Above and Beyond Children’s Museum in Sheboygan appointed nonprofit executive and local community member Catherine Tinker as executive director.
In her role, Tinker will engage the community in supporting museum initiatives and build creative educational partnerships. She will manage museum fundraising, grant writing, marketing, human resources, operations and strategic planning.
In her most recent role, Tinker served as the director of education and community programming at Bookworm Gardens, where she oversaw the planning, implementation and evaluation of more than 30 programs for learners of all ages.
She received a bachelor of arts in anthropology and educational studies from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master of arts in museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program through the State University of New York at Oneonta. In addition to her work, she serves on the board of directors at the Riveredge Nature Center and was active in the Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival planning committee.
Preceding Tinker was Jackie Erdman, who served as executive director of ABCM for three years. Erdman is currently serving as interim development director at Habitat for Humanity Lakeside.
