Magnolia Telford

Magnolia Telford has diverse work experience in museum and educational settings. Magnolia has served as a Lead Security Officer at the Seattle Art Museum. Magnolia has also worked at the White River Valley Museum as a Front Desk Attendant and as a Museum Program Assistant focusing on educational programs. Additionally, they have experience as a Native American Collections Intern at the Skagit County Historical Museum and as a Family Programs Intern at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Magnolia's background also includes a role as a Preschool Teacher at Bright Horizons.

Magnolia Telford completed an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree at Everett Community College from 2018 to 2020. Magnolia then pursued two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Human Evolutionary Biology and Medical Anthropology and Global Health at the University of Washington from 2020 to 2022. Following this, they obtained a Master of Arts in Museology/Museum Studies from the University of Washington between 2023 and 2025.