SELECTED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Comprehensive Strategic and Business Planning Group Facilitation and Consensus Building Board Development and Training Public-Private Partnerships Merger and Partnership Planning Envisioning (Mission, Vision, Values) Operational and Financial Analysis New Business Model Development Market Research and Analysis Industry Trends and Comparisons The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center , Anchorage, AK - DHA was engaged to facilitate the transition, integration planning and due diligence for the merger between the art and history-focused Anchorage Museum and the Imaginarium science discovery center.   Also in support of the merger, DHA provided facilitation and content expertise, as well as broad stakeholder and audience input to inform exhibit development and future visitor services for the general science and young learner exhibit areas. California Science Center , Los Angeles, CA - Strategic planning and facilitation for 50+ member department at the Science Center. Market research, industry analysis, and development of a Business Prospectus for new Center For Science Learning. Envisioning and partnership planning for innovative charter elementary school between the Science Center and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH - Comprehensive envisioning, market analysis and creation of three-year business plan that streamlines business practices, improves overall visitor experience and financial performance, and guides growth of future outreach initiatives and other new enterprise development. National Science Center , Augusta, GA - Asset analysis and operations evaluation, Institutional Envisioning facilitation and Business Plan development.   Drafted governance structure for renewed public-private partnership, and designed the framework for new enterprise development in the areas of public outreach, educational programming and partner services. World Birding Center , Austin, TX - Comprehensive Business Plan development, market research and analysis, educational program development and facility design for multi-site eco-tourism complex in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Drafted founding governance structure, guidelines and agreements between twelve municipal, state and federal agencies. Program and New Enterprise Development and Implementation Organizational Capacity Building Research and Proposal Development New Educational Enterprises Project Management and Administration Curriculum Development Public Outreach Out of School Time Initiatives Young Learner Resources Competitions and Awards Programs Professional Development Workshops Multimedia Consultation and On-Air Talent    Special Event Design and Coordination Concept Development and Interpretive Planning Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation , Princeton, NJ - Research, evaluation and program development for ground-breaking early childhood science education initiative. Foundation For Family Science, Portland, OR   - Compiled and edited Family Science , a hands-on science publication targeting families and under-served populations.   Facilitated translation and production of Spanish-language edition of Family Science .   Founded the Foundation For Family Science to promote family and community-based science learning and teaching. National Audubon Society , New York, NY - Two-year planning and launch of a national initiative to develop network of innovative nature centers.   Developed the Audubon Center Tool Kit to assist local chapters in developing and operating sustainable, community-based nature centers. National Science Foundation , Washington, DC - Educational materials development and management of a 35-site network to provide community training and materials dissemination in support of National Science & Technology Week. OHSU Brain Awareness Season and Public Outreach, Portland, OR - Strategic and project planning, team faciliation, envisioning, evaluation and program development projects for multiple divisions and institutions within the University. Current projects include assisting with OHSU's annual Brain Awareness Season, for which DHA hosts a six-part lecture series, moderates panels of nationally-recognized scientists and facilitates a 1000+ audience Q&A in what is recognized as one of the most successful brain awareness programs in the U.S. In addtion, DHA hosts and moderates an annual Neuroscience & Public Policy Town Hall Event with representatives from non-profits, government and corporations, and participates in media interviews and event promotion. eCYBERMISSION, Washington, DC - Consultant on the design and launch of eCYBERMISSION national youth awards program; coordinate annual National Judging and Educational Event. Shape-Up Across Oregon, Portland, OR - Administration and delivery of Shape Up Across Oregon, an innovative outreach program that promotes physical activity and fitness for school-age youth, worksites and communities statewide. Program and Exhibit Evaluation Defining measurable goals and objectives Evaluation planning Exhibit evaluation Focus groups One-on-one interviews Observations Online and paper surveys Use of secondary data sources Quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting Interpreting findings and developing recommendations American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC - Multiple projects including surveying and analyzing NSF-funded youth and community programs to establish best practices in informal science education.   National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) , Arlington, VA - Multiple projects including formative and summative evaluations of the NSF-fund ed Linking Science & Literacy , Science Assessment , and Science & English Language Learners conferences, and the weeklong Mickelson-ExxonMobil Teachers' Academy that provides teachers with tools for integrating math and science teaching and fostering inquiry-based learning. Outreach to Space (SciTech Hands on Museum) , Aurora, IL -- Front-end (including exhibit evaluation), formative, and summative evaluations for a 3-year NSF-funded collaboration of 10 small science museums across 6 states.   The program features the design and implementation of a set of portable exhibits intended to engage hard-to-reach audiences in science-learning. The Imaginarium Science Discovery Center , Anchorage, AK - Multiple projects, including formative and summative evaluations of the 5-year NIH and Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded Health and Science Outreach Caravan project, implemented in rural Alaska, and a 5-year NIH-funded health sciences program that includes a summer-enrichment and mentoring program for high school students and a public outreach effort. Partial Client List Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC The Anchorage Museum Association, Anchorage, AK Aspen Educational Research Foundation, Aspen, CO Association of Science & Technology Centers, Washington, DC Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Keystone, CO Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Princeton, NJ California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI The Dana Alliance, New York, NY Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise, ID Foundation for Family Science, Portland, OR Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, CA IBM, New York, NY The Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, Anchorage, AK The Keystone Center, Denver, CO Merck Institute for Science Education, Rahway, NJ National Academies of Science, Washington, DC National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington, DC National Audubon Society, New York, NY National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC National Science Center, Augusta, GA National Science Foundation, Washington, DC National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC Northwest Biomedical Research Association, Seattle, WA Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Portland, OR Oregon Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, Portland, OR Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland, OR Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board , Salem, OR Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA Portland State University Environmental Professional Program, Portland, OR San Diego Science Alliance, San Diego, CA SciTech Hand-On Museum, Aurora, IL Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation, Houston, TX United States Information Agency, Rio de Janero, Brazil University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & California Department of Fish & Game, Sacramento, CA U.S. Army, Washington, DC Washington State Board of Education, Olympia, WA World Birding Center, Mission, TX
	“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” Carl Sagan “Questions are the creative acts of intelligence.” Frank Kingdom “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Poor Richard’s Almanac “Science, knowledge of things that are possible present and past; prescience, knowledge of the things that may come to pass.” Leonardo da Vinci “Water is the great driver of nature.” Leonardo da Vinci “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” Galileo “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” Sir Winston Churchill