Justin Estoque has joined the staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as its chief operating officer.

His new role will include overseeing the offices of finance, administration and contracting, human resources, and information technology. He will also will serve as a member of IMLS's executive leadership team. Estoque comes to IMLS on a one-year detail from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), where he served as the director of the executive planning office.

Since 2005, he has overseen the analysis and presentation of proposals for new exhibits and projects, including all major exhibits in New York and Washington, large collections loans, publications, public programs, IT and media master planning, landscape installations, and outreach initiatives to Native communities. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the USA's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.