Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CAS/PNNM IS TO CREATE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE THROUGH COLLABORATIONS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC FORUMS THAT FOSTER URBAN CONNECTIONS TO OUR REGION'S NATURE AND SCIENCE.
BIOLOGY THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES/PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM ("CAS/PNNM") BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONTINUES THE 160+ YEAR LEGACY OF THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES WITH BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT. CAS/PNNM WORKS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE NATIVE HABITATS AND IMPERILED SPECIES THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE BLANDING'S TURTLE AND SEVERAL SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY. THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED SCIENCE PROGRAMS SUCH THE ILLINOIS BUTTERFLY MONITORING NETWORK, ODONATE SURVEY, AND CALLING FROG SURVEY, CAS/PNNM BIOLOGISTS INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF LOCAL ECOLOGY. THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ALSO MAINTAINS AND OVERSEES CAS/PNNM'S COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 390,000 SPECIMENS.
EDUCATION CAS/PNNM IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING CHICAGO AREA TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ABOUT NATURE AND SCIENCE, AND PROVIDES MORE HOURS OF HANDS ON TEACHING IN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC AND ARCHDIOCESE SCHOOLS THAN ANY OTHER MUSEUM IN CHICAGO. EDUCATION IS THE LARGEST DEPARTMENT AT CAS/PNNM, PROVIDING MUSEUM-BASED PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES YEAR-ROUND. CAS/PNNM EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENHANCE STEM EDUCATION BY COMBINING SCIENCE CONTENT AND EDUCATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND TRANSFORMING STUDENT AND TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, CAS/PNNM EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED 55,000 HOURS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING INTENSIVE TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO MORE THAN 1,250 CHICAGO AREA TEACHERS. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, CAS/PNNM EDUCATORS ALSO TAUGHT 350 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AT THE NATURE MUSEUM TO MORE THAN 9,500 STUDENTS WHO VISITED ON FIELD TRIPS.
EXHIBITS AND GUEST EXPERIENCE & ENGAGEMENT CAS/PNNM STRIVES TO BE THE LEADING VOICE IN URBAN ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CHICAGO AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION. CAS/PNNM'S EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH RELEVANT AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING TOPICS, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN LIVING. THE NATURE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE EXHIBIT, THE JUDY ISTOCK BUTTERFLY HAVEN, IS A 2,700 SQUARE FOOT GREENHOUSE FILLED WITH TROPICAL TREES AND FLOWERS, POOLS OF WATER, AND MORE THAN 1,000 LIVE BUTTERFLIES REPRESENTING 75 SPECIES. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING PROVIDES FAMILIES AND GROUPS WITH INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES THAT CONNECT VISITORS TO EXHIBITS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ANIMAL FEEDINGS, BUTTERFLY RELEASES, AND SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE NATURE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 189,189 (CLOSURE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC FROM MARCH 13 TO END OF FISCAL YEAR) VISITORS THROUGH ITS DOORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Deborah Lahey | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $218,193 |
| Sharon Walton | VP FINANCE & ADMIN & CFO | 40 | $135,188 |
| Marc Miller | VP CHIEF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING | 40 | $132,724 |
| Doug Taron | CHIEF CURATOR | 40 | $110,450 |
| Alvaro Ramos | VP MUSEUM EXPERIENCE | 40 | $102,265 |
| Colleen Zambole | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard J Williams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan D Whiting | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Walls | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Nancy Tuchman | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Brown Tribbett | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alison Taylor | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce M St Clair | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marianne Stanke | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Lowell I Stahl | LIFE TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ben Settle | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stacie Selinger | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Robert E Sarazen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Art Reliford Sr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Osborn | LIFE TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erin Ohlms | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Notebaert | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Nicole Nocera | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Agatha Newman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James C Murray | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Murphy | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Mulligan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Moss | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr James A Montgomery | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr | LIFE TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nicole Lacy | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rock Khanna | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Istock | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Paul Heltne | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Notebaert Hawver | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Harrison | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Hanson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Meg George | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Dowd | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charles W Douglas | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph V Dolan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Jensen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Mathy Diamond | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brooke Cullen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tasha R G Cruzat | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Cox | LIFE TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leslie A Coolidge | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Frank M Clark | LIFE TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christine Castellano | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory C Case | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Henner Burns | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Joel S Brown | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Nadalie Bosse | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Barone | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Frentzel | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Beth Ferreira | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Meredith Mendes | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| David P Hackett | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Joan H Walker | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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