About me
Nate McClendon is the Museum Specialist at the Beach Museum of Art. In this capacity he creates programs and events to enhance the experience of various artwork, exhibits, and the museum in general. Providing these programs for the KSU community, he has a specific focus on engaging the local and regional community.
Nate has served 20 years in public education as a music teacher in both Las Vegas, Nevada, and Manhattan, Kansas. He has collaborated with Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, and the Grammy Foundation to promote various student-centered educational experiences and award programs. Additionally, he serves as a consultant and professional speaker in the areas of Social-Emotional Learning, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion and Belonging, leadership, and grief and bereavement. Nate also keeps an active schedule as a musician performing in the Kansas City based band 2Proud2Beg and the Thundering Cats Big Band.