Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER IS TO OPEN EVERY MIND TO THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND US.
EXHIBITIONS: ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE EXHIBITS, STEAM PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR GUESTS OF ALL AGES. ALL EXHIBITS ARE DESIGNED TO STIMULATE IMAGINATIONS THROUGH IMMERSIVE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES, PRESENTED USING A VARIETY OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGY. GALLERIES MAINTAINED BY THE MUSEUM INCLUDE MUSIC AND SOUND, VIRTUAL REALITY, AN INNOVATION INCUBATOR MAKER SPACE, SPACE CHASE AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM. A FULL DOME PLANETARIUM, A HUMAN BODY EXHIBIT AND INDOOR ADVENTURE TOWER WITH AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-K AREA.
GENERAL OPERATIONS: DURING 2019/2020, THE SCIENCE CENTER REACHED MORE THAN 268,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ONSITE VISITATIONS, IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF- SCHOOL STEAM PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. OPEN 360 DAYS A YEAR, THE SCIENCE CENTER DELIVERED INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON LEARNING LABS, ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMS, PLANETARIUM SHOWS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADHERE TO STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS.
PLANETARIUM: WITH AN EVER-CHANGING LINEUP OF SHOWS, THE STATE-OF-THE-ART SUDEKUM PLANETARIUM PRESENTS EXCITING FULLDOME EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIONS PRODUCED INTERNALLY AND LEASED FROM OUTSIDE VENDORS. OFFERINGS THIS YEAR INCLUDED NIGHTWATCH, STARS, EXPLORE, POLARIS AND SUPER POWER DOGS. A WIDE ARRAY OF LASER SHOWS FEATURED MUSIC INCLUDING PINK FLOYD'S THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, MICHAEL JACKSON, QUEEN, AND BEYONCE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OVER 14,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND OVER 50,000 GENERAL PUBLIC GUESTS ATTENDED PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS.
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 |
Steve Hinkley | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $260,225 |
Susan Hosbach | CDO (JULY '19-MARCH '20) | 40 | $132,657 |
Karen Musacchio | CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER | 40 | $123,954 |
Loretta Cooper | VP (JULY '19 - JUNE 5 '20) | 40 | $103,524 |
Grant Martin | CDO (APRIL '20-JUNE '20) | 40 | $0 |
Steve Brophy | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Shawn Glinter | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Sharon Gentry | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Rankin Mcgugin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Randall Noel | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Paul Kleine-Kracht | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Melissa Anderson | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Matthew H Kisber | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Marc K Stengel | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Manuel Delgado | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Lisa Helton | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Kelly Mayes | CHAIR ELECT | 2 | $0 |
Josh Trusley | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Josh Dailey | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Jonathan M Skeeters | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
John Gawaluck | TRUSTEE | 1.5 | $0 |
Jennifer J Lacey | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Divya Shroff | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
David C Mcgowan | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Cheryl Mayes | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Butch Spyridon | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Ben Rooke | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Avi Spielman | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Andrienne Battle | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
Allen K Oakley | TREASURER | 1.5 | $0 |
Alex Jahangir | CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
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