The January Career Stories speaker will be Kayla Dryden from the University of Texas Austin.

When: January 10, 2024  2-2:30pm ET

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Kayla Dryden is the first-ever Research Development Officer for Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Austin. In this role, she provides major proposal development support for faculty, facilitates skill-building and team research, and leads arts and humanities strategy in the central Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors. Previously, she spent 15 years both in-house and as a consultant to arts and cultural organizations and artists, specializing in grants, communications, and project management. She has worked at the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), The Museum of Modern Art (New York City), and other museums, galleries, and grant-makers in the U.S. and in Asia. During a seven-year tenure with MoMA, she led the grants portfolio and administered the internal Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art. 

Kayla holds an MA in Museum Studies from NYU and as an undergraduate, studied English and Art History at Cornell University. Within NORDP, she is an active member of the Creative Arts, Social Science, and Humanities affinity group and the incoming co-chair of the Membership Services Committee.

Career Stories showcases the multiple ways NORDP members ended up in research development and the many paths available for career grown and advancement. This conversational series, developed in response to member requests, highlights the professional trajectories of NORDP members.

Career Stories are recorded, archived, and made available for later viewing via the NORDP LMS.