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SciWorks is the best place to work in Winston-Salem, simply because of the excitement and amazement that you get to see on the faces of children on a regular basis. Also, being able to meet and interact with children who have special needs is really heart-warming. I could not ask for a more fulfilling job. Michael Seaward, Facilities/Exhibit Technician
I have loved working at SciWorks for the last 22 years - where every day is different. Our staff is like a family, and our visitors are like guests in our home. There are always new people to meet, new things to learn, and the days are never boring. Kelli Isenhour, Vice President, Programs and Education
SciWorks is the type of place where all educators dream of working. You get to teach full hands-on, letting the guests problem solve and experience something new. It’s fun to see all ages as they continue to learn. I also love working with the world’s best volunteers and our awesome SciWorks family! Patty Langston, Educator/Presenter/ Volunteer Coordinator
I love working at SciWorks because even though I am 46 years old and thought I was done with my education, I learn something new here every day I work. Who would have thought? Jonathan Gunter, Visitor Services Assistant
From the Executive Director Dear Friends of SciWorks, An Annual Report is an opportune time to reflect on the role of a science center in a community and, in particular, this community. During Fiscal Year 2013-14, SciWorks kicked off its Golden Anniversary with a Where Innovation Begins Gala that celebrated its inception as the Nature Science Center in 1964. It was noted that the women of the Junior League who founded the science center said Winston-Salem needed a place where “people of all ages, especially the youngsters, can learn more” about science and the world around them. Today’s SciWorks remains true to that mission by inspiring scientific literacy, life-long learning and an appreciation of science through educational programs, exhibits, camps, special events, outreach and much more. A strong and vibrant science center plays an important role in a community by engaging visitors with science, allowing them to develop curiosity, experience awe and become motivated to learn more, while developing a deeper understanding than what might be learned in the classroom. This type of free-choice learning landscape encourages students to develop skills needed for the 21st Century workforce. With inquiry learning, SciWorks helps students and other visitors to be creative and collaborative, to take calculated risks and to persevere when things don’t go right the first time. These are the skills of innovation, and they are skills that are important for a community to nurture and grow. In order for our young people to respond with initiative and innovation, they have to be exposed to “hands-on” and “minds-on” challenges, and there is no better place for this than a science center. Through exhibits and programming, we encourage everyone to explore the possibilities, tackle a problem and try, try again in an atmosphere in which there is no penalty for failure — all while having a great deal of fun! During 2013-14, SciWorks continued to grow its revenue and operations, offer new traveling exhibits, and expand its program and camp options. None of this would be possible without the generous support of the community and the tremendous staff that makes SciWorks a favorite destination for individuals and families in Forsyth County and beyond. Several members of this dedicated staff have worked at SciWorks for many years, while others worked here and then returned because of their love for this place. They are the ones who keep the museum running on a daily basis, teach our school groups, plan our events, take care of the animals — and make learning fun. Get to know these people through their quotes throughout this report and see SciWorks through their eyes. You will understand why it is a very special place. I love working at SciWorks because of the people — the staff, the volunteers and the community of Winston-Salem. I came from outside this community, but was never made to feel like an outsider, and I’m very proud to be the Executive Director of such a fantastic organization.
Paul Kortenaar, Ph.D. Executive Director
Highlights from the Year SciWorks had a busy 2013-14 as it introduced a regular rotating exhibit schedule, as well as new programs and exciting monthly events.
museum partnered with Sawtooth’s School of Visual Arts for a Wildlife Art Weekend Clay Animal Workshop, in which adult and child participants chose an animal from SciWorks to craft into a clay sculpture.
The Science Behind Sports Visitors delved into the science behind sports with the Sportsology exhibit during the summer of 2013. Composed of a series of hands-on challenges, the exhibit encouraged children and adults to test their athletic abilities by pitching, jumping and peddling, while learning how their bodies work.
Hands-on Strange Matter Strange Matter, open January through May 2014, focused on materials science, allowing hands-on exploration of everything from magnetic liquids and amorphous metal to a touch table with a variety of experiences involving texture, color and other properties.
Citizen Science As summer wound to an end, members and visitors engaged with the amazing world of butterflies through an exciting new program at SciWorks. The science center hosted a temporary Butterfly Vivarium and offered the opportunity to participate in “citizen science” by “adopting” a Monarch butterfly. The butterflies were tagged with a unique number, and adopters received a certificate listing that number for tracking purposes. They also released their own butterflies at a special Monarch Mass Release on September 22.
