Choua Her (she/her/hers) Evaluation and Research Associate Science Museum of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, United States What are you passionate about? I love exploring the world through traveling. It doesn’t matter if it’s simply walking down the street from my place or visiting an entirely new country. Traveling broadens my lens by reminding me that …
Carla Herran (she/her/hers) Junior Research Evaluation Associate Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland, Oregon, United States What are you passionate about? Climate change and storytelling are my passions. As with most rural communities in my country, the ones I worked with lived close to protected natural areas. Storytelling served as way to understand those …
Dana Mahoney (she/her/hers) Associate Director of Community Engagement Thinkery Austin, Texas, United States What are you passionate about? One of the things that brings me the most joy is building community—whether it is through DEAI efforts at the museum I work for, by organizing social efforts with my neighbors, by taking my daughter to an …
Sheree Matchen (she/her/hers) Visitor Services Assistant Manager Connecticut Science Center Hartford, Connecticut, United States What are you passionate about? I am passionate about doing what makes not only me feel good but provides that experience to our visitors and employees. My daily duties, though, are not limited to coaching and developing my team. I also …
Bridget Moore (she/her/hers) Exhibits and Graphic Designer Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose San Jose, California, United States What are you passionate about? There is nothing more exciting, interesting, frustrating, inspiring, or fulfilling to me than creating something from nothing. Whether that is a blank canvas or an empty gallery, the privilege of bringing a …
Finn Smith (they/them/theirs) Public Programs Coordinator ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Ashland, Oregon, United States What are you passionate about? I’m passionate about sparking interest in learning through organic, out-of-classroom experiences; helping people—both like and unlike me—see new possibilities for themselves and the people around them by being an openly queer and neurodivergent museum professional; treating children …
Jacqueline Tran (she/her/hers) Marketing and Communications Coordinator TELUS Spark Calgary, Alberta, Canada What are you passionate about? As a marketing and communications professional, I am passionate about the power of storytelling and how it can evoke change. I hold an important responsibility to tell emotive science stories that resonate with our guests. This involves thoughtful …
Daniel Aguirre (he/him/his) Community Engagement Manager Fleet Science Center San Diego, California, United States What are you passionate about? I’ve been taking an honest dive into the hypocrisies within my own culture in the United States and Mexico. Many humans across time have said ‘go back to your country.’ If I did, I would find …
Precious Brayboy (she/her/hers) Manager of Visitor Services Kaleideum Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States What are you passionate about? I have many different passions, but the two that are set apart from the others are my passions for equity and learning. I strive to learn something new every day no matter how big or how small. …
Jason Bosher — Tequila Mockingbird (he/him/his — she/her/hers) Communications Coordinator Science World British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada What are you passionate about? Music (both performing and experiencing) and self-expression (performing and advocacy) are two things that charge my internal batteries. Outwardly, I feel very strongly that we are global citizens who need to support …
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Marissa Feldman (she/her/hers) Museum and Animal Program Educator/Visitor Experience Coordinator Long Island Children’s Museum Garden City, New York, United States What are you passionate about? I am passionate about sparking wonder in children. I believe play that inspires curiosity and wonder can encourage children’s imagination and create a thirst for knowledge. Fostering children’s creativity and …