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For Women's History Month, the BYU MOA wanted to highlight the incredible women who work inside the museum. Let us introduce you to Suzanne Barney, MOA Facilities Custodial Supervisor.

For Women’s History Month, the BYU MOA wanted to highlight the incredible women who work inside the museum. Let us introduce you to Teresa Taylor, MOA Business Manager/Controller.

For Women’s History Month, the BYU MOA wanted to highlight the incredible women who work inside the museum. Let us introduce you to Anna Bates, Designer. How long have you worked at the MOA? 3 years What is your favorite part about your job? I love that design can create subtle moods and influence people through type, colours and spaces. What has been your favorite exhibit at the MOA? I really liked

For Women’s History Month, the BYU MOA wanted to highlight the incredible women who work inside the museum. Let us introduce you to Lynda Palma, Museum Educator: Visitor and Volunteer Services. How long have you worked at the MOA? I’ve worked with the collection for over a quarter of a century. While the building was still just a grand idea, I was accessioning our university’s artworks. What is your favorite part about your job? Working with and mentoring BYU students is the most fulfilling aspect of my job. Sharing my love of art with our visitors ranks a close second. What has been your favorite exhibit at the MOA? My greatest exhibition experience was probably working on

For Women's History Month, the BYU MOA wanted to highlight the incredible women who work inside the museum. Let us introduce you to Janalee Emmer, Curator/Head of Educational Programming. How long have you worked at the MOA? Since August 2014. What is your favorite part about your job? I really enjoy that it is constantly changing. There are always new exhibitions coming, so I get to study and learn about new artists and new ideas all of the time. That is energizing and exciting. What has been your favorite exhibit at the MOA? I have so many favorites that it is really hard too hard to decide! What’s one challenging aspect of your job? There are always multiple projects and exhibitions that are at different stages so it can be difficult to stay on top of everything and make sure that I am meeting all of the deadlines for various projects. It’s a kind of continual multi-tasking. What did you want to be when you grew up? Lots of different things: a teacher, a doctor, a writer. I never really thought about working in museums as a curator or educator—I just didn’t know that those jobs existed! But, once I discovered art history, I loved the combination of art and travel, and stories about people. What types of cool opportunities has the MOA given you? Working at the MOA has allowed me to meet many interesting people and artists. There are so many highlights – during our Norman Rockwell exhibition a couple of years ago, we had the incredible opportunity to invite Ruby Bridges to come speak. She spoke about her experience as a 6-year old being the first African American to integrate an elementary school in the South. Rockwell painted her in his painting