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Staten Island Museum Announces Interim President & CEO

By Nicholas Rizzi | September 16, 2014 3:28pm
 The Staten Island Museum named the former Chief Operating Officer Cheryl Adolph as the interim President and CEO to succeed Elizabeth Egbert, who died last month after a battle with bone marrow cancer.
The Staten Island Museum named the former Chief Operating Officer Cheryl Adolph as the interim President and CEO to succeed Elizabeth Egbert, who died last month after a battle with bone marrow cancer.
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Staten Island Museum

ST. GEORGE — The Staten Island Museum has appointed an interim President and CEO to succeed Elizabeth Egbert, who died last month after a battle with bone marrow cancer.

Cheryl Adolph, former Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Egbert, who served as the head of the museum for the past 12 years, the museum announced Tuesday.

“Cheryl's hard work and dedication throughout her career and especially in Elizabeth's absence has kept the Museum moving forward toward its goal of opening Building A," board chair Ralph Branca said in a statement. "A continuity of leadership is crucial during this important phase of the Museum's growth."

Adolph started work for the museum in 2004, and became the COO in 2010, the museum said. Before that, she worked for five years at the Staten Island Children Museum and was a consultant in information technology solutions, the museum said.

"Elizabeth’s shoes will be hard to fill, however, I had the privilege of having her as my mentor and friend for many years, which prepared me for this transition," Adolph said in a statement. "I am determined, together with the professional team Elizabeth assembled, to fulfill her legacy.”