Melissa Kiewiet (they/she) is the Executive Director of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance. Kiewiet began their career with the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in March of 2018 as a Development and Community Engagement Fellow, and served as the Director of Development and Community Engagement for the DFMA from July of 2021 to February of 2023. During this time, they were instrumental in raising funds to conduct historical research and provide crucial programming and services to the Inwood community. They are passionate about museums as drivers for social change and as community anchors.
Kiewiet earned their Bachelors’ degree in History from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. They are a graduate of the Cooperstown Graduate Program at the State University of New York College at Oneonta where they earned their Masters degree in Museum Studies. They have worked in various development departments in the arts and culture sector prior to their current position and serve on the board of Maryville College Alumni Association and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. They also serve as a steering committee member for the Northern Slavery Collective and maintain a membership with the Cooperstown Graduate Association.
