterprise nonprofits achieve financial sustainability.

Prior to establishing her consulting firm in 2007, Anne held senior management posts at the National Writer’s Voice Project, where she managed the national expansion of a local literary arts program; the Missouri Arts Council, where she oversaw the programmatic development of a $200 million statewide cultural trust fund; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where she secured national landmark status for its historic building and multi-million dollar funding to complete its exterior restoration and arts education center.

Anne has taught graduate level courses on fundraising and philanthropy at Bank Street College of Education, Brown University, and others. In 2010-12, she served as Visiting Practitioner at the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management at Georgetown University, conducting research with her co-author, Beth Tuttle, that resulted in "Magnetic: The Art and Science of Engagement," published by AAM Press in 2013.

A native of Connecticut, Anne holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Trinity College and an executive certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University. She is a member of the American Alliance of Museums, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and The Museum Group.