Spring into Science Scout Camp-ins, Brain Awareness Day, NanoDay, SciFest and Reptile Day provided a variety of fun ways for students and other visitors to experience the science center during the spring of 2014. And what better way to kick off summer than with an Ocean Commotion Day? Interactive demonstrations illustrated how the ocean shapes our Earth, our climate and our lives.
Engineering Experiments The Physics of Flight During the fall of 2013, visitors of all ages were able to try their hands at experimenting with Paper Airplane Launchers, the Hoverport, the Rocket Launcher and other flight experiences. The Take Flight traveling exhibit inspired curiosity about what makes flight possible and offered fascinating explanations of the principles and forces involved.
Film and Clay Creations SciWorks introduced a new Animation Creation program during the winter of 2014, in which families could create their own animated short films using Kaplan Early Learning Company’s SAM (Stop Action Movie) software. In addition, the
Tech City, a favorite among visitors, opened in the early summer of 2014. The exhibit highlighted the engineering behind so many of the structures and functions in our daily lives ... from buildings and bridges to traffic intersections and gravity dams. Twelve highly interactive exhibit stations used hands-on activities and multimedia experiences to present problems that could be solved using an engineering approach. Exhibit highlights included “Separation Station,” where visitors “cleaned” the water; “Traffic Jam,” where visitors used computers to optimize traffic flow; and “Earthquake!” where visitors designed and built structures, and then tested the results against earthquake forces on a shake table.
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Putting on shows in the SciWorks planetarium enables me to capture the imagination of young people as well as mature members of the community. As a retired school teacher of science, this is very gratifying.Â
When kids come in the door and gasp in wonder, it is music to my ears! I love knowing they will have fun while they are learning. We are instilling in them a desire to explore and experience that will carry them into adulthood. Melissa Hilton, Visitor Services Supervisor/ Membership Coordinator
Bob Patsiga, Planetarium Assistant
SciWorks is full of energy. It is difficult to walk in the door and not feel the excitement of the visitors. I enjoy coming to work every day and experiencing the love of science as it grows in the eyes of the children. SciWorks can change the future for children in North Carolina, and we all get to be a part of that! There is no better joy.
I love seeing the kids come in with their parents, and leave having learned something new and exciting. Tyler Foster, Visitor Services Assistant
Jennifer Hudson, Director of Development
I love working at SciWorks because every day is different, and I am always learning something new. Also, being part of a wonderful science center allows me to leave my office and walk around the museum and outdoor park and see all of the visitors having a great time learning and exploring the world around them. Carol Clarke, Finance Specialist
Annual Fund Donations 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2014 To inspire learning through scientific discovery, SciWorks relies on individual and corporate support through the Annual Fund. These donations allow the museum to create and host exhibits that ignite a love of science and learning, create special events that spark the imagination, host a wide variety of camps and classes, bring STEM education to thousands of students each year, and provide high-quality professional development for educators. Thank you to the 2013-14 Annual Fund donors for your generous contributions — together we are building a strong foundation for developing the critical thinking and skills of innovation necessary for the demands of 21st Century careers. With sincere gratitude, we acknowledge the individual, family, corporate and foundation donors that make it all possible.
