Alexandra Nicholis Coon, executive director for the Massillon Museum, holds a BA in art history from Kent State University and an MA in art history through the joint program at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve University. She has been with the Massillon Museum since 2001 and served as curator from 2003 to 2010.
Coon served as board president for the Ohio Museums Association from 2017-2019, and is currently the board chair for Visit Canton. She is active on boards of the Cleveland Print Room, Massillon WestStark Chamber Foundation, Aultman Health Foundation, and Soroptimist International of Midwestern Region.
Museum Advocacy is near and dear to her heart; she has joined museum colleagues nationwide on Capitol Hill for eight years now as part of the American Alliance of Museums Advocacy Day. She has led two major capital projects for Massillon Museum, most recently a $6.2 million expansion.