Website Content Manager
News + Events Writer
School Alum
Fields of Interest
Education
MLIS, University of Washington, 2002
MA, Art History, University of Washington, 1990
MA, Anthropology specializing in Museology, University of Washington, 1988
BA, Anthropology, University of Washington, 1982
Biography
Jeanette began working in the School in early January 1991 and retired in mid-October 2021. She returned to work part-time from February 2022 into February 2023 to cover a staffing gap.
Recent
- Work closely with Merith Bennett, the Constituency Relations Officer, on School marketing + communications.
- Oversee all aspects of the School's public website, including the events calendar.
- Write and edit School news.
- Produce a quarterly newsletter for the School.
- Manage the School's Twitter account.
Historical
- Became staff in the School's Slide Library at the beginning of 1991.
- Promoted to Director of Visual Services in 1995.
- Took over writing/editing the School's newsletter in 2001.
- Began building a digital image database for the use of faculty and graduate students in 2004.
- Created Facebook and Twitter accounts for the School in 2009.
- Transitioned the School to email-based newsletters in 2010 and developed other email messaging in 2011.
- Built and maintained a news/event WordPress website used by the School in 2010–2012.
- Oversaw the dismantling of the Slide/Image Library in 2013–2014.
- Became content manager for the School's website in 2014.
- Helped lead a re-design of the School's website; new site debuted in 2016.
- Position re-classified to Web Information Specialist from Director of Visual Services in October 2016.
More details may be found on her LinkedIn profile. This includes past activities with the Visual Resources Association and her past work as a cruise ship lecturer and adult continuing education instructor.
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Selected Research
- Jeanette Mills. "Leadership: What Is It and How Can We Practice It?" VRA Bulletin, 28:3 (Fall 2001): 22–25.
- Jeanette C. Mills. "Land Claim Art: Joe David and His Support of Meares Island Tribal Park." MA Thesis, University of Washington, 1990.
- Jeanette C. Mills. "The Meares Island Controversy and Joe David: Art in Support of a Cause." American Indian Art Magazine, 14:4 (Autumn 1989): 60-69.
- Jeanette C. Mills. "Changing Fashion: the Adoption of Euro-American Clothing by Northwest Coast Indians." MA Thesis, University of Washington, 1988.