Experience

Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Together with my team, I connect the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study with leaders on the front lines of environmental decision-making. Hubbard Brook has informed national air, water, and climate policy and sets a global standard for long-term ecosystem monitoring. Within two years as ED, I established a stable and strong financial base, uplifted team morale, elevated our profile and role in the region, and launched a dynamic and thriving public outreach initiatives. Under my leadership, HBRF engages science and scientists with stakeholders for smart environmental policy and practice; conducts popular science media outreach; provides research housing and logistical support to scientists from universities and research institutions across and beyond the U.S.; delivers rich educational resources to K-12 math and science teachers; and provides confidence-boosting communications training and public outreach opportunities to young scientists. I also launched Hubbard Brook’s annual storytelling tradition. Show less

• Deputy and Development Director

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

• Associate Director

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

• Assistant Director

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2013



Zack's Place

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2006 - May 2009

  As the inaugural executive director, I launched this fledgling non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with special needs. I put Zack’s Pace on the map through high-profile community events, represented the organization in magazines, newspapers, and on television, developed and clarified the mission statement and bylaws, established and administered the annual budget and giving campaign, and secured funding to significantly expand programs and capacity. As the inaugural executive director, I launched this fledgling non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with special needs. I put Zack’s Pace on the map through high-profile community events, represented the organization in magazines, newspapers, and on television, developed and clarified the mission statement and bylaws, established and administered the annual budget and giving campaign, and secured funding to significantly expand programs and capacity.



Vermont Institute of Natural Science

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

• Director of Education Programs

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2006

  I and my staff conducted educational programs at the VINS Nature Center and at schools across the region. I developed a new daily public program featuring the evolution of flight and led the design and installation of an interactive live-animal exhibit presenting amphibians as indicators of environmental health. I and my staff conducted educational programs at the VINS Nature Center and at schools across the region. I developed a new daily public program featuring the evolution of flight and led the design and installation of an interactive live-animal exhibit presenting amphibians as indicators of environmental health.



Zoo New England

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Education

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2005

  I directed and developed on-site education and community outreach programs and supervised a staff of zoo educators and volunteer interpreters. I identified and addressed graphics priorities at both zoos and worked closely with the marketing department in the strategic promotion of fee-based programs. I coordinated the zoo’s adult lecture series with the Harvard Museum of Natural History and assumed the lead role for the Museum Institute for Teaching Science, a Summer Teaching Institute in partnership with the Boston Children’s Museum, the New England Aquarium, and MIT Museum. Under my leadership, annual fee-based program revenue quadrupled, the number of program participants increased by 323%, and my department received the AZA Award for Significant Achievement in Education. Show less



Zoological Society of Florida

• Director of Educational Programs

  • Aug 1999 - Sep 2002

  I conducted, directed, and developed educational programs both on and off zoo grounds and supervised a staff of zoo educators, administrative assistants, and the children’s zoo manager. I edited the zoo’s monthly printed newsletter and participated on a team devoted to exhibit development and design. Under my leadership, summer camp revenue increased by 83%, and the zoo launched the inaugural exhibit of Dr. Wilde’s World, a 7,000-square-foot interactive museum gallery. I conducted, directed, and developed educational programs both on and off zoo grounds and supervised a staff of zoo educators, administrative assistants, and the children’s zoo manager. I edited the zoo’s monthly printed newsletter and participated on a team devoted to exhibit development and design. Under my leadership, summer camp revenue increased by 83%, and the zoo launched the inaugural exhibit of Dr. Wilde’s World, a 7,000-square-foot interactive museum gallery.