Pulse Check on School & Museum Partnerships

Monday, September 8, 2025

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM US PT

Location: 2001

Join this session to hear and contribute to current thinking on working with schools and districts. Panelists from three museums will kick off discussions, sharing how they are responding to social, economic, and political shifts that their local formal education partners are experiencing.

Melissa Ballard (she/her/hers)

Director of Programs
Association of Science and Technology Centers, United States
Jamie Bell

Senior Advisor
Association of Science and Technology Centers, United States
CD

Claire D'Emic

STEM Initiatives Program Director
Long Island Children's Museum, United States
CL

Cara Lesser

CEO
KID Museum
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Beth Demke

CEO
North Dakota’s Gateway to Science