Member Spotlight:
Daniel Pecoraro Education Program Coordinator The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Daniel Pecoraro is an Education Program Coordinator at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. At the Institute, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Affiliate School Program, a network of over 18,000 K-12 schools worldwide, and coordinates monthly offerings to teachers, the Civil War Essay Contest for Grades 6-12, and the Dear George Washington Contest for grades 2-5. In addition, he coordinates the Institute's internship program for high school and college students, and as part of a team of four coordinates 30+ Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars each summer.
Prior to joining the Gilder Lehrman Institute staff, he served as School Groups Coordinator and Member and Donor Relations Coordinator at the National Museum of Mathematics, including management of school trip series for Title I schools sponsored by Google, Con Edison, OppenheimerFunds, and Two Sigma Investments. Daniel is also a volunteer at Interference Archive in Brooklyn and serves as Co-Chair of NYCMER's Mentors and Intern Supervisors Peer Group.
A proud alumnus of the New York City public school system from Kindergarten through a Master's degree, Daniel earned his BA in History at Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in 2014 and his MA in History at Hunter in 2017.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Docents and Volunteer Supervisors
Where:
Rubin Museum of Art, Education Center
132 West 17th Street
New York, NY
When:5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
OutlookAlong the lines of “Dealing with Difficult Situations,” this session will focus on Dealing with Difficult Volunteers. Covering topics such as volunteer retention, correcting behavior, “retiring” volunteers, “firing” volunteers, etc. Join us to share stories and lessons learned.
RSVP with the Docents and Volunteer Supervisors Peer Group Coordinator, Laura Sloan - lsloan@rubinmuseum.org