{"id":13304,"date":"2013-08-16T15:26:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T19:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2013\/08\/wales-director-world-awareness-childrens-museum.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T11:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:08:55","slug":"wales-director-world-awareness-childrens-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2013\/08\/wales-director-world-awareness-childrens-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustees Name Beth Wales New Director Of World Awareness Children’s Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beth Wales takes over for museum’s retiring founder, Dr. Jacqueline Touba\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The trustees for the World Awareness Children’s Museum in Glens Falls recently named Beth Wales as its new director.<\/p>\n

A national search was conducted to replace the organization’s retiring founder, Dr. Jacqueline Touba. Wales will lead the organization to new levels of growth and excellence in fostering knowledge and appreciation of world cultures through exhibitions, interactive programming, the International Youth Art Exchange, and educator-led tours, the trustees said.<\/p>\n

“I am very excited about the choice of the new director of WACM, Beth Wales,” said Touba. “She has the background and enthusiasm needed to not only continue the success of the museum thus far, but to develop it into a unique, nationally recognized institution.”
\nWith more than 20 years of experience in her field, Wales has innovated marketing strategies in both profit and non-profit sectors, helping organizations carve their niche and connect messages to decision makers. She has built partnerships and secured profitable and trustworthy business relationships, the trustees said.<\/p>\n

She received the American Marketing Association’s NY Capital District Chapter award for Marketer of Excellence in 2010. She is an Indiana University alumna and a M.S. candidate at Boston University.<\/p>\n

According to Lisa Sheridan, president of the museum Board of Trustees, “Wales brings extensive marketing experience and innovative thinking to the organization to connect WACM to its community and regional audiences. I am confident she will advance the organization to higher levels of public service and establish a greater presence in the global community.”<\/p>\n

Sheridan said the organization “is poised to achieve new levels of growth and partnerships on state, federal and international levels that will assist families, schools, businesses, and communities within and outside of New York with their globalization needs. As director, Wales will serve as WACM’s principal community spokesperson, strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones, lead a dedicated staff, and manage the interactive museum space, ‘go!'”<\/p>\n

Wales said she plans to increase children and family participation at go! and build upon the museum’s foundation of providing a unique educational experience through relevant programming.<\/p>\n

She also aspires to utilize the museum’s intellectual property to develop cultural diversity programs for businesses.<\/p>\n

“Now, more than ever, New York state requires an awareness and appreciation of cultural differences, as it achieves economic development milestones in its acquisition and retention of international companies with diverse global workforce components,” Wales said. “WACM can help corporate partners here and nationally to build bridges for its global work force where they live, work and play.”<\/p>\n

In addition, she said she looks forward to exploring opportunities for WACM to develop creative skills in students of all ages.<\/p>\n

The museum was formed in 1985 as the International Arts and Culture Association (IACA) and 10 years later consolidated as WACM when granted a charter by the state Board of Regents. It’s collections of 7,000 works of original children’s art and over 5,000 educational objects from 140 countries have gained recognition for fostering global understanding and appreciation.<\/p>\n

WACM is located at 89 Warren St. Museum hours and other information can be found online at www.worldchildrensmuseum.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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