Maura O’Shea has been Deputy Director of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site since January 2023. She has 25 years of experience working in museums and cultural organizations with expertise in audience development, community engagement, and project management. Prior to joining the Thomas Cole Site, she held leadership positions at The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT, and the Westervelt Warner Museum of Art in Tuscaloosa, AL, and spent 15 years at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT, where she served as Deputy Director and Curator of Education. She has served on the boards of several charitable foundations and arts organizations and is currently Vice Chair of the Warner Foundation in Tuscaloosa. In 2011, Maura co-founded The Art Truck, a mobile art studio that brought creative celebrations to more than 45,000 children and adults in Connecticut.