Virginia "Ginger" Butcher Email & Phone Number

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• Support NASA's Landsat Project Science Office with communications and public engagement efforts.
• Organized and implemented several innovative Landsat 9 launch events around Lompoc, CA in including science talks, children’s workshop and family fun event, Landsat gallery exhibit, and development of a wall mural and.
• Creator of Earth Observatory for Kids with over 30 issues aimed at communicating real Earth Science data to diverse young adults.
• Develop variety of communication materials for science conferences and large public events including creating and conducting activities such as Spectral Signature Matching at events like Earth Day, USA Sci&Eng.
• Coordinated and designed virtual outreach activities to engage the public during the pandemic including the design of NASA’s Earth Science virtual booth for 2020 SCIFEST event which received over 7,000 total visits.
• Organized special events including the 20th Anniversary of Landsat 7 event, Howard Community College Climate Forums, and the Landsat 9 Friends and Family day at Goddard.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD

• Support NASA's Aura mission with materials and programs to communicate Aura science to the public.Summary
• Develop Education and Public Outreach implementation plan for the Aura mission
• Create, design, and implement unique educational experiences
• Translate complex science for a variety of audiences
• Manage projects, partnerships, and budgets
• Develop exhibits and learning materials about atmospheric chemistry for GSFC Visitor's Center

• Freelance Writer
• Reviewed homeschool science lessons for NASA Education Product Review at IGES.
• Taught science classes for middle and high schoolers for six years at BCS homeschool co-op.
• Designed in-store photo seminars for customer outreach at Penn Camera.
• Designed “Photography for Information” course for Engineers at U.S. State Department.
• Designed an online graduate course on Blackboard and WebCT at UMBC.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• My job requires a variety of skills in support of web development for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. I conduct usability and content analysis of sites to design content information architectures.
• Authored cross-discipline science content for scripts, booklets and websites in collaboration with NASA Scientists to communicate complex science concepts to a young audience.
• Responsible for assuring educational value of outreach materials and shepherding products through NASA’s internal education product review process.
• Developed project management plans and managed work via TRAC ticket reporting system.
• Participated in design meetings for iPad and iPhone applications and social media efforts.
• Advised the selection and organization of content for SMD websites.

* Proactively pursued outreach opportunities, served as liaison to GSFC education office, assisted in grant writing and connected Laboratory scientists with the public through various venues. * Conducted workshops at multiple educator training events at GSFC and at national conferences * Presented at a variety of students in both formal and informal.

Coordinated with webmasters of 50+ web sites within the division. Assisted with implementing policy - specifically compliance with ADA Section 508 accessibility of websites. Conducted monthly meetings to share best practices with webmasters throughout the division. Promoted science within the laboratory via division website and public relation materials.

Greenbelt, MD

• Developer of multimedia and web-based educational products in support of Earth Sciences research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Provided multimedia programming using Macromedia Director and Authorware. Applied.
• Wrote and published the book, “Adventures of Echo the Bat,” with an installation and children’s puppet show at the GSFC Visitor’s Center and interactive exhibit displays at Arizona State Parks.
• Awarded $100,000 grant from NASA for Adobe Flash-based product introducing remote sensing concepts via a story about a pigeon.
• Managed project teams for the development of an educational products about Landsat imagery: “The Adventures of Echo the Bat” website and “Amelia the Pigeon” Flash-based adventure.
• Authored papers on educational technology and developed lessons adopted into science curriculum nationwide; presented at international conferences and conducted teacher workshops.
• Evaluated software products for use in multimedia development and conducted usability testing.

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