Experience

Hands On Children's Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Jun 2008 - Present

  Coordinate Museum's overall volunteer program including recruitment, placement, training and supervising. Update and maintain volunteer database, records and schedule. Establish and maintain relationships and volunteer partnerships with community groups and businesses. Responsible for developing and coordinating educational activities and materials for the Museum's annual community event Sand in the City. Coordinate Museum's overall volunteer program including recruitment, placement, training and supervising. Update and maintain volunteer database, records and schedule. Establish and maintain relationships and volunteer partnerships with community groups and businesses. Responsible for developing and coordinating educational activities and materials for the Museum's annual community event Sand in the City.



Denver Museum of Nature & Science

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Coordinator of Volunteers for Education Programs

  • Nov 2002 - Nov 2007

  Coordinated all aspects of the Special Events and Discovery Zone & Gallery Programs' volunteer programs including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and scheduling volunteers for a number of different volunteer positions. Acted as a liaison with educators, curators, and research staff to provide high quality training programs. Provided formal and informal recognition events. Coordinated all aspects of the Special Events and Discovery Zone & Gallery Programs' volunteer programs including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and scheduling volunteers for a number of different volunteer positions. Acted as a liaison with educators, curators, and research staff to provide high quality training programs. Provided formal and informal recognition events.



Collage Children's Museum

• Education Director

  • May 2000 - Oct 2002

  Coordinated and scheduled weekly, monthly, and quarterly programs and events for children and families. Developed field trip curriculum relevant to current and traveling Museum exhibits. Hired instructors for workshop series. Trained and supervised education volunteers. Worked with Director in writing grants and seeking financial support for programming. Established and maintained programming collaborations with Boulder County businesses and organizations. Coordinated exhibit installations and worked with Exhibits Intern in researching traveling exhibits and maintaining the Museum floor. Show less