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I love meeting a different array of people, from infants to seniors. You meet different people from across the whole country. Teresa Dean, Visitor Services Assistant
I’ve been here for 27+ years. The reason I like SciWorks is the kids—to see the happy faces of the kids. To see kids who drop to the floor at the door because they don’t want to leave—that says a lot. Lots of people who used to come here as kids now bring their own children here. Ronzo Reid, Facilities Assistant
There are many things that I love about working at SciWorks, but probably the most rewarding is being able to share my passion for animals and nature, and my love of learning, with others. Seeing a child (or adult) light up with enthusiasm when they meet an animal or learn something new sparks me with excitement and furthers my dedication to the mission of SciWorks. Melissa Perryman, Natural Science Assistant/Educator
SciWorks is a great place to work. I enjoy having a chance to provide interactive educational exhibits for all our visitors, both young and old. Adam Wilson, Exhibits Manager
SciChampions $5,000+ Mrs. Anne Owen Armfield Annie Bennett Glenn Foundation BB&T City of Winston-Salem Duke Energy Foundation Dr. Steve R. Feldman Forsyth County PNC Foundation State of North Carolina Time Warner Cable Winston-Salem Foundation
SciInvestors $2,500-$4,999 Caterpillar Dr. and Mrs. James P. Dickerson Reynolds American, Inc. Vulcan Materials Company
SciPartners $1,000-$2,499 Drs. Anthony and Katherine Atala Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cook Dogwood Garden Club Drs. Anne Boyle and Mark Espeland Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Gunckel Mrs. Ann Hanes Mr. F. Borden Hanes Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hitchcock Little Greens Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller Mr. and Mrs. L. Gordon Pfefferkorn Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Porter Drs. David and Beth Reboussin Ms. Betsy Sawyer Tom Davis Fund Truliant Federal Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Tim Scronce Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Spach Mr. and Mrs. John A. Taylor Walter Robbs
SciSustainers $500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Brown Mr. and Mrs. Drew Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Jones Drs. Michael and Aimee Lischke Mr. and Mrs. Jeff MacIntosh Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Myers Ms. Angela Partin Dr. Daniel J. Pearce Mrs. S. Margaret Pike and Mr. David M. Werle Dr. Alex Powers Robert Strickland Family Foundation Mrs. Patricia A. Shugart Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. Fletcher Steele Mr. and Mrs. William Tessien Twin City Kiwanis Foundation Village Tavern Mr. and Mrs. Rod Warren Mr. and Mrs. William Warren
$250-$499 Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bumgarner Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Coords Ms. Carmen Caruth and Mr. Greg Errett Drs. John Lewis and Toinetter Fontrier Ms. Natalie Holzwarth Mr. and Mrs. Grover Myers Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Perry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Petronzio Piedmont Distillers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Poe T.W. Garner Food Company Ms. Heather Savelle Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Schindler Mr. and Mrs. William A. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Galen Stout Mrs. Carol Strittmatter
$100-$249 Dr. and Mrs. Roy L. Alson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Augsburger Mr. and Mrs. Henry Booke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Brandon Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John Fragakis Mr. Walter S. Hancock, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Heise
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hickman Mr. C. Royce Hough Mr. and Mrs. David A. Irvin Mr. A. Edward Jones Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Kinken, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kuhner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lawyer Mr. Phillip Morgan Dr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Nelson, III Mr. and Mrs. Otis Northington Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Phelps Mr. Clay Ring, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sanderford Mr. Omar Sangueza Mr. R. Arthur Spaugh Ms. Mary Stowe Mr. and Mrs. Steve Strawsburg Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tredwell Mr. Carl Westcott Dr. Phillip M Williford Mr. and Mrs. John W. Willingham
Matching Gift Foundation First Tennessee Foundation Piedmont Natural Gas The Amgen Foundation
Gifts in Kind Animal Ark Veterinary Hospital Chick-fil-A at Stanleyville Ms. Brenda Knight Dewey’s Bakery Lowe’s Foods Mountain Fried Chicken Primo Water
Adopt an Animal Program Helen Jean Arthur Andre Barsony Mayah Ding Kathleen Goins Ann Greene Alice Kennedy Jane Johnson Moye Lowe Mary Alden Luttrell Sallie Serosky Joseph Woodruff
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Where Innovation Begins 2014 The 50th Anniversary Gala SciWorks marked its Golden Anniversary by kicking off six months of events with the Where Innovation Begins 50th Anniversary Gala. Chaired by Michelle and Craig Gunckel and Liz and Stuart Vaughn, the elegant, black-tie evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing was held on May 31 at BioTech Place in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. SciWorks’ friendly T-Rex greeted more than 300 guests as they entered a transformed BioTech Place filled with glittering table settings and abundant floral arrangements. Participants tried their hands at Games of Chance such as “Bubbles & Bling” and “Mystery Gift,” enjoyed a catered dinner, and participated in a lively auction filled with exciting packages ranging from “Doctor for a Day” to “Palmettos and Paradise.” The evening wrapped up with dessert and coffee served “Under the Stars” and dancing to the high-energy tunes of the band “Complete Desire.” The fifth annual Where Innovation Begins event was a great success, raising approximately $190,000 to support SciWorks. Thank you to the generous sponsors, auction bidders, Games of Chance participants and attendees for making the Where Innovation Begins 50th Anniversary Gala such a spectacular event!
