Frances McLaughlin joins Billings Farm and Museum

Frances McLaughlin joins Billings Farm and Museum as Executive Vice President

November 2024

Billings Farm and Museum is excited to welcome Frances McLaughlin to the team as the new Executive Vice President. Frances brings extensive experience leading nonprofits with a passion for human and community development.

Frances comes to Billings from the Farm & Wilderness Foundation and Farm & Wilderness Conservation where she served as the Executive Director. During her tenure, Frances led the Farm & Wilderness Foundation through the COVID Pandemic, reinvigorated their camp programs and brand, increased contributed revenue, and built staff capacity. She exceeded the annual fundraising goal each year and created the Affordable for All initiative to increase access to camp and increase giving to camperships.

As the new Executive Vice President at Billngs, Frances will be providing high-level leadership and working closely with the President/Executive Director and the Woodstock Foundation Board to review and establish museum policies, objectives, and priorities. Reporting to the President/Executive Director, David Simmons, she will help envision, shape, and implement institutional and strategic planning as well as provide leadership and direction to the museum’s Operations & Programs teams, including its retail/products area. Frances is eager to join Billings Farm and Museum and contribute her expertise to the team.

Billings Farm & Museum

Billings Farm & Museum (BF&M) was established in 1983 and is a primary ongoing project of the Foundation, which also maintains a partnership with Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (MBRNHP) and owns the Woodstock Inn & Resort.

Billings Farm & Museum is unique among America’s historic sites and outdoor museums in offering the experience of a fully operational dairy farm, engaging programs across the seasons, galleried exhibits, and an award-winning film. As BF&M is in its 42nd year of operation, it is an exciting and pivotal moment in the museum’s history. Through dynamic daily programming, seasonal and farm events, camps, workshops, and unique after-hours experiences, BF&M engages visitors of all ages. As the farm of the historic Billings estate, it also serves as the agricultural counterpart to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.

For more information about Billings Farm and Museum, please visit https://billingsfarm.org/

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