Jennifer Fields Email & Phone Number

Tucson, AZ, US

Tucson, Arizona Area

Tucson, AZ

• Providing expertise and services in:
• Raising funds and securing resources through grant and sponsorship proposals, targeting a variety of funding sources including federal agencies, corporations and private foundations;
• Project development, management, evaluation & research including the development of logic models, timelines, best practices, and tools; and
• Production of annual and final project or organizational reports, presentations, promotional materials, annual and capital campaigns.
• Specializing in museums, science centers, aquariums, and non-profits, STEM education, formal K-12 and out-of-school learning environments.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Research Development Services (RDS) at the University of Arizona (UA) is an integral part of the suite of research services provided by Research, Discovery & Innovation. Our mission is to help UA researchers and scholars identify funding opportunities, form effective teams, and craft winning proposals, with the ultimate goal of increasing the quality and.

Tucson, AZ

• In 2011 was among a small group selected to establish the Arizona Board of Regents-designated UA STEM Learning Center, connecting the S. AZ community to STEM resources at the University and facilitating access to UA.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of Center, including financial oversight, establishing and maintaining partnerships, website content and communications.
• Facilitated partnerships among researchers and educators to build and sustain the UA’s informal education infrastructure. This work helped to position the STEM Learning Center to lead the UA towards a more strategic.
• Managed the center’s combined University and community advisory board.Presentations:
• Arizona Statewide Out-of-School Time Conference & Awards of Excellence, Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence, The Five ‘E’s of Inquiry, 2014
• Arizona Science Teachers Association Conference, STEM in Action, 2014Publications:

Tucson, AZ

• Recruited in 2007 to contribute to the conceptual development and implementation of education programs, exhibits, and operations for the new University of Arizona Science Center. When the project was cancelled due to.
• Initially led in the restructuring of operations to allow the center to resume daily public admissions and programs. Played a leadership role in day-to-day science center operations, including ticketing, gift store.
• Responsible for the development, oversight and assessment of all education programs, including fee-based programs and workshops for children, adults & families; public programs for general visitors; and school field.

Miami, FL

• Participated as a member of executive management (2004-2007), where I worked directly with the Museum president, architects and contracted groups to plan and develop a $275M, 200,000-square-foot science center.
• Developed, implemented and assessed the museum’s education and award-winning youth development programs, including fee-based camps, educational opportunity programs for underrepresented and underserved groups, public.
• Responsible for the oversight and management of all visitor satisfaction components of the museum including box office, gift shop, museum hosts and public programs. Was directly involved with the management and.
• Director, Upward Bound Math & Science Center, funded by the US Department of Education. Over the eight years that I directed the program (1999-2007), we saw 95% of participants enroll in post-secondary education.
• Council for Opportunity in Education Annual Conference, “Adding Pizzazz to your Math & Science Curriculum”, September 2006
• Associatio of Science & Technology Centers Annual Conference, Panel Presentation, “Math Momentum in Science Centers”, 2004

Miami, FL

• Developed, implemented and assessed the museum’s education and award-winning youth development programs, including fee-based camps, educational opportunity programs for underrepresented and underserved groups, public.
• Project Director, BioTRAC (Phase I) and BioTRAC National Replication Project (Phase II), funded by the National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award.
• Project Director, Upward Bound Math & Science Center, funded by the US Department of Education.
• Project implementation oversight, Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science & Engineering), funded by the National Science Foundation.Presentations:
• 21st Annual Conference for the Council for Opportunity in Education, “Hands On. Project Based Learning”, September, 2002
• Panel Member, SEPA Project Director’s Meeting, “SEPA Project Outcomes”, February, 2002

Miami, FL

• Coordinated the Museum's youth development programs for underserved and underrepresented youth.Select Projects:
• MUST (Macintosh Using Science Teams), funded by the National Science Foundation
• Youth ALIVE! (Achievement through Learning, Involvement, Volunteering, and Employment), an initiative of the Association of Science & Technology Centers funded by the Dewitt-Wallace Reader's Digest.
• Association of Science and Technology Centers annual conference, The Marine Environment IMPACTs Youth, October 1999

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Marine Affairs And Policy

Activities and Societies: While a student, I held a teaching assistant position in Marine Anthropology and a research assistant position.

Bachelors Of Science, Business Administration And Accounting; Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: While a student at the UA, I was an informal educator with the Marine Discovery program, a member of the Marine.