AUGUSTA, GA.- Kelly Boyd Catlett, Morris Museum of Art store manager, has been named a Director at Large on the board of the Museum Store Association (MSA). This appointment puts Catlett on a leadership track in this prestigious international organization.

“All of us at the Morris Museum staff are very pleased by Kelly’s appointment to such a prestigious position and glad to know that she will be representing our museum and city on an international level,” said Kevin Grogan, director of the Morris Museum of Art.

As Director at Large, Catlett will serve a one-year term on the National Museum Store Association Board of Directors, which entails her attending five meetings in different locations around the country during her year in office. Catlett hosted MSA’s South Atlantic Regional Conference in Augusta in 2007, served as the Regional Secretary in 2008, and staffed, along with five colleagues, MSA’s Program Resource Group which helped to plan the educational content for the 2009 national conference. Currently, she serves MSA as its Regional Vice President.

Museum Store Association - Founded in 1955, MSA is a nonprofit, international association organized to advance the success of cultural commerce and of the professionals engaged in it. By encouraging high standards of professional competence and conduct, MSA helps retail professionals at cultural institutions better serve their organizations and the public. Governed by a seven-member board of directors, the Association serves approximately 1,650 institutional members and nearly 725 exhibitor affiliates. A staff of 10 full-time employees operates from MSA’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado.