The Akron Children鈥檚 Museum has named Traci Buckner as its first executive director. She plans to expand the museum with an increased emphasis on education.
Traci Buckner was a founding director at the in Akron and most recently served as a program officer at the .
She hopes to continue to grow the museum when she starts in the New Year.
鈥淵ou know the first order of business is to create a strategic plan so that there is actually a road map that we want to follow. We want to be able to set some goals and achieve them.鈥�
The goals include a 3,000 square foot expansion to the museum and a renewed focus on structured education intertwined with freeform play.
The museum opened in 2015 and was un by its board of directors.
