Jason Foberg

Director Of Education at Mattatuck Museum
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Hartford, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director Of Education
      • Jun 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager of Visitor Experience
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Created: New and successful annual event for Halloween, Christmas, Spring and Summer that follow COVID-19 guidelines and allowvisitors to have a festival-like experience safelyOutdoor self-checkout activities for museum guests to maintain activity offerings while lessening prolonged interactionswith staffCoordinate, Train and Manage:Visitor Experience staffAltru ticketing and database system for all front of house activityBudget for Visitor Experience departmentSleepover and NOAA grant programsCollaborate and Coordinate:With the museum’s outsource gift shop companyWith marketing department on executing ads and messaging for new programs and events

    • Youth Programs Coordinator
      • Dec 2018 - Sep 2020

      Created:Virtual and in-person content and programming for Winter, Spring and Summer Break Camp Bishop MuseumVirtual lessons and programs for the Online Learning CenterNew Sleepovers at Bishop Museum programmingPopular new after-hours preschool programEvaluation tools for Youth ProgramsTeen Resiliency ForumCoordinated, Trained and Managed:Science Casual Interpreters and Sleepover StaffAll aspects of Camp Bishop Museum (since 5/2018)All Sleepover reservations and programsCollaborated:With a partner organization for the complete redesign of Camp Bishop Museum

    • Science Educator
      • May 2015 - Dec 2018

      Created:Video sequences for a planetarium showContent for the NASA Celestial Islands exhibitScavenger hunts to pair with Science Adventure Center interpretive boxesVisitor surveys and result findings for museum exhibits, special events and programsNew programs and content/presentations for Camp Bishop Museum, public and school programsEducation website redesigns and contentLending box materials and curriculum for the Pollinators in Paradise project 2019-2020Represented:Science Education on the Evaluation and SAC Attack CommitteesBishop Museum through educational outreach at the Honolulu ZooBishop Museum at the NOAA Community Resiliency Forum in Boston, MA 2017 and 2019Bishop Museum at an NAI Training in San Diego, CA 2016Coordinated and Trained:Science Education Interpreters, Docents and Sleepover SpecialistsCollaborated:With Culture Educators on their programming for Camp Bishop MuseumWith another Science Educator to create science content for the 2016 Docent trainingWith Science Docents to create their own interpretive boxesWith Exhibits on the creation, testing, and implementation of an exhibit specific board gameWith a Culture Educator for content for the 2016 Journeys exhibitWith a local Girl Scout Troop for exhibit contentWith another Science Educator to create a voyaging school program

    • Science Education Intern
      • Mar 2015 - May 2015

      Observed, analyzed, and reported on visitor interactions with a pre-show on SOS and the Wayfinders planetarium show

    • United States
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Youth Activities Counselor
      • Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

      Lead activities and supervise children ages 3-12 Lead activities and supervise children ages 3-12

    • United States
    • Recreational Facilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Film Camp Counselor
      • Jun 2009 - Aug 2014

      Directed, wrote, and edited weekly news programs about the camp as well as movie trailers Directed, wrote, and edited weekly news programs about the camp as well as movie trailers

Education

  • University of Denver
    Master of Science - MS, Non-Profit Organizational Leadership - Social Enterprise and Innovation Concentration
    2019 - 2020
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Museum Studies
    2014 - 2015
  • University of Connecticut
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, History
    2010 - 2014

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