Benton Museum of Art recently announced Kathleen LaManna has been hired as its new director of development arts.

LaManna has previously worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, and Craft Contemporary, developing skills in donor relations, member engagement, and event management, according to a news release. She holds a master’s in art history from Italy’s John Cabot University and a summa cum laude bachelor’s in art history from Scripps College.