COOPERSTOWN

Mary Ellen W. Hern has joined the New York State Historical Association as director of development from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., where she was chief development officer of Sharing Rockwell’s Legacy, a major gifts initiatve that raised $20 million.
She brings more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and museum management to The Fenimore and The Farmers’ Museum.
Over the years, she was associated with the Shaker Museum & Library, Old Chatham; the Historic House Trust of New York City, and the Staten Island Museum. She was co-curator of “Art of the Olmsted Landscape” in 1980-82 at The Met. She has also served as a consultant to various museums.