Terry Ray Hiller

Current

• Director at the 2100 Collaborative

Past

• Director at Martin-Lawrence Galleries
• Visitor Services Director at Kidsquest Children's Museum
• Visitor Services Director at Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center

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Education

• Portland State University

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Terry Ray Hiller’s Summary

Trained as a design analyst, TERRY RAY HILLER has worked with both commercial and non-profit organizations throughout North America. His area of special interest is entrepreneurial management, and in the last two decades has successfully incorporated his diverse knowledge and skill set serving in capacities ranging from department head and buyer to executive director and board member. His responsibilities have at one time or another touched on virtually every aspect of modern organizational operation.

In addition to his retail accomplishments, he’s taught art and museum operations, and has written about the complex connections between the profit and nonprofit worlds and their impact on each other. Articles include “Beyond Cyberspace" (MUSEUM STORE, 1995), and “Coming Changes in Public Arts” (FUTURIST, 2001.

He’s been a presenter to organizations including the Museum Store Association, ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centers) and the Kaiser-Permanente Management Excellence Symposium. In addition, he has written columns and articles for publications including DISPATCH (Oregon Museum Association Magazine), the YUMA SUN Newspaper, MUSEUM UPDATE (Ohio Museum Association), OMSI Magazine, VOYAGES (Journal of the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center) and CALIFORNIA HISTORY ACTION (California Committee for the Preservation of History).

A futurist, Mr. Hiller was, for twelve years, the emerging technologies columnist for “Communicator Magazine,” exploring real, theoretical and fantastic technologies within science fiction. He’s been interviewed on subjects ranging from exhibit design and consumer behavior, museum to operations, and the search for extraterrestrial civilizations.

Mr. Hiller is a member of the World Future Society, the Society of Industrial Leaders and the Gerson Lehrman Group Retail Council.

He currently lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife, author/artist Margie M. Singer.

Terry Ray Hiller’s Specialties:

Earned Income Identification, Educational Outreach, Communications, Unrelated Business Income (UBIT) strategies, Entrepreneurial Development, Marketing, Organizational Administration, Public Interaction, Resource Management, Staff Management And Strategic Planning

Terry Ray Hiller’s Education

• Portland State University

  BS , Design Analysis , 1966 — 1971

  Minor in International Journalism/Writing
  
  Additional non-profit, corporate and commercial training in fiscal management, operations administration and purchasing

Additional Information

Terry Ray Hiller’s Interests:

My professional areas of strategic interest are museum public space design, understanding customer/audience behaviors and expectations, and developing customer-driven income and educational opportunities. My personal areas of interest include painting, writing, science fiction, collecting antique etiquette books, Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, music and the works of the American humorist and mystery critic, Will Cuppy.

Terry Ray Hiller’s Groups:

Member, World Future Society
Founding Member, The Planetary Society
Member, The Society of Industry Leaders
Member, Gerson Lehrman Group Retail Council
Past Officer, Museum Store Association
Past Member, American Association of Museum
Presenter, Association of Science and Technology Centers
Vounteer Mentor, Kennedy Center "Arts In Crisis" Initiative

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Terry Ray Hiller’s Honors:

Award of Merit, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1992
Board of Directors, Museum Store Association, 1992-1994
Pacific Northwsest Regional Chair, Museum Store Association, 1986-1992
Brown University Alumni Award for Communications, Brown University
Buyer of the Year, (National Third Place), Fine Jewelers’ Guild, 1982
Presenter. ASTC National Meeting, 1992
Kaiser-Permanente Management Excellence Symposium - Presenter
President’s Award, “Tribute to Honor,” 2002

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