Norton Museum names new chief officer for community engagement

The Norton Museum of Art has appointed Lisa Mazzola as its William Randolph Hearst chief officer of learning and community engagement; she will begin the role in March and succeeds Glenn Tomlinson, who is retiring after 25 years.

The Norton Museum of Art has appointed Lisa Mazzola as its William Randolph Hearst chief officer of learning and community engagement. Mazzola joins the Norton from the American Institute of Architects' Center for Architecture in New York, where she served as director of education. Her past roles include positions at Cooper Hewitt and the Museum of Modern Art, where she helped launch MoMA's first online courses and the MoMA Learning website. She will begin her new role in March. Key details: - Lisa Mazzola named William Randolph Hearst chief officer of learning and community engagement at the Norton Museum of Art. - She previously served as director of education at the American Institute of Architects' Center for Architecture in New York. - Earlier roles include positions at Cooper Hewitt and the Museum of Modern Art, where she led the creation of the museum's first online courses and the MoMA Learning site. - Mazzola will begin at the Norton in March. - She succeeds Glenn Tomlinson, who is retiring after 25 years and who expanded the Norton's school partnerships, after-school programs, adult lectures and the Art After Dark series. - Norton Director and CEO Ghislain d'Humières noted Lisa Mazzola's leadership and the role's growing importance as the museum advances its Foster + Partners Master Plan Campus. Summary: The appointment continues the Norton's emphasis on developing community-minded programming and overseeing volunteer engagement. Mazzola will work with museum departments, board members and senior leadership to shape programs, and she will begin in March.