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Meeghan Kane

Bio Meeghan Kane oversees community engagement at the South Carolina State Museum. In her role, she develops and coordinates public programs, supports and fosters community relationships and partnerships with fellow cultural institutions and …
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Dr. Matthew Whitehouse

Bio Matthew Whitehouse, DMA, is the Observatory Manager at South Carolina State Museum. At SCSM, he overseas observatory operations, serves as lead observatory educator and facilitates use of the observatory across museum departments. Matthew also …
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Dr. Liz Klimek

Bio Liz joined the State Museum in 2014 as part of the Windows to New Worlds Project, which saw the grand opening of the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium. As Planetarium Manager, she is responsible for all aspects of theater …
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Katherine Kerr

Bio Serving as the museum’s Education Coordinator, Katherine Kerr works closely with the Audience Engagement and Group Visits departments to facilitate programs for field trips for K-12 schools across South Carolina. She also develops content for …
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Laura Ybarra-Kane

Bio Laura Ybarra-Kane has been a passionate educator in the Midlands for nearly 20 years. Laura joined the museum as a volunteer in 2004 while she was a student at the University of South Carolina majoring in Anthropology with a focus in education. …
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Jennifer Thrailkill

Bio Jennifer was born in Columbia, SC and then lived in Memphis, TN and California before returning to South Carolina where she attended high school. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and, in 2007, she joined the South Carolina …
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Bio Senior Certified Human Resources Professional with over 20 years of experience developing and executing HR strategies, programs and services to support business partners and to assist with attracting, developing, and retaining a highly engaged, …
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