Janet Gallimore

Janet Gallimore

Janet Gallimore is the Executive Director of the Idaho State Historical Society, where she directs a dynamic state agency comprised of the Idaho State Museum, Idaho State Archives and State Records Center, State Historic Preservation Office, and Historic Sites program.  Ms. Gallimore has 35 years experience in the area of cultural resource management. She holds an MS in Business from National Lewis University and BA in Business and Fine Art from Barat College. A graduate of the J. Paul Getty Museum Management Institute, Ms. Gallimore is currently a member of the Steering Committee for the national History Relevance Campaign.  She has served as a peer reviewer for American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and its museum accreditation program from 1995-to the present and on the National Field Committee of the Museums and Community Initiative of the AAM; and in numerous capacities on regional and nation boards from1991 to the present including the American Association for State and Local History and the National Council for State Historic Preservation Officers. Prior to her work with the State of Idaho, Ms. Gallimore served as a consultant to the Confluence Project that is leading the creation of seven artworks by artist Maya Lin in the Pacific Northwest. From 1981-2003, she served as director of cultural resources for the Lake County Forest Preserves, an entrepreneurial government in the north suburbs of Chicago, where she directed the Lake County Discovery Museum, Bonner Heritage Farm, Adlai Stevenson Historic Home and the Greenbelt Cultural Center. Ms. Gallimore is a member of the Idaho Capitol Commission and was selected as one of the Idaho Women of the Year by the Idaho Business Review in 2010. Ms. Gallimore has also received the distinction of being selected as a 2018 CEO of Influence by the Idaho Business Review.