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SELECTED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Comprehensive Strategic and Business Planning
 Envisioning (Mission, Vision, Core Values)
Market Research & Analysis
Industry Trends & Benchmarking
Targeted Program, Product, Service Delivery
New Business Model Development
Operational and Financial Analysis
Public/Private Partnerships
Mergers and Strategic Alliances
Stakeholders Consensus Building
Board Development and Training
Organizational Capacity Building
The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage, AK – Facilitation and content expertise, as well as broad stakeholder and audience input to inform exhibit development and future visitor services for the general science and young learner exhibit areas. Also engaged to facilitate the transition, integration planning and due diligence for the merger between the art and history-focused Anchorage Museum and the Imaginarium Science Discovery Center.
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA – Strategic planning and facilitation for 50+ member department at the Science Center. Market research, industry analysis, and development of a Business Prospectus for new Center For Science Learning. Envisioning and partnership planning for innovative charter elementary school between the Science Center and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH – Comprehensive envisioning, market analysis and creation of three-year business plan that streamlines business practices, improves overall visitor experience and financial performance, and guides growth of future outreach initiatives and other new enterprise development.
National Science Center, Augusta, GA – Asset analysis and operations evaluation, Institutional Envisioning facilitation and Business Plan development. Drafted governance structure for renewed public-private partnership, and designed the framework for new enterprise development in the areas of public outreach, educational programming and partner services.
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA – Comprehensive strategic business plan development including envisioning, statewide market research and analysis, stakeholder engagement, design of new strategic initiatives, exhibits and facilities development plans.
Society for Neuroscience and The Dana Alliance, Washington, DC – Strategic planning, partnership development and facilitation for collaborative international Brain Awareness Campaign. Conducted international stakeholder input, envisioning, strategic initiative and budget development for multi-year expansion of campaign.
World Birding Center, Austin, TX – Comprehensive Business Plan development, market research and analysis, educational program development and facility design for multi-site eco-tourism complex in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Drafted founding governance structure, guidelines and agreements between twelve municipal, state and federal agencies.
Program, Exhibit and New Enterprise Development
Content Development and Interpretative Planning
Exhibit Conceptual Design
Curriculum Development
Public Outreach and Engagement
Early Learner Resources
Professional Development Workshops
Student Competition Design and Implementation
Event Planning and Coordination
Multi-Media Consultation and On-Air Talent
Project Management and Administration
Abbott Laboratories and After School Matters, Chicago, IL – Research, program development, planning and evaluation for innovative science component of Chicago’s award-winning after school initiative for grade 9-12 students.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Princeton, NJ – Research, evaluation and program development for ground-breaking early childhood science education initiative.
eCYBERMISSION, Washington, DC – Consultant on the design and launch of eCYBERMISSION national youth awards program; coordinate annual National Judging and Educational Event.
Foundation For Family Science, Portland, OR – Compiled and edited Family Science, a hands-on science publication targeting families and under-served populations. Facilitated translation and production of Spanish language edition of Family Science. Co-PI with Michigan Technological University and the American Society for Engineering Education on NSF funded project to develop Family Engineering, release date 2010.
National Audubon Society, New York, NY – Two-year planning and launch of a national initiative to develop network of innovative nature centers. Developed the Audubon Center Tool Kit to assist local chapters in developing and operating sustainable, community-based nature centers.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC – Researched and developed innovative curricular modules titled Voices of the Bay, featuring the fisheries of Monterey Bay.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC – Educational materials development and management of a 35-site network to provide community training and materials dissemination for National Science & Technology Week.
Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Portland, OR – Researched and produced two 24 page publications, The Oregon Forest Book – Ecology, Economy and Society and Careers in Oregon’s Forest Sector – Volume 1: Options For College-Bound Students, introducing grade 6 – 12 students and teachers to Oregon’s rich forest resources and career opportunities.
