| Contact: Sherry Kaseberg
442-5514, Cal McDermid 442-5270 News release. November
19, 2002
First Paid Director Hired
News Release. Sherman County
Historical Society.
Contact: Sherry Kaseberg 442-5514, Cal McDermid 442-5270.
Sherman County Historical Society's Board of Trustees hired their first paid
Museum Director in a bold move reflecting the growth in size and
sophistication of the Sherman County Historical Museum. The Board is pleased
to announce employment of Cal McDermid beginning January 2, at which time
McDermid will resign from the Board of Trustees. The position is half-time,
four hours a day, five days a week, and is expected to become full-time.
Advertised widely, the Museum received seven applications and interviewed
three candidates.
The newest member of the Board, McDermid brings a wide range of experience in
management, marketing and fundraising valuable in this transition. The oldest
son of Malcolm and Phyllis McDermid, he grew up in Sherman County and
graduated from Sherman High School in 1969. He graduated from Lewis and Clark
College in Portland with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, after which he
taught school in Jefferson County and Lake Oswego, and as a substitute teacher
in Sherman County. In 1978 he completed a yearlong course at the Restaurant
School of Philadelphia and worked in Portland restaurants before owning and
operating The French House in The Dalles. In 1987 he became employed as an
events coordinator/household manager for a family with a private company based
in Portland. Cal transferred in this position when the family moved to Palm
Springs, CA in 1991.
Returning to Sherman County a year ago, Cal has done some work for Maryhill
Museum of Art, Klindts Booksellers, Hotel Condon and The Granada Theater
Foundation. Upon joining the Sherman County Historical Society board in June,
he immediately began work on education and outreach. The Sherman County Court
appointed McDermid chair of the Sherman County Committee of Oregon Cultural
Trust.
The Society's unpaid Museum Coordinator, Sherry Kaseberg, retired in October
2002, having served in this capacity for over ten years and as a volunteer for
20 years. Kaseberg will remain on the Board and continue work with Society
publications and exhibits.
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