WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Thomas Sullivan appointed Executive Director
Sullivan is an innovative leader and educator with more than 15 years’ experience in education. He was previously Director of Education at the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville, IL. Most recently he was Director of STEM Learning at Waterside School in Stamford, CT, where he taught students in grades 1-5 and created an interactive STEM lab. He also oversaw curriculum and programming that positioned the school, partnering with Westchester Children’s Museum (WCM), to be awarded a $50,000 IMLS grant.
Sullivan holds a Master of Education from Bank Street College of Education in New York City and a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburg, PA.
Carolyn Carr Spencer, Chair of the WCM Board of Trustees and the Search Committee, said, “Thomas is a creative and dynamic force. He comes to us as an experienced, visionary educator who will now take this unique opportunity as a next-generation executive director and institutional leader to build upon our momentum and drive the Museum towards its fullest potential as a key learning destination for children of all ages and abilities in our region for years to come.”
“I have long been familiar and deeply impressed with the WCM as an unparalleled site with a dedicated, creative staff and team of educators with expertise in STEAM learning,” said Sullivan. “WCM is poised to serve as a hub for this region and be a new kind of town square welcoming families, schools, and communities of all kinds to play and learn together. I am thrilled and honored to serve as the next Executive Director and help lead this extraordinary institution into the next era.”