Bethany Thomas Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis

1010 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, In 46202

Curriculum development for STEM/STEAM maker-centered learning experiences including in-school, Afterschool, summer camps, professional development and community programs; Cultivation of local, state and national partnerships to promote and support maker education; staff & volunteer development; strategic planning; budget planning and monitoring; evaluation and assessment of programs; grant management

Indianapolis, Indiana

Promote, solicit and establish STEM Scouts, a national pilot extracurricular enrichment program for youth in 3rd-12th grade, with schools, universities, community organizations and businesses; Solicit business and industry support of STEM Scouts through sponsorships, volunteer recruitment, program placement and public relations; Cultivate partnerships and collaborations throughout Central Indiana to support STEM Scouts; Review, edit and develop 3rd-12th grade curriculum for National STEM Scouts program; Market STEM Scouts program throughout Central Indiana; Recruit, train and manage adult volunteer leaders to run STEM Scouts labs throughout Central Indiana; Research and develop STEM Scouts family programs utilizing community partnerships and local museums; Research grant, sponsorship and foundational opportunities for STEM Scouts program and scholarship funds; Maintain STEM Scouts portal for program management, volunteer recruitment and approval, youth registration, program schedule and delivery of materials and communication with volunteers; Support STEM Scouts labs and volunteers and maintain youth membership, quality of program, fieldtrips, family events and scholarships; Organize, schedule and facilitate the Vortex, a mobile laboratory, to attend community and school events throughout Central Indiana as an outreach program and marketing tool

Managed, designed and facilitated informal and formal PreK-12 education programs including early childhood, homeschool, school, afterschool, public, camps and community outreach programs and fieldtrips to serve an audience of 120,000 annually; Developed and maintained local, state and national partnerships with community organizations, universities, schools, museums and non-profits; Managed the design, curriculum development and implementation of the Innovation Station Science Lab and Makerspace; STEM Director for the Innovation Institute mentoring program for at-risk junior high and high school students; Researched, wrote, submitted and monitored local, state and national grants; planned and monitored department budget; Recruited, trained and managed full & part-time staff, contract staff, university interns, and volunteers; Developed department goals, objectives and measurable outcomes; contributed to museum strategic planning and served as senior member of design team for exhibit master plan and continual exhibit development; Marketed Education programs through social media, print collateral and media outlets

Managed the exhibition and lending of artifacts from the Teaching Collection, gave tours for school teachers; worked with a Magnet school for programs/exhibits; assisted design and exhibition of temporary exhibits to coincide with traveling exhibits and Omnimax shows, maintained collections management documentation; Program development, logistics coordinator and travel assistant for paleontology, archaeology and science of national parks travel programs; Contractor for independent education programs and collections consultation