Wing Luke Museum Announces Interim Executive Director

SEATTLE, September 16, 2024 (Newswire.com) - The Wing Luke Museum today announced that Kamahanahokulani Farrar Law, the Museum’s senior director of Finance and Operations, has been appointed interim executive director. This follows the recent announcement that Joël Barraquiel Tan has stepped down as executive director.

Farrar Law, who has decades of leadership experience, has been with the Museum for more than a year and oversees the organization’s Finance, Human Resources, Museum Services, and Technology and Infrastructure departments. She brings more than 25 years’ experience in administrative and operations management and, most recently, served as executive director for Na Pu’uwai, Native Hawaiian Health Care System, for six years.

“I am honored to serve as interim executive director,” says Farrar Law. “The Museum serves a significant role in our community with essential exhibits and programs. As we launch our national search for our next director, I expect to provide stability and continuity so that we continue serving our community and our mission’s work.” 

Along with years of related experience, Farrar Law has familiarity with Wing Luke Museum’s current breadth of operations and programs, its staff and Board. 

“She is the perfect person to keep the Museum and its diverse programs going during this time of transition,” says Ellen Ferguson, Board president. “The Board is working closely with Kamahanahokulani and the Executive Team to continue our important work to build community and to fulfill our values and mission to advance racial and social equity.”

The Board of Trustees will soon launch a national search for the Museum’s next executive director.

About The Wing Luke Museum

The Wing Luke Museum’s mission is to connect everyone to the rich history, dynamic cultures, and art of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders through vivid storytelling and inspiring experiences to advance racial and social equity. It is located in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. Established in 1967, the Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate, National Park Service Affiliated Area, and the only pan-Asian American community-based museum in the United States. The Wing Luke Museum is a national treasure, preserving and sharing the personal stories of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Visit www.wingluke.org.

Source: Wing Luke Museum