The North Carolina Science Network is the only statewide partnership of science museums, children’s museums, nature and wildlife centers, botanical gardens, and other institutions dedicated to inspiring and educating youth and adults in the areas of STEM.The North Carolina Science Network consists of over 40 member institutions located in communities throughout the state—from the mountains to the coast impacting all 100 North Carolina Counties. Collectively, these institutions serve… Show more The North Carolina Science Network is the only statewide partnership of science museums, children’s museums, nature and wildlife centers, botanical gardens, and other institutions dedicated to inspiring and educating youth and adults in the areas of STEM.The North Carolina Science Network consists of over 40 member institutions located in communities throughout the state—from the mountains to the coast impacting all 100 North Carolina Counties. Collectively, these institutions serve over 3.6 million North Carolina citizens annually with a combined economic impact of over $100 million. Show less

Oversees the operations, direction, and vision for a regional children's museum (24,000 sq. ft. facility) in historic downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Led efforts to transform the museum from a modest 4,000 sq. ft. operation into a major family destination experience featuring 13,500 sq. ft. of interactive exhibits, in addition to food/beverage vendor space and additional exhibit gallery space for future growth. The museum serves over 60,000 visitors annually throughout Western North… Show more Oversees the operations, direction, and vision for a regional children's museum (24,000 sq. ft. facility) in historic downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Led efforts to transform the museum from a modest 4,000 sq. ft. operation into a major family destination experience featuring 13,500 sq. ft. of interactive exhibits, in addition to food/beverage vendor space and additional exhibit gallery space for future growth. The museum serves over 60,000 visitors annually throughout Western North Carolina and beyond and has a local annual economic impact of $2.4 million. Show less

Presented and developed numerous in-house and outreach science programs, scout camp-ins, workshops, special events and summer camps learning experiences for a regional science museum located in eastern North Carolina with an annual visitation base of 50,000. Prepared multiple education grant proposals for school age programs and summer camps. Developed informal education curriculums for informal science programs for students in grades K-12. Assisted with the installation of various traveling… Show more Presented and developed numerous in-house and outreach science programs, scout camp-ins, workshops, special events and summer camps learning experiences for a regional science museum located in eastern North Carolina with an annual visitation base of 50,000. Prepared multiple education grant proposals for school age programs and summer camps. Developed informal education curriculums for informal science programs for students in grades K-12. Assisted with the installation of various traveling exhibits and maintained a collection of 20 permanent exhibits. Assisted with the development of an exhibit master plan for the museum. Assisted the Executive Director with management of the gift-shop, membership program, fundraising, bookkeeping and other administrative tasks. Maintained live collection of exotic reptiles, domestic mammals and aquatic animals. Show less