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American Sign Museum Promotes Cindy Kearns to Director

She will succeed the museum’s founder.

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October 20, 2021

Signs of the Times Staff

Cindy Kearns is the new director of the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati.

The American Sign Museum (Cincinnati) has selected Cindy Kearns, the current director of operations, as its next director.

She will succeed Tod Swormstedt, the founder of the museum, who will transition into the role of founder and curator. Kearns first joined the museum, the largest public museum in the country dedicated to sign preservation and restoration, in 2019 as its campaign manager.

Additionally, the museum has added Dana Hamblen to its guest services team. She has worked in video production and advertising for the last 20 years and also owned a nearby vintage shop called Chicken Lays an EGG.

For more information, visit americansignmuseum.org.

Signs of the Times Staff

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