SA veteran named deputy director of SITES | Smithsonian Affiliations

Tricia Edwards has been appointed deputy director for SITES (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service) | Smithsonian Affiliations.

This new position facilitates the implementation of our strategic plan which calls for connecting the knowledge, resources, and expertise of the Smithsonian with a vital network of cultural and educational organizations around the nation and beyond. 

Tricia has been creating and strengthening connections between the Smithsonian and cultural organizations in her role as deputy director of Affiliations. She has also served as interim deputy director of exhibits and interim deputy director of finance/administration at SITES | Affiliations. 

Her previous leadership experience includes head of education at the National Museum of American History’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation where she created and led Spark!Lab, at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Delaware Museum of Natural History, and as a pre-school teacher. 

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