Nina Simon has been described as a “museum visionary” by Smithsonian Magazine for her community-centered approach to design. She is the author of the Museum 2.0 blog, the books The Participatory Museum (2010) and Relevance (2016). Nina is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH), where she led an institutional turnaround based on creative risk-taking, grassroots participation, and community partnership.