A longtime friend and protector of the arts in New Jersey, Barbara Fulton Moran served in several posts during her 25 years of state service.  Most recently, until retirement, she served as Executive Director of the New Jersey State Museum.  She led the museum through a major renovation project and reopened its galleries to the public in May 2008.  She also served as the founding Executive Director of The New Jersey Cultural Trust.   The New Jersey Cultural Trust was established to create a permanent and stable source of funding to help build endowments, create institutional stability and fund capital projects for arts, history and humanities organizations in New Jersey.

In addition to her work with the State Museum and Cultural Trust, Barbara worked with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for over 17 years.  She served over a decade as Executive Director.  In 1999, she was also appointed as the first Assistant Commissioner of Cultural Affairs to oversee the New Jersey State Museum, the Division of Archives and Records Management, the Trenton War Memorial, the New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

During Barbara’s tenure with the State Arts Council she served as Board member and Chair of both the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.  She recently joined the Board of Trustees of Young Audiences of New Jersey and she serves on the Board of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.