Responsible for researching, writing, and obtaining grants with a focus on government grants, renewal of grants, administrative tasks related to grants and resource development goals. Create and implement successful partnerships in the development of grant proposals and works as part of an administrative team ensuring contract compliance. Participates as part of the Agency-wide leadership team.

As Director of Membership and Special Events, I continue to oversee all aspect of membership but I am also responsible for the creation and execution of special events, including special Family Days and "After Dark" events (events created for adults 21+). These events increased attendance and revenue. In the first 10 months, these special events brought in $55k worth of admission revenue and created a new pathway for a segment of the population (adults without children) to regularly visit the museum.

As the Director of Guest Services and Membership, I am responsible for providing proactive leadership for all guest service and membership initiatives. This directly contributes to miSci’s organizational growth and profitability through increased customer satisfaction, engagement, mission impact, loyalty, and revenue. I oversee all the duties of our Guest Services, Membership, Gift Shop, and Special Events & Rentals, and work to ensure a high-quality customer experience as it relates to the activities and programs miSci uses to educate, motivate and inspire the community.

Wearer of many hats in the Development and Membership Department at miSci (the Museum of Innovation and Science), the Capital District of New York’s premier science and technology center. As a department, we help fund exhibits, programs, and events that are designed to inspire people to celebrate and explore science and technology, past present, and future.I oversee short and long-term plans for Member acquisition and retention, manage the membership database, and am responsible for correspondence with members and prospective members. As a part of the development department, I work with colleagues to coordinate various membership and development campaigns such as monthly membership renewals, annual appeals, invitations to member events, and other fundraising events. One of my primary responsibilities is making our data management system work more efficiently in order to provide the best possible support for our members as well as museum staff. My goals include thinking of creative ways to increase the size of the museum’s membership, increase fundraising revenue, as well as how to provide all of our members with the best possible support and experience when visiting us here at miSci.

• Teaching middle school and high school students who are on long-term suspension in all subject areas (math, science, ELA, social studies, etc)• Managing an active classroom, keeping students on task and maintaining class rules through effective classroom management techniques such as positive reinforcement• Effectively communicating with parents/guardians, teachers from the students’ home school, and administration, in order to ensure each student receives the best possible instruction • Proctoring NYS exams, final exams and NYS Regents exams

• Prepared and taught creative, hands-on lessons for all subject areas, including English language arts, math, science, social studies, and health• Used a variety of teaching techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles, including students with active IEPs, and several ESL students• Planned and coordinated classroom reading centers• Developed and implemented an integrated, hands-on social studies unit on Ancient Greece, and a science unit on plants (which included a service learning component), in accordance with NYS Learning Standards• Used cooperative learning groups as well as whole and small group learning to facilitate learning objectives• Managed an active classroom, keeping students on task and maintaining class rules through effective classroom management techniques such as token economy and positive reinforcement

• Managed the department responsible for greeting and explaining museum offerings and programs to all visitors, as well as selling and processing admissions and memberships • Supervised Guest Relations staff to ensure Museum goals are met, including participating in the selection, training, motivation, review and termination of Guest Relations staff • Coordinated all aspects of the museum gift shop, including purchasing and selling educational items related to science and technology that would appeal to children and adults • Organized communication between the museum’s education department and the teachers, staff, students, and parents visiting the museum on school field trips

• Coordinated educational programming at the museum, including working cooperatively with educators from the local school districts and the community, to develop a schedule of classes which would be engaging for children and adults • Handled many aspects of membership activities, including developing marketing material to encourage membership, and working with the Museum Director and Board of Directors to develop strategies to increase membership • Maintained many of the Museum’s marketing and promotional efforts, including the Museum’s website, online promotion, creating a marketing brochure, writing press releases for all museum news and events, and maintaining relationships with local press • Assisting the Director and the Board of Trustees with a variety of additional tasks as requested, such as event planning, bookkeeping, secretarial duties, etc

• Filled in for absent teachers in emergency and on short and medium term assignments• Assumed responsibility for teaching lessons designated by the classroom teachers• Employed materials and techniques of regular teacher where available• Fostered safe, positive and supportive learning environment• Ensured good order and behavior in and out of class by using classroom management techniques such as positive reinforcement, token economy, etc