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR – Strategic and project planning, team facilitation, envisioning, evaluation and program development projects for multiple divisions and institutions within the University. Current projects include hosting a lecture series of nationally recognized scientists and facilitating a 1000+ audience Q&A in what is recognized as one of the most successful brain awareness programs in the U.S.
Shape Up Across Oregon, Portland, OR – Administration and delivery of Shape Up Across Oregon, an innovative outreach program that promotes physical activity and fitness for school-age youth, worksites and communities statewide.
Research and Evaluation
Defining Measurable Goals and Objectives
Research and Evaluation Planning Design
Exhibit and Program Front-End, Formative and Summative Evaluation
Observation Students
Focus Group0s and Stakeholders Interviews
Survey Design and Administration
Use of Secondary Data Sources
Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis and Reporting
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC – Multiple projects including surveying and analyzing NSF-funded youth and community programs to establish best practices in informal science education.
Association of Science and Technology Centers, Washington, DC – Front-end, formative, and summative evaluation of C3, a NSF-funded project to promote public understanding of global climate change through local studies of climate phenomena. The project is led by ASTC, and includes partnerships with The Yale Project on Climate Change, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, ScienCentral, Inc., and 12 participating science centers.
Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Monticello, UT – Formative and summative evaluation of a NSF-funded model for teacher professional development that encourages elementary teachers to use inquiry-based and outdoor education approaches to teaching science within their schools.
The Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, Anchorage, AK – Multiple projects, including formative and summative evaluations of the 5-year NIH and Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded Health and Science Outreach Caravan projects implemented in rural Alaska, and a 5-year NIH-funded health sciences program that includes a summer-enrichment and mentoring program for high school students and a public outreach effort.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Arlington, VA – Multiple projects including formative and summative evaluations of the NSF-funded Linking Science & Literacy, Science Assessment, and Science & English Language Learners conferences, and the weeklong Mickelson-Exxon-Mobil Teachers’ Academy that provides teachers with tools for integrating math and science teaching and fostering inquiry-based learning.
Outreach to Space (SciTech Hands on Museum), Aurora, IL – Front-end (including exhibit evaluation), formative, and summative evaluations for a 3-year NSF-funded collaboration of 10 small science museums across 6 states. The program features the design and implementation of a set of portable exhibits intended to engage hard-to-reach audiences in science-learning.
Utah State University, Logan, UT – Formative and summative evaluation for a pilot project to develop a culturally relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum and teacher in-service model for grades 4-6, in schools serving Native American students.
Washington State Board of Education, Olympia, WA – Development and implementation of a methodology to review the Washington’s K-12 science standards. The review included a comprehensive review of relevant state and national documents, assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the standards, an expert panel review to benchmark the standards to exemplar states and nations, and facilitation of stakeholder and public input processes.
Partial Client List
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
The Anchorage Museum Association, Anchorage, AK
Aspen Educational Research Foundation, Aspen, CO
Association of Science & Technology Centers, Washington, DC
Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Keystone, CO
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM
Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Princeton, NJ
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Dana Alliance, New York, NY
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise, ID
Foundation for Family Science, Portland, OR
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH
Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, CA
IBM, New York, NY
The Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, Anchorage, AK
The Keystone Center, Denver, CO
Merck Institute for Science Education, Rahway, NJ
National Academies of Science, Washington, DC
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington, DC
National Audubon Society, New York, NY
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC
National Science Center, Augusta, GA
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC
Northwest Biomedical Research Association, Seattle, WA
Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Portland, OR
Oregon Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, Portland, OR
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland, OR
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board , Salem, OR
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
Portland State University Environmental Professional Program, Portland, OR
San Diego Science Alliance, San Diego, CA
SciTech Hand-On Museum, Aurora, IL
Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation, Houston, TX
United States Information Agency, Rio de Janero, Brazil
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & California Department of Fish & Game, Sacramento, CA
U.S. Army, Washington, DC
Washington State Board of Education, Olympia, WA
World Birding Center, Mission, TX
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