Cara McGowan

Cara McGowan currently serves as the Director of Institutional Advancement and previously held the title of Director of Marketing and Communications at the Hunter Museum of American Art since February 2016. Prior to this role, Cara worked as an independent communications and marketing consultant from June 2012 to February 2016 and was the Interim Marketing Specialist at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel for a brief period in 2011. Cara also served as a Marketing Consultant at the same firm from September 2008 to January 2011, and held the position of Marketing Manager at WGBH from 1998 to 2006. Earlier career experience includes the role of Communications Associate at UNC-TV from 1996 to 1998. Cara McGowan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Virginia and participated in the 2022 Leadership Institute at the Southeastern Museums Conference.