2012-327 Arts - Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Museum $1,500

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Kidzu Children's Museum 2012-2013 OCAC Application Narrative:Building Community Through Mosaic III Kidzu Children's Museum Staff Roster • Pam Wall,Executive Director(full-time). Former Executive Director of Triangle Tomorrow/Research Triangle Regional Partnership,a partnership fostering quality of life initiatives in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Significant experience building funds and motivating community engagement. Former Executive Director,Vision for Asheville-Buncombe County. Former Director of Public Relations for the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. Master of Arts in Urban Affairs,St.Louis University and a BA in Sociology and Psychology from Central Methodist University. • Tina Clossick,Director of Operations and Programming(full-time).Co-founder and former Board Vice-Chair,Kidzu Children's Museum. Certificate of Nonprofit Management,Duke University. Planning committee member,Morris Grove Elementary School.Volunteer,Smith Middle School,Chapel Hill Carrboro Pacers.Holds a BA in Journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. • Stephanie Hardy,Museum Manager(part-time).Former Summer Camp Educator,North Carolina Museum of Life and Science.Former intern,Greenville Museum of Art.Former child mentor,Cambridge Behavioral Health Services. BA in Psychology and History from UNC-Chapel Hill.Currently completing MA in Public History and Museum Studies at East Carolina University. • Melanie Hatz Levinson,Curator of Exhibits(part-time).10 years of experience on the curatorial staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,NYC;Lecturer and Educational Consultant,Metropolitan Moms(interactive museum education program for parents and young children);Research Assistant,ArtTrain(Ann Arbor,MI).Former Board of Directors member Beth El Preschool(Durham,NC). Holds MA's in Art History from Columbia University and New York University and a BA in Art History from the University of Michigan. • Cathy Maris,Education Director(full-time).Kidzu's Founding Executive Director(1/06-8/10).18 years experience planning,managing and evaluating programs in child development,early education and child health at the FPG Child Development Institute,the University of California-Berkeley,and the University of Washington. Education& Exhibits Intern,Seattle Children's Museum.Additional volunteer experience with the Ackland Art Museum and other arts education organizations. Holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Psychology from Carleton College. • Deanna Patrick,Development Coordinator(part-time).Former Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools substitute kindergarten and Spanish teacher. 7 years of experience as an elementary school teacher;8 years of experience coordinating family programs at the YMCA of Atlanta,GA.Visitor Services staff,Imagine It Children's Museum, Atlanta,GA. Holds a BS in Elementary Education and Spanish from Butler University. 7