{"id":2093,"date":"2022-03-28T20:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T00:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencecentral.org\/?page_id=2093"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:05:25","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencecentral.org\/about\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2093\" class=\"elementor elementor-2093\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b67ff98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b67ff98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-438043d\" data-id=\"438043d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7ed9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a7ed9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencecentral.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Martin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2625\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b5e63c\" data-id=\"9b5e63c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a72dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"5a72dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n         \r\n         <div class=\"heading-line\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                     <div class=\"sub-title\">\r\n               <span class=\"tagline\">Executive director<\/span> \r\n            <\/div>\r\n           \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>Martin S. Fisher<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be6fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be6fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Martin S. Fisher is the Executive Director of Science Central (Fort Wayne, IN), a position he has held since October 2007.<\/p>\n<p>With over 40 years of experience in the science center and museum field, he has worked in positions ranging from frontline to executive management. In his current role at Science Central, Martin directs the operations, strategic planning, fundraising, community partnerships and staffing of one of the region\u2019s premier cultural attractions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e572ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e572ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecaf70b\" data-id=\"ecaf70b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468ad21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"468ad21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7391\"><p>He leads these activities at a 70,000-square-foot educational science center, with over 35,000-square feet of exhibit\/classroom\/office space. Science Central serves about 140,000 people per year through on-site visitation and outreach programming. He is responsible for a staff of 40-50 employees and a budget of more than $2 million.<\/p><p>During his first five years at Science Central, and for the first time in the museum\u2019s history, Fisher successfully developed and promoted a Strategic Plan process, paid off long-term debt, invested funds, acquired a $1 million endowment, and guided a successful capital campaign raising $1.6 million. He is responsible for the implementation of the first major new exhibit expansion, Science On a Sphere, and replacing an entire level of original exhibits, since the center was started in 1995. Fisher also initiated new marketing campaigns, guided the creation of a new logo, successfully led the center\u2019s 20th and 25th year anniversary events, and installed numerous new permanent exhibits and temporary exhibitions. He recently completed $3.2 million in fundraising and will soon begin the installation of the region\u2019s only public planetarium.<\/p><p>Prior to directing Science Central, Fisher served on the teams of COSI, Ohio\u2019s Center of Science &amp; Industry (Columbus, OH); Miami University Zoology Museum (Oxford, OH); Omaha Children\u2019s Museum (Omaha, NE); and Nauticus, The National Maritime Center (Norfolk, VA). While at these cultural attractions he always focused on the educational missions. Throughout his career, Fisher developed educational programs, produced exhibits, created a variety of marketing and public relations components, wrote grants, guided development and fundraising projects, and coordinated numerous community partnerships.<\/p><p>Fisher holds a B.S. degree in Zoology from Miami University (Oxford, OH), with an emphasis in vertebrate ecology and geography, and a M.A. degree in Science Education from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), with an emphasis in environmental education and educational psychology.<\/p><p>In addition to his work responsibilities, Fisher has participated on a number of professional organizations, committees and boards in the museum, cultural, education, and economic fields. These include the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Greater Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce), Northeast Indiana Hospitality Association, Indiana Space Grant Consortium, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Quest Club, and Fort Wayne Youtheatre. Martin has also served on a Mayoral-appointed task force and a City-appointed urban planning committee.<\/p><p>Fisher is the host of weekly educational science segments on the local ABC\/NBC television affiliate and on the region\u2019s NPR public radio station, and bi-weekly segments on the local CBS affiliate.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0172f2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0172f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b60fa05\" data-id=\"b60fa05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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