Kristin Prestegaard

Kristin Prestegaard is the Chief Engagement Officer at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). At Mia, Kristin oversees the Audience Engagement Division, which was created in 2012 and encompasses marketing, public relations, design and editorial, social media, and custom visit personnel. Kristin plays a lead role in the museum’s strategic communications and in creating a dialogue with Mia's many audiences. She is responsible for all audience engagement, a key aspect of the museum’s new strategic direction, and cultivates both internal and external relationships to cultivate new interest and encourage sustained engagement. At Mia, Kristin was instrumental in developing the Third Thursday program, a free monthly event designed to actively target and engage the millennial generation of museum visitors. Each Third Thursday event attracts an average of 2,000 visitors. She received her Bachelor of Arts Psychology, Management from Gustavus Adolphus College and later received her Master of Organizational Leadership from St. Catherine University.