NMAR Staff Now Includes Associate Executive Director

Ian Wendt recently joined the NMAR team as associate executive director.

“I am very pleased to join NMAR in order to forward its mission of helping Americans better understand the profound roles of our diverse religions and religious freedom in our history and our contemporary society. I am also grateful for the opportunity to work with the many impressive people who support the museum’s many meaningful activities.”

​Ian C. Wendt is the owner of Collegiate Courses and the producer of a video series on communities and society called Being Humans Together. He taught and researched the history of South Asia, the Muslim world, and world religions for ten years at multiple colleges and universities. He produced national and international educational assessments for the College Board and the Educational Testing Service for eight years. For the last three years, he has travelled full-time with his family, connecting with extended family, friends, and their communities across the United States of America. They seek out community builders, leaders, and service groups who are bringing people together. Ian has a PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.​