Title Sponsor — $20,000
SciChampions — $5,000
BB&T
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A. Carolina Liquid Chemistries Duke Energy First Tennessee Hatteras Financial Mercedes-Benz of Winston-Salem Reynolds American RockTenn Targacept Wells Fargo Womble Carolyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP The Variable
Premier Sponsor — $15,000 Novant Health
Presenting Sponsors — $10,000 Inmar Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
SciInvestors — $2,500 Allegacy Federal Credit Union Blue Rhino Cook Medical HanesBrands Inc. Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Whitney Jones, Inc.
SciPartners — $1,500 Modern Automotive Vulcan Materials Company Jonathan Cochrane Dr. Steve Feldman
SciPatrons — $500 Melissa and Michael Ayers Victoria Boysen and Chad Greene Ann and Borden Hanes Jennifer and Jon Hudson Mark King Beth and Mike Skorich Beverly and Lawrence Snively Anna and Fletcher Steele Summit School Liz and Stuart Vaughn Village Tavern Margaret Pike and David Werle Kristen and Jason Zaks
A special thank you to these individuals and organizations who helped make the Where Innovation Begins 50th Anniversary Gala possible.
Artwork, Design and Printing Allegra’s FootPRINT® Fund Partin Design Group Salem Printing Sir Speedy The Variable
Spirits Foothills Brewing Piedmont Distillery Total Wine & More
Live Auction Aladdin Travel Cathy Crandall Mary Beth and Doug Cross Jasmine Porch Kiawah Island Golf Resort Captain Jon McBride Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort Port Royal Golf Club Dr. Alex Powers SciWorks Jean Olive and Allston Stubbs Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Mystery Gift Display Adrienne Fletcher Photography Angel Touch Bonefish Grill Black Tie Transportation Brandon Hills Vineyard Busy as a Bee Concierge Camel Pawn Shop Catch a Spark Photography Chick-fil-A Thruway Shopping Center Creekside Lanes
Graylyn International Conference Center Krispy Kreme The Loop Pizza Grill Piedmont Opera Monkee’s of the Village Old Salem Museum & Gardens The Porch Kitchen and Cantina Rebecca and Co. Reynolda House Museum of American Art Southern Home & Kitchen Spring House Restaurant, Kitchen & Bar Jean Olive and Allston Stubbs The Tavern in Old Salem Total Wine & More Charles Trefzger/Meridan Senior Living, LLC Village Tavern Wake Forest University Athletics Winston-Salem Dash Winston-Salem Open
Bubbles & Bling Windsor Jewelers
Dine Around the Town 1703 Bagel Station Bistro B Bob’s Big Gas Subs & Pub Brothers Brynn’s Frozen Yogurt Burke Street Pizza Camino Bakery The Carving Board Chick-fil-A of Stanleyville City Beverage Creekside Lanes
Dickey’s Original Barbecue Dioli’s Finnegan’s Wake Irish Pub & Kitchen Five Points Bistro The Old Fourth Street Filling Station Fratellis Italian Steakhouse The Fresh Market Grecian Corner Green Gate Olive Oils Harris Teeter Jeffrey Adams Juice Shop Julia’s Take Away Gourmet Kilwins Lighthouse Restaurant The Loop Pizza Grill Lowes Foods Mary’s Gourmet Diner Midtown Cafe & Dessertery Milner’s Mission Pizza Moe’s Mooney’s Mediterranean Café Mozelle’s On the Border, Chile’s, Maggianos, Macaroni Grill, Oscar’s Grille Papa Murphy’s Take ’N’ Bake Pizza Pintxos Pour House The Quiet Pint Tavern River Birch Ryan’s Restaurant Salem Kitchen Village Tavern Vincenzo’s West End Cafe Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Whole Foods Market Wine Merchants Gourmet & VIN 205 Zoës Kitchen
Wine Wall Anonymous Dr. Anthony Atala Heather Bumgarner Diamondback Grill Adrienne Fletcher Fratellis Italian Steakhouse Amy and Michael Hough Steve Lowe Mutual Distributing Noble’s Grille Outwest Steak House Ryan’s Restaurant Brenda Scronce Total Wine & More Wine Merchants Gourmet
Whiskey Wall Beam Suntory Brad Bennet Hunter Coords Steve Dollase Jarrod Dunlap Lee French Evan Goldman Doug Hoffman Jimmy Hoots Peter Juran Michael Lischke Jeff MacIntosh John Millard John Millican Michael Myers Carl Nisbet Matt Petronzio Patrick Rock Phil Shugart Eric Tomlinson Stuart Vaughn Ethan Wiesler
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I love working at SciWorks because it gives me the opportunity to excite young people about science. I am lucky enough to be doing that both in the SciWorks Planetarium and on SciWorks Radio WFDD.
