Experience

National Children's Museum

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

• Director of Exhibits & Education

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Responsible for all aspects of exhibit development and maintenance and education programming. Lead the team members facilitating museum experiences ensuring that they promote the integration of high-quality STEAM content throughout the exhibits and educational programs. Responsible for all aspects of exhibit development and maintenance and education programming. Lead the team members facilitating museum experiences ensuring that they promote the integration of high-quality STEAM content throughout the exhibits and educational programs.



Scott Family Amazeum

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Exhibits & Facilities

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2022

  Senior Leadership • Responsible for the creative development and management of the museum’s permanent and temporary, indoor and outdoors exhibitions. • Develop strategic plans and initiatives to further the museum’s impact and success. • Strategize with senior leadership and board of directors to establish core purpose, core business, mission, and values. • Establish annual departmental budgets for both Exhibits and Facilities. Exhibits and Programs Creative Development • Lead a creative team of museum exhibition developers, fabricators and technicians. • Facilitate positive and effective collaboration in exhibit development . • Develop a wide-range of program opportunities. Facilities Operations • Oversee the maintenance and operations of the museum including its 3,000 sq-ft fabrication shop. • Responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the facilities, museum staff and guests. Community Partnerships and Collaboration • Develop a community network of fabricators and volunteers . • Develop and sustain collaborative relationships to offer innovative experiences. • Direct and manage key public programs including Tinkerfest and adult nights. • Manage the museum’s creative maker (artist) residency program. • Assist the museum’s Education Department in the implementation of professional development programming for educators and museum professionals. Project Management • Direct and manage multiple projects in fast-paced dynamic environment. • Manage technical and logistical aspects of traveling exhibitions . Show less



Fleet Science Center

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

• Exhibits Manager

  • 2004 - 2013

  • Collaborate in the development of several exhibits, exhibitions and program spaces, establishing educational content, conceptual planning, coordinating copy and graphic design, fabrication, installation and maintenance.• Coordinate the installation and removal of several traveling exhibitions; arranging for shipping, equipment and labor, coordinating vendors, reviewing contracts, planning and directing installation and maintenance. • Supervise Exhibit Technician to enhance the functionality and monitor and maintain the visual appearance and operation of exhibits.• Manage interpretive staff and volunteers within established departmental personnel budget, including hiring, training, reviewing performance, and setting individual and departmental goals.• Develop and produce necessary materials and manuals for a structured extended training program for interpretive staff and volunteers.• Collaborate with interpretive staff and Education department to enhance existing and to develop new educational programming, demonstrations and activities. Show less

• Exhibit Interpreter Supervisor

  • 2002 - 2004

  • Managed interpretive staff and volunteers within established departmental personnel budget, including hiring, training, reviewing performance, and setting individual and departmental goals.• Developed a structured extended training program for interpretive staff and volunteers that includes regular workshops, weekly exercises, training in inquiry-based learning pedagogy, science content lessons, demonstration training, and training in inquiry-based facilitation techniques• Enhanced existing and to developed new educational programming, demonstrations and activities including: DNA Days, Solar Energy Day, Strange Matter, Gross Olympics, Biosciences Day, RoboExpo, Pi Day, and Polarpalooza.• Facilitated research and development of age-appropriate demonstrations and investigations for preschool gallery.• Developed the Demonstration Cart (a mobile demonstration station) and improved the quantity and quality of demonstrations available for this venue Show less

• Summer Camp Educator

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002



CUSD

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• High School Science Teacher

  • 1997 - 2002



Kern High School District

• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Middle School Science & Math Teacher

  • 1996 - 1997