Our Mission
The Maine Discovery Museum helps people of all ages to discover the world around them through creative exploration and science.
About
Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) is a regional and state organization who has been serving our community since 2001. We help people of all ages to discover the world around them through creative exploration and science.
MDM has three floors of interactive exhibits and robust science programming that takes place both within and outside of the museum.
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We do all we can to ensure that our work remains accessible: from traveling all over Maine to
deliver our science outreach and education programming (Science Around ME), to having 94%
of our mission-driven programming available at no charge to those who attend.
Our Team
Kate Dickerson
Executive Director
kdickerson@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Grace Barron
Development Officer
gbarron@mainediscoverymuseum.org
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION
Kim Stewart
Director of Community Engagement
kstewart@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Trudi Plummer
Director of Education
tplummer@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Rachael Smith
Program Coordinator
rsmith@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Lauren McGovern
Program Coordinator
lmcgovern@mainediscoverymuseum.org​​
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Angela Smith
Maine Science Festival Director
asmith@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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VISITOR EXPERIENCE & FACILITY
Autumn Allen
Director of Operations
aallen@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Meaghan Clapp
Facility Manager
mclapp@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Mason Pellerin
Visitor Experience Shift Leader & Animal Care Coordinator
mpellerin@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Naomi Moynihan
Operations Assistant
nmoynihan@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Sarah Hewett
Visitor Experience Shift Leader
shewett@mainediscoverymuseum.org
Aiden Nolan
Visitor Experience Assistant
anolan@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Ray McCarthy
Facility Assistant
rmccarthy@mainediscoverymuseum.org
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Lucy Stricklett
Facility Assistant
lstricklett@mainediscoverymuseum.org
FINANCE
Tina Vilalovos
Finance Manager
Board of Directors
Shane Malory, Board President, Senior Internal Auditor, WEX
Andrea Dickinson, Project Manager | Project Engineer Haley Ward
Ethan Evans, Security Architect, Tyler Technologies
Emil Genest, retired Educator
Tammy Higgins, Sr. VP Finance, Epstein Properties
Jared O'Roak, President, Meridian Wealth Strategies
Donna Oxley, Assurance Manager, Freeman & Associates
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Jaclyn Silk, Vice President | Client Success & Solutions Manager, Bangor Savings Bank
Malorie Sprague, Parent representative
James Stoneton, Superintendent of Schools, AOS 47
Anne-Marie Storey, Attorney, Bernstein Shur
Nichole Trainor, Philanthropy Officer, EMHS assigned to Acadia Hospital
Science Advisory Board
LuAnn Ballesteros, The Jackson Laboratory
Dan Belyea, Maine Community College System
Curt Brown, Bold Coast Seafood
Ross Bryant, Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
Agnieszka Carpenter, Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME)
Matt Cyr, Superintendent RSU 34
Sasha Deri, bluShift Aerospace
Jane Disney, MDI Biological Laboratory
Rhianon Hampson, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Brian Harris, MedRythms
Aileen Huang-Saad, Roux Institute
Jason Judd, Educate Maine
Anne Krieg, City of Bangor
Liz Marnik, MDI Biological Laboratory
Deb Neuman, Bangor Chamber of Commerce
Jim Page, University of Maine System - retired
Kyle Pepperman, Downeast Institute
Pete Parizo, Sargent
Ryan Roderick, Husson University
Diane Rowland, University of Maine
Vicki Rusbult, Economic Solutions ME
Jonathan Sprague, retired healthcare consultant
Andrea Tilden, Colby College
Valerie Young, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bridget Ziegelaar, NASA Johnson Space Center
Meet our Mascots
The Maine Discovery Museum team has identified seven animals that are as important to MDM and Maine. You can learn more about them on our Mascots page!