“It puts me back in touch with a more creative environment, closer to the ground, where decisions are made in a streamlined way. And I’m happy to be able to help out, because I remember what it was like for me in those early days, operating in a vacuum without a sounding board.” — Tom Rhoads, Associate Director for Administration, J. Paul Getty Museum (formerly founder and director of the Santa Monica Museum of Art), speaking about mentoring Mark Allen