What I enjoy most about my job is interacting with the community and watching their love for learning science grow. Each day I am here I get the pleasure of seeing all the enjoyment from the young and older visitor alike. Experiencing a new burst of “WOW!” and “Oooh COOL!” is like a jolt of energy, and I enjoy every moment. I have always had a fondness for the “non-traditional” educational setting, leading all the way back to my own childhood. If I were asked where and what I’d like to do on a vacation, my answer was always “go to the museum, state park or aquarium.” And my love for SciWorks (and previously the Nature Science Center) sprouted to a deep passion when I was volunteering in the facility at age 15 and 16, and it has grown ever since. SciWorks has deep roots here in Forsyth County, kind of like a rite of passage for the inquisitive minded, and I want to always be a part of that love for learning.
Shawn Fitzmaurice, Planetarium Technician/SciWorks Radio Host and Producer
I enjoy SciWorks because it affords me an opportunity to work with astronomy in the planetarium. I also enjoy the friendship and company of my fellow employees. Dave Gosinski, Planetarium Assistant
Christy Ferguson, Scheduling Coordinator
Coming to work is interest-driven. We live in an amazing world (and beyond). Learning about it and sharing with others is exciting and meaningful.
I just love the people that come in! These people are so great, they just make my day! And they tell me that I make THEIR day! Shirley Young, Facilities Assistant
Phyllis Weatherly-Rosner, Educator
The best thing about working with SciWorks is that nothing is routine – every day is different. It’s been a rewarding 23 years working with SciWorks and its great staff. Carl Nisbet, Vice President, Facilities and Grounds
Income and Expenses 7/1/2013 to 6/30/2014 Fiscal year 2013-14 was a positive year for SciWorks. Fundraising increased by 62 percent, leading to an 8 percent increase in total revenue. In addition, total attendance at the museum increased by more than 11 percent, and expenses increased less than 6 percent, allowing SciWorks to experience a profitable fiscal year.
W-S 12%
NC 6%
Forsyth Co. 13%
Earned Income 41%
Personnel & Program Development Maintenance, etc.
Fundraising 28%
Exhibit Dev. & Maint. Operating Supplies Other
Advertising & Fundraising Prof. Services Cost of Merch. Travel, etc.
Total Operating Revenue: $1,391,430
Total Operating Expenses: $1,373,050
Earned Income.....................................................$568,816
Personnel & Program Development......................$780,395
Fundraising..........................................................$391,687
Maintenance, Utilities & Insurance.......................$234,257
Forsyth County....................................................$180,336
Advertising & Fundraising......................................$99,601
City of Winston-Salem.........................................$166,910
Exhibit Development & Maintenance.....................$81,705
State of North Carolina..........................................$83,681
Professional Services...............................................$66,234 Operating Supplies...................................................$46,748 Cost of Merchandise Sold........................................$37,600 Other/Leases/Dues...................................................$16,773 Travel & Meetings.....................................................$9,737
SciWorks Board of Directors 2013-2014 Officers Michael Myers, Chair Attorney, Bell Davis & Pitt Patricia A. Shugart, Vice Chair Chief Operating Officer, Carolina Liquid Chemistries Michael Lischke, Ed.D., MPH, Treasurer Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education Director, Northwest AHEC Wake Forest University Health Sciences Shandra Nanette Stout, Secretary Attorney,Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Members Anthony Atala, M.D. W.H. Boyce Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest University; Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Mark Baker Forsyth County Commissioner; Principal, Salem Baptist Christian School Martin M. Baker Senior Vice President, Baker and Associates LLC Heather Bumgarner Human Resources Consultant, People Development Partners Jonathan M. Cochrane Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, BB&T Joel Cook Vice President of Application Development, Inmar Hunter H. Coords Senior Vice President, Private Client Services, First Tennessee Doug Cruitt Healthcare Tech Consultant Drew Davis Attorney and Educational Consultant Elizabeth Davis Customer Service Manager, Carolina Liquid Chemistries James Dickerson, Ph.D. Retired Research Scientist, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company; Retired Chemistry Teacher, Salem Academy Steven R. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Dermatology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Adrienne Fletcher Adrienne Fletcher Photography
Craig A. Gunckel Executive Vice President/General Manager, RockTenn Edward Jones Deptuty County Manager, Forsyth County Government Center Paul Jones, III Managing Director, General Espresso Equipment Corporation Jeff MacIntosh Winston-Salem City Council Member; Realtor, Leonard Ryden Burr John S. Millard Business Relations Executive, Duke Energy Laura Miller Attorney, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Phillip Morgan Community Relations Manager, Northern Region, Piedmont Natural Gas Stacy J. Petronzio Susan Q. Phelps, Ph.D. Dean, Educational Partnerships, Forsyth Technical Community College S. Margaret Pike, J.D. Attorney, Contract Legal Services; Managing Member, Graduate Enterprises, LLC Alex Powers, M.D. Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenda A. Scronce Bryan D. Spach Area Sales Manager, Vulcan Materials Company Benika J. Thompson Science Program Manager, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Eric Tomlinson, DSc, Ph.D. President, Wake Forest Innovation Quarter; Chief Innovation Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Peggy Valentine, Ed.D. Dean, School of Health Sciences, Winston-Salem State University Meredith Welch Biology Teacher, Summit School Errol Wint Project Manager, Caterpillar Inc.
