Amy Padolf
Nonprofit Leader, Fundraiser, and STEM Education Innovator
- Role
- Director of Education at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amy Padolf
Innovative non-profit education leader with 25+ years of experience in developing…
Experience
Director of Education
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Jan 2008 — Present · Coral Gables, FL, US
Leads all aspects of nationally and internationally renowned science education programs, engaging over students annually, ranging from pre-kindergarten to doctoral candidates, ensuring the highest quality through data-driven program evaluation. The Fairchild Challenge, an award-winning environmental science initiative, delivers STEM-based, multi-disciplinary programs to over PreK-12th grade students. The BioTECH High School and Pine Lake Elementary School offer a unique science-focused public school concentrating on botany and zoology. Life-Long Learning provides plant-focused classes reaching 2,500 adult students. Education also offers fellowships and research opportunities for graduate students, professional development for classroom teachers, college-level credited classes, internships for teenagers, and drop-in programs for Garden visitors.
Education
Duquesne University
M.Ed., Elementary Education
1994 — 1997
Florida International University
PhD in Teaching and Learning , STEM Education
Skills
- Museum Education
- Raiser's Edge
- Environmental Education
- Public Speaking
- Higher Education
- Research
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Classroom
- Adult Education
- Nonprofits
- Science
- Fundraising
- Exhibit Design
- Tutoring
- Grant Writing
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Teacher Training
- Staff Development
- Informal Education
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Volunteer Management
- Museums
- Program Development
- Youth Development
- Conservation Issues
- Grants
- Teaching
- Spanish
- Editing
- History
- Ecology
- Program Evaluation
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