Museum Staff & Support
June 01 2010
Executive Director
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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 planning and managing a comprehensive program to cultivate support and raise funds for the Oklahoma WONDERtorium and its programs. Ruth is also responsible for planning, scheduling, supervising and executing Museum Without Walls programming.
Programs Coordinator
The Oklahoma WONDERtorium's Programs Coordinator is responsible for general oversight of all educational outreach programming. This includes, but is not limited to, Museum Without Walls, enrichment camps, and the educational exhibits and activities for community events.
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Volunteer in Service to America (Americorps VISTA)
The Oklahoma WONDERtorium benefits from the efforts of many people — one full-time and one part-time staff member — community volunteers and, especially, Volunteers in Service to America, also known as Americorps VISTA. AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years.
What VISTA Members Do
VISTA members commit to serve full-time for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency, working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, strengthen community groups, and much more.
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Rachel Elliott
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Michael Gumbs
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I have had a number of unusual jobs both volunteer and paid, including feeding and cleaning up after zoo animals, plaster casting live models, baking crumpets, and working at the largest college bookstore in the nation. I enjoy learning about EVERYthing. I like working with the Oklahoma WONDERtorium because it is a place where playfulness, curiosity, and experimentation are valued.
Michael's biographical informationMuseum Without Walls Facilitators
The following college students have committed to work as Museum Without Walls Facilitators for the 2009-2010 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
Jessica Bishop |
Shelby Bowers |
Amanda Dyer |
Jessica Flores |
Lauren James |
Amy Pitts |
Kayla Reininger |
Jalisa Richey |
Kayla Wedel |
Morgan Wichert |
Macie Wilson |
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