Historic Savannah Foundation – the leading nonprofit cultural institution dedicated to saving the buildings, places and stories that define Savannah’s past, present and future – recently hired Kristin Mikles as the Davenport House Museum’s Senior Program Manager. In her new position, Mikles helps organize and execute a wide range of community-based programs at the Davenport House Museum, the 1820 Federal-style home and iconic Historic Savannah Foundation property that launched Savannah’s modern-day preservation movement.

Prior to joining the Davenport House Museum, Mikles worked as a Gallery Host at the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Ga. She started her museum career at the Delaware Historical Society in Wilmington, Del., where she researched and curated a first-of-its-kind exhibition on queer history in Delaware.

Born and raised in Newark, Del., Mikles spent her middle and high school years at Cab Calloway School of the Arts studying Theatre and Technical Theatre. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a major in American History and a minor in Ancient Greek. She has studied six languages, written three self-published novels and enjoys living in Savannah.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Kristin to the Davenport House and appreciate her passion for history, languages and programming,” said Danielle Hodes, Executive Director of the Davenport House Museum. “She brings a creative eye to her new position and will help us expand our year-round programming to welcome even more local residents and visitors to the Davenport House in the future.”