Beth Cunningham

About Beth Cunningham

Experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit…

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   American Association Of Physics Teachers - Aapt

   Jan 2011 — Present · College Park, MD, US

   Responsibilities include: implements policy decisions and strategic objectives as established by the AAPT Executive Board; contributes to the Board’s agenda, prepares position papers, advises, and offers motions; contributes ideas, analyses, and initiatives for the formulation and realization of the long-term goals and vision of the Association; is responsible for articulating the AAPT goals to its membership and the different constituencies within the larger physics and science community; shares the responsibility with AAPT’s elected officers, particularly the President, to represent AAPT in a positive and professional manner to a variety of bodies such as local AAPT sections and other professional societies, foundations and government agencies; manages the day-to-day business and operations within the AAPT Executive Office; addresses a variety of needs of the AAPT membership and its many representative bodies; helps shape the ideas produced by AAPT committees and sections into organizational goals, operational plans, and fundable proposals; prepares and manages the organization’s budget following the guidelines set by the Executive Board; and is an active participant in AAPT’s important fund raising activities.

Education

• Kent State University

  Ph.D

  1978 — 1987

• Kent State University

  B.S

  1978 — 1982

• Kent State University

  M.A

  1978 — 1987

Skills

• Editing
• University Teaching
• Curriculum Development
• Staff Development
• Science
• Program Management
• Science Education
• Grants
• Curriculum Design
• Fundraising
• Proposal Writing
• Mathematica
• Higher Education
• Analysis
• Physics
• Teaching
• Research
• Public Speaking