Ex Officio Paul Kortenaar, Ph.D. Executive Director, SciWorks
Full-time Staff
Part-time Staff
Kevin Caesar Natural Sciences Coordinator Carol Clarke Finance Specialist Christy Ferguson Scheduling Coordinator Shawn Fitzmaurice Planetarium Technician/Radio Host and Producer W. Sam Hancock Vice President, Finances and Administration Melissa Hilton Visitor Services Supervisor/Membership Coordinator Jennifer Hudson Director of Development Kelli J. Isenhour Vice President, Programs and Education Paul Kortenaar, Ph.D. Executive Director Carl Nisbet Vice President, Facilities and Grounds Melissa Perryman Natural Science Assistant/Educator Michael Seaward Facilities/Exhibit Technician Phyllis Weatherly-Rosner Educator Adam Wilson Exhibits Manager
Teresa Dean Visitor Services Assistant Katherine Goodell Visitor Services Assistant David Gosinski Planetarium Assistant Jonathan Gunter Visitor Services Assistant Kirsten Henkenius Online Marketing Coordinator Karla Jeselson Animal Curator Patty Langston Educator/Presenter/Volunteer Coordinator Allyson McCauley Marketing Coordinator Justin Nichols Planetarium Technician Robert Patsiga, Ph.D. Planetarium Assistant Ronzo Reid Facilities Assistant Sanford Rosner Facilities Assistant Teresa Slaughter Facilities Assistant Bobbie Tucker Science Shop Manager Alex Warthen Animal Care Assistant Tommy Vestal Visitor Services Assistant Supervisor Shirley Young Facilities Assistant
making science The best part of SciWorks is working with the amazing staff; it’s a family-like community. The people make it feel like a big family. Alex Warthen, Animal Care Assistant
SciWorks is fun, with great people. Teresa Slaughter, Facilities Assistant
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I have worked here 20 years, and I still love coming here every day and seeing the staff and visitors. Sam Hancock, Vice President, Finances and Administration
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I have enjoyed educating children and adults for the past 20 years and forging friendships with many of our regular visitors and members. Kevin Caesar, Natural Sciences Coordinator
I love working at SciWorks because I get to meet so many different kinds of people! It’s a new experience every day. Katherine Goodell, Visitor Services Assistant
It’s a wonderful bonus in life if you are passionate about your work, and I am lucky to feel that way about my job at SciWorks. I love creating fun, new events for our Members and other visitors because I get to dream up something that MY family would enjoy attending and make it happen. And, even more importantly, I’m grateful to work with a family of other passionate, committed employees . . . all of whom care deeply about this museum and our community. Ally McCauley Marketing Coordinator
I love it here—I love the people, I love my coworkers, I love the work. I’ve been here since 1990. It’s been a joy to come to work every day, and it’s been an education to me also. Bobbie Tucker, Science Shop Manager
SciWorks: By the Numbers FY 2013-2014
85,103 Total Annual Attendance 11.3% Increase
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7,225 Volunteer and Intern Hours
35 864
Volunteers & Interns 39% Increase
Number of Counties Served 28 in NC + 7 in VA
3,111 13 Facebook Fans
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Twitter Followers
17 Part-Time Staff
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