The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum is planning to wow guests with two new exhibits that will be installed later this year. Fundraising is now underway to complete the large-scale exhibits: a whimsical Mist Garden in the outdoor playscape and a STEM-based Mission to Mars exhibit for the first floor.
Recently, the Board of Directors added two new members to its ranks and elected a new executive team. Ann Dinh and Matt Pearce have been elected to three-year terms. Re-elected officers include Lisa Rizzo (president), Courtney Anderson (vice president), Craig Filipponi (treasurer) and Lindsay Waylett (secretary). Returning directors include Annie Braff (event chair), Linda Minton, Shelley McConnell, Colby Courter, Kelli Fite and Maureen Vazquez.
Ann Dinh is a trauma nurse who is taking time from her career to raise her young daughter, Ellie. Ann is married to pediatric dentist, Vik Tiku. Since becoming a mother, Ann greatly enjoys seeing the world from a child’s point of view and is excited to be a part of an organization that helps foster children’s learning, development and curiosity. Ann is looking forward to leading the Exhibits Committee during 2019.
Matt Pearce owns Old San Luis BBQ Co., a downtown neighbor of the Children’s Museum. He has a son and daughter with his wife, Danae, and enjoys sharing his love of local cuisine with locals and visitors alike. In addition to helping to guide SLOCM, Matt will be spending the coming year opening a new SLO BBQ location at 3870 Broad St.
The Children’s Museum now counts more than six hundred households as members. The Museum supports the community by hosting free nights each month (sponsored by Lindamood-Bell learning Processes during 2019), sensory-sensitive nights for children on the autism spectrum quarterly, and donates hundreds of admissions passes to youth-serving organizations state-wide.
The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum inspires learning through play for children ages 2-10, and is located at 1010 Nipomo Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. Visit slocm.org for visitor and program information.