Event:

Jenny Bevill, John Knight, and Democracy Project Librarians

After four successful years as a teen civic education program, Humanities Montana asks librarians - Can The Democracy Project work for adults? Could this meet your mission? What might this program look like? Your feedback will help shape a new offering to support civic education, civil dialogue, and community connection.

Jenny Bevill, Humanities Montana's Program Development Director, has been involved with The Democracy Project since its inception in 2021. A dynamic educational leader with three decades of experience working in public schools, museums, and non-profit organizations in New York City and Montana, Jenny spent 10 years at the Guggenheim Museum and 3½ years at the Missoula Art Museum where she helped develop the virtual learning platform, Museum as Megaphone. Jenny has created content for many statewide arts organizations in Montana including the Office of Public Instruction and the Montana Arts Council. She joined the Humanities Montana speaker bureau in 2016 and was brought on staff in 2021 to build The Democracy Project. As the Program Development Director, she also
oversees the Montana Center for the Book. Jenny is passionate about the role of libraries in our culture
and is also a musician and songwriter.

John Knight, Humanities Montana's Interim Executive Director and former Programs Director, has been
a close collaborator in all aspects of The Democracy Project. As a steward of the humanities and
nonprofit professional based in Missoula, John led and expanded several well-loved statewide programs
including Montana Conversations and the Speakers in the Schools Bureau, and the Montana Center for
the Book, paying particular attention to bringing these offerings to rural parts of the state. Before joining
Humanities Montana, he served as the Missoula Art Museum’s Registrar and founded and directed
several successful art galleries in the Northwest. A practicing artist himself, John is passionate about
building dialogue, fostering connection, and advancing culture and uses this passion to drive his
commitment to communities across Montana.Jenny Bevill, John Knight, and Democracy Project Librarians