Experience

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  Museum of the hudson highlands

  Oct 2001 - Oct 2003

  Americorps environmental educator

  • Taught educational programs in a formal and non-formal setting on and off-site. • Designed and implemented public weekend programming.• Designed winter break, spring break and summer camp programs for children between the ages of 4 and 12. • Assisted with general upkeep of the facilities, involving things such as animal care and basic cleaning after school group visits.

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  The junior museum

  Nov 2003 - May 2005

  Public programming coordinator/educator

  • Worked with members of the community and other organizations to develop programs that complement and enrich current exhibits at The Junior Museum.• Collaborated with Youth Services Programs and activities. Including THA, Troy Boys and Girl Club with General Public programming.• Developed and present public programs including scouts, birthday parties, and workshops as necessary.

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  The children's museum of science and technology

  Jun 2005 - Mar 2017

  Senior director of education & museum experience

  • Oversee educational program development and implementation.• Develop and update plan for educational programming.• Develop and manage Camp programming, and secure appropriate seasonal staff related to Camps.• Manage staffing needs related to on-going educational programming.• Propose and seek possible funding sources for educational programming and Camps.• Conceptualize and guide exhibits and collections strategy.• Manage existing exhibits to maximize Museum exposure and maintain pertinence of all exhibits on the museum exhibit floor.• Develop plans for new exhibits in accordance with established strategies and in accordance with appropriate volunteer committees.• Maintain an extensive awareness of the Museum’s constituents, programs, features, benefits and marketing/presentation materials.• Work with Management Team to integrate education initiatives into public/member communicae. Show less

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  The children's museum at saratoga

  Apr 2017 - Oct 2019

  Executive director

  Responsible for providing progressive leadership skills and experience in the education and/or non-profit sector with a primary goal to build new and manage existing relationships with partners, donors, stakeholders, and community members. Leverage experience in non-profit fundraising, strategies and implementation to support the day to day operations of The Museum. Manage support staff and the day-to-day tasks of running the museum. Responsible for operating the facility, handling revenues and expenses geared toward the organizations short and long term operational goals. Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Manage ongoing strategic partnerships in the Saratoga and Capital Region communities.• Represent the museum and serve as a liaison to the local community to generate excitement and support of early childhood education. • Lead and operate all fundraising responsibilities with the help from the Board of Directors through individual, foundation, corporate, etc. relationships. • Perform all steps of the grant writing process. • Oversee day to day operations of both the buildings and grounds. • Manage the museum gift shop through responsibilities of ordering and receiving product. • Supervise all museum staff and volunteers including hiring, training and performance. • Implementation and development of exhibits and programs including but not limited to STEM learning, birthday parties, and sensory room. • Forge a strong working relationship with the Board of Directors and stakeholders on strategic initiatives, key organizational factors and fundraising. Show less

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  Girls on the run capital region

  Oct 2019 - now

  Executive director

  The Executive Director is a highly-skilled nonprofit professional that provides leadership, vision and direction to Girls on the Run Capital Region organization in support of the GOTR mission of inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experienced-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.