Stephanie Ratcliffe

Stephanie Ratcliffe became Executive Director of The Wild Center in June 2007 after joining the launch team four years before the museum opened its doors in 2006. Previously she held positions at the Maryland Science Center, Brooklyn Children’s Museum and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Ratcliffe earned a BA in art marketing/museum management and a Master’s in museum education from George Washington University. Ms Ratcliffe was one of 17 international science museum directors to participate in a year long Noyce Leadership Program that seeks to enable chief executives of science centers to deepen their institutions’ involvement with their communities.