Lisa J. Watt (Seneca), Principal

Lisa J. Watt (Seneca) is the founder and principal of Tribal Museum Planners & Consultants (TMP&C). For the last five years, she has been an independent museum consultant working with tribal and mainstream museums nationwide. She has worked in the museum field for over 20 years in a variety of capacities ranging from planning and fundraising to collections development and research. In addition to the small sample of organizations and projects listed below, her previous work experience includes the Wilson Quarterly of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, DC); the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Museums, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC); and, the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.

Tribal Museum/Cultural Center Development & Design Teams
	Quinault Cultural Center, Quinault Nation, Taholah, Washington
	Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip Tribes, Marysville, Washington
	Confederated Tribes of Siletz, Siletz, Oregon
	Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Grand Ronde, Oregon
Fundraising, including capital campaigns & training
	The Coeur d’Alenes' Old Mission State Park, Cataldo, Idaho
	The Potlatch Fund, Seattle, Washington
	Ganondagan State Historic Site, Victor, New York
	The Museum at Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon
Research & Writing
	Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Pendleton, Oregon
	The Circle of Tribal Advisors (COTA), National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri
	American Indian Museums Program, AASLH, Nashville, Tennessee

In her capacity as director of the American Indian Museums Program of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), Lisa visited approximately 70 tribal museums on 60 reservations over a two year period, gaining a clear understanding of their facilities, operations and special challenges. Her work has recently taken her to New Zealand where she was a keynote speaker at the 2005 Museums Aotearoa annual meeting and has shared information about cultural center development with several Maori tribes.

In addition, Lisa is the co-author of the chapter "Tribally Controlled Museums" that will appear in the forthcoming edition of the Smithsonian Institution's Handbook of North American Indians due in late fall 2007.

Lisa is a current member of the Trust Board of Directors of the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute (Pendleton, Oregon) and a former board member of the Oregon Historical Society (Portland, Oregon). She is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians and was born and raised on the Allegany Reservation in western New York State where her family resides.

For TMP&C, Lisa is involved with community visioning and facilitation; the crafting of values, mission & goals statements; and, program development, among other subjects.