Meet the 2019 Executive Board Candidates: Bonnie Rosenberg, Public Relations and Communications Officer

The VRA annual election of officers will take place November 1-30, 2019.  Members will receive an email on November 1 with instructions for accessing the ballot.  Please vote and show your support to the candidates and participate in the governance of the Association.

About the Candidate

Bonnie Rosenberg is an intellectual property expert and content creator currently serving as manager of rights and images at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. There she established and continues to grow the institution’s intellectual property policy, performs photo research and editing for all museum publications, and upholds best practices for the MCA’s digital and traditional photo archives.

She worked previously as executive assistant to architectural historian Victoria Newhouse at Condé Nast Publications and was editorial assistant at the Art Newspaper in New York. She holds an MA in journalism from Syracuse University and a BA in art history and English from Saint Louis University.

Bonnie has been a member of the VRA for the past five years and recently co-led a panel discussion at the 2019 conference about ethical image use in different contexts. She is a passionate advocate for not only standardizing imaging and rights procedures, but to push them forward within cultural heritage institutions.

Goals

As the VRA’s Public Relations & Communications Officer, I envision myself heightening the VRA’s visibility within its three core spaces: education, cultural heritage, and commercial. As the visual resource industry continues to grow and change, so too does its membership. My goal in this position is to widen our communications network and ultimately bolsterer diversity. With my background in journalism and passion for effective communication, I feel confident I can successfully telegraph the VRA’s news and resources to its members, both current and future.