Dear Friends,
I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Jensen will join LaGuardia as our new Director of the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives. Jennifer, who begins her role March 17, 2025, comes to us with extensive experience in cultural and educational institutions.
In her role, Jennifer will oversee the management of the Archives’ collections and develop strategies for building and expanding them. Jennifer will lead strategic planning, operational, and financial management activities for the Archives, which if part of the Office of the President.
Reporting to Chief of Staff Nayelli Valencia Turrent, Jennifer will also set priorities for the physical organization and preservation of collections and engage with gift prospects toward cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts, including the acquisition of collections of enduring value relating to social change.
Prior to joining LaGuardia, Jennifer served as Inaugural Curator and Vice President for Collections and Exhibits at the Jackie Robinson Museum, where she oversaw the organization and execution of all exhibits, interactive experiences, and associate projects from the initial stage including research, content development, and writing, scheduling, design development to production and installation. Jennifer has also worked at the Cincinnati Museum Center and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; the Skirball Museum Hebrew Union College, the Boston Children’s Museum, and the New York Transit Museum.
Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Barnard College/Columbia University and a Master of Arts in Art History from Boston University. Jennifer also earned an Interior Design Certificate from the Parsons School of Design.
I would like to thank Soraya Ciego-Lemur for serving as our interim Director of the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives for the past two years. We appreciate Soraya’s dedicated leadership as our interim Director and her thoughtful and supportive leadership of the Archives team. Soraya will continue as Deputy Director of Archives.
Kenneth Adams
President