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Executive Director

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Rollover over Ruth's image to see her as a child.

Ruth Cavins is the proud mother of three wonderful children. She joined the Oklahoma WONDERtorium (then named Stillwater Children's Museum) in June 2005, and became full-time employee in September 2006. Ruth holds a B.S. in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Education. Ruth reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for ensuring the financial well-being of the organization through effective fund-raising, budgeting, personnel management, program management and public relations.

Programs Coordinator

The Oklahoma WONDERtorium's Programs Coordinator is responsible for general oversight of all educational outreach programming. Debbie is responsible for planning, scheduling, supervising and executing Museum Without Walls programming. This includes, but is not limited to, recruiting and training Museum Without Walls facilitators, and planing enrichment camps, educational exhibits and activities for community events.

Programs Coordinator, Debbie WilliamsDebbie Williams, a well-known and respected Stillwater educator, was selected in late 2009 as Programs Coordinator for Oklahoma WONDERtorium. Debbie brings a wealth of experience to our Museum Without Walls programming and other activities – she served for 16 years as Director of First United Methodist Church's Early Childhood Center and taught nine years at the preschool and 1st grade levels. She attended Oklahoma State University and earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Elementary Counseling. Learn more about Debbie's plans for our programs in the Museum Without Walls section. 

Museum Without Walls Facilitators

The following college students have committed to work as Museum Without Walls Facilitators for the 2010-2011 school year with payment from Financial Aid Work-Study Awards. Museum Without Walls Facilitators implement programming at child care and public school locations within Stillwater. Programming includes hands-on interaction with the students, including reading books and building literacy skills through science, math and art-related projects

Tiffany Averitte
Tiffany Averitte
Jessica Bishop
Jessica Bishop
Kelsey Bridges
Kelsey Bridges
Emily Di Censo
Emily Di Censo
Carrie Grove
Carrie Grove
Alex Hodge
Alex Hodge
Kevin Mitchell
Kevin Mitchell
Amy Pitts
Amy Pitts
Kayla Reininger
Kayla Reininger
Jordan Singleton
Jordan Singleton

Olivia Smith
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Sharay Sullivan
Sharay Sullivan
 
Macie Wilson
Macie Wilson

Lauren Young
Lauren Young
 

Oklahoma WONDERtorium
308 West Franklin
Stillwater, OK  74075
Open Tue-Sat 10am to 5pm | Sun 1-5pm
Closed Monday

Online Map + Directions

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1299, Stillwater, OK 74076-1299

Phone: 405.533.3333

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Get In Touch With Us

Ruth Cavins, Executive Director
email: ruth.cavins@okwondertorium.org

Debbie Williams, Programs Coordinator
email: debbie.williams@okwondertorium.org

Sam Hand, Operations Manager
email: sam.hand@okwondertorium.org