Katy Clune

About Katy Clune

My work connects cultures and communities through documentary projects, communications strategies, and program design. I combine executive-level communications expertise with the ethics and storytelling skills of a folklorist. Equally comfortable with high-level objectives and fine details.

Experience

1. Director of the Virginia Folklife Program & State Folklorist

   Virginia Humanities

   Mar 2022 — Present · Charlottesville, VA, US

   As Virginia’s state folklorist and director of the Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities, my work serves to sustain and empower the vital and diverse cultures and traditions of communities across the Commonwealth. I direct our apprenticeship program, established in 2002, and over the course of the next year, will shape new programs and services following deep listening and evaluation.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA, Art History

  2005 — 2008

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master's degree, Folklore

  2013 — 2015

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor's degree, Art History, Criticism and Conservation

Skills

• Newsletters
• Event Planning
• Strategic Communications
• Copy Editing
• Museums
• Fundraising
• Indesign
• Nonprofits
• Cultural Heritage
• Social Media
• Research
• Event Management
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Editing