Santa Clara University

As Assistant Director, Baines is responsible for developing the museum's exhibitions and planning related interpretation, integrated education opportunities, and public programs. She is also responsible for the museum's marketing, promotion, and outreach and works to build collaborations with University and external partners. For 3 years, Baines also served as Interim Director of the de Saisset.

She has always worked in the arts / arts nonprofit field, with previous roles at the Palo Alto Arts Center, Montalvo Arts Center, and other Bay Area organizations, in addition to her own practice as a professional choreographer and dancer. She serves on the Board of the California Association of Museums and was a Steering Committee member of genARTS Silicon Valley, a program of SVCreates, for 10 years. Baines holds a M.F.A. from Mills College in Choreography/Dance and B.A. and B.S. degrees in Art History, Theatre Arts (Dance Emphasis), and Psychology from Santa Clara University.