Reston Historic Trust Hires Full-Time Executive Director

The Reston Historic Trust and Museum is pleased to announce the hiring of its first full-time executive director, Beth Didiano. Beth started work on January 3rd.

She comes to Reston from Pittsburgh, PA, where she was development manager at the Senator John Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to that, Beth was the Executive Director of the Greenbrier Historical Society and North House Museum in Lewisburg, West Virginia. As Executive Director, Beth was engaged in all aspects of running a historical society and house museum–from educational programs and tours, to marketing and fundraising, to preservation and construction projects.

Beth has a BA and MA in History with a concentration in Public History; her Masters is from West Virginia University in Morgantown. Beth’s broad range of museum, history, and organizational experience will contribute much to building the Reston Historic Trust over the coming years.

Shelley Mastran
Chair, Reston Historic Trust