“Well, when I was brought in to lead the Ford in 2020, there were several things that I wanted to do, but they were all around reaching and teaching more people than we had ever reached before.”
Executive Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Gleaves Whitney says the organization has accomplished that goal under his leadership. The foundation funds the exhibits, education and public programs for the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.
“We were able to meet our goal of the 50th anniversaries, making sure that there were compelling programs for our community to remember what the Ford’s did in the presidency and, gosh, we had record reach for emerging leaders that had never been done at the Ford before.”
Whitney says he’s already looking ahead to new challenges.
“I’m talking to several different groups now and, in the meantime, I have a passion project, a book that I am working to complete, and stay tuned for that.”
Whitney’s final day will be December 31st. The search for his successor is under way.
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