{"id":2012,"date":"2021-03-24T13:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2021-03-24T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T17:28:10","slug":"icymi-montshire-executive-director-stepping-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/icymi-montshire-executive-director-stepping-down\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/index-1024x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" width=\"470\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/index-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/index-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/index-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/index.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press release issued last week, the Montshire Museum of Science, located in Norwich, Vermont, announced that its executive director was leaving to take a position in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Marcos Stafne, the Executive Director of the Montshire Museum of Science, will step down from his current role at the end of April. He has accepted a position with the Wildlife Conservation Society as their Director of Learning Experiences, Zoos &amp; Aquarium. In this new role, he will envision and advance learning experiences for students, children, and families, while delivering high-quality science and conservation content within the New York City parks, which include the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and the New York Aquarium.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Montshire Deputy Director Jennifer Rickards will serve as the Acting Executive Director, starting May 3rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montshire.org\/about\/press-room\/press-releases\/montshires-executive-director-steps-down-to-continue-education-work-with-the-wildlife-conservation-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletimes.com\/news\/montshire-s-executive-director-steps-down-to-continue-education-work\/article_536d46d3-9f4e-55f1-92bb-4bab64f2c0ad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eagle Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a press release issued last week, the Montshire Museum of Science, located in Norwich, Vermont, announced that its executive director was leaving to take a position in New York City. Marcos Stafne, the Executive Director of the Montshire Museum of Science, will step down from his current role at the end of April. He has accepted a position with the Wildlife Conservation Society as their Director of Learning Experiences, Zoos &amp; Aquarium. In this new role, he will envision <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/icymi-montshire-executive-director-stepping-down\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,54,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-icymi","category-nonprofit","category-people"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down - Norwich Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/icymi-montshire-executive-director-stepping-down\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ICYMI: Montshire Executive Director Stepping Down - Norwich Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a press release issued last week, the Montshire Museum of Science, located in Norwich, Vermont, announced that its executive director was leaving to take a position in New York City. 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