Executive Director

Henry L Ferguson Museum; Fishers Island (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Henry L Ferguson Museum on Fishers Island, NY, seeks an Executive Director to oversee programs, partnerships, and growth across its operations.

The ED will report to the Board and strengthen systems, staff structure, and financial management to sustain the museum's mission and community relationships as it expands its programming and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in mission-driven nonprofits.
• A leader who can think strategically while managing a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the museum's programs, partnerships, and administrative growth.
• Report to the Board and guide organizational development, systems, and financial management.

Job description

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Henry L Ferguson Museum seeks an Executive Director

The Henry L Ferguson Museum and Land Trust (HLFM/LT) is seeking to hire an Executive Director. The Museum is located on Fishers Island, NY, which is accessible from New London, CT.

The Executive Director (ED) will oversee the Museum’s growing programs, partnerships, and the new operations and administrative duties resulting from its growth.

The HLFM/LT has grown from one to seven employees and 14 summer interns within the last decade. The institution’s programming, conservation work, and community engagement have correspondingly expanded.

The HLFM/LT maintains permanent and temporary exhibitions devoted to the history of Fishers Island. It operates a Land Trust that protects approximately 400 acres, or about 15 percent of the Island. The Museum programs are wide-ranging and include lectures, children's nature programs, field ecology experiences, nature walks, field trips, research collaborations, land stewardship, habitat management, ecological field research, marine conservation work, and volunteer opportunities.

The ED will serve as the chief executive of the Museum and Land Trust, reporting directly to the Board. The ED will strengthen systems, staff structure, financial management, and organizational practices needed for sustainable growth. The ED will preserve the institution's mission, character, and valued community relationships. This position calls for a leader who can think strategically while managing a growing organization.

The HLFM seeks a person with organizational experience in mission-driven non-profits, who thrives on challenges, is curious, a community builder, with a sense of humor.

A full job description, including primary responsibilities, desired qualifications, and application process can be found here (https://fergusonmuseum.org/2026/10/executive-director-opportunity/).