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Making the Most of the MOST\u00a0<\/em><\/h1>\n

By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

When the new Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology president, Toni Martin, is introduced for the first time to a group of visiting students on a field trip, she greets them with words of wisdom and advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work that you\u2019re doing will prepare you for anything,\u201d she tells them, explaining that while she\u2019s not a scientist or engineer, the things she\u2019s learned along the journey that led her to the MOST prepared her for this job, just as the experiments they\u2019re about to perform can prepare them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a step,\u201d she continues. \u201cEnjoy these little pieces of knowledge you\u2019re getting \u2014 because some day, it\u2019ll all click together, and you\u2019ll be able to do whatever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

With her background in nonprofit fundraising, Toni\u2019s path to the position of president of the 35-year-old institution was nontraditional.<\/p>\n

But with its own background of financial struggle, a nontraditional leader was just what the MOST needed.<\/p>\n

Since taking the reins a year and a half ago \u2014 selected by a large search committee on a nationwide quest \u2014 Toni has added staff, exhibits and revenue, as well as increased fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s all about how we\u2019re positioning the MOST for growth, wherever we are,\u201d Toni said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a really exciting time to lead this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unusual sparks<\/h4>\n

Born in Watertown and raised in Mexico, N.Y., Toni didn\u2019t have dreams of heading up Syracuse\u2019s Museum of Science and Technology. In fact, it wasn\u2019t until one day in her mid-20s that she realized she wanted a professional career. Getting her child ready for the day before heading off to work herself, Toni picked up the phone and called Genesee Community College.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody put me through to admissions, and the woman I talked to said, \u2018College is for everybody,\u2019\u201d Toni remembered.<\/p>\n

On her next day off, Toni drove the hour-long car ride to Batavia to discuss her options \u2014 baby in tow \u2014 and the following fall semester, started taking classes.<\/p>\n

Toni worked in the hospitality industry while she earned a degree. She also volunteered in her community.<\/p>\n

Her ability to juggle successful door-to-door fundraising efforts for the local American Cancer Society chapter, two babies in diapers, a day job and a degree in the works earned Toni a job offer for the position of executive director of Wyoming County\u2019s modest American Cancer Society office.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy lineage is the training I got from a great, big national health organization that hired a woman in a community with more cows than people,\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

That job led Toni to other positions in the nonprofit sector, many of them in the Syracuse area.<\/p>\n

Prior to accepting the position of president at the MOST, Toni worked as associate director at Catholic Charities of Onondaga County for eight years. She actually had planned to retire from that job, Toni said.<\/p>\n

But then came the news that the MOST\u2019s last president, Larry Leatherman, planned to retire.<\/p>\n

Hypothesizing presidency<\/h4>\n

The job description for the ideal candidate to fill the position of MOST president called for someone with a background in STEM \u2014 science, technology, engineering and math \u2014 who also had experience fundraising and a knowledge of Central New York philanthropy.<\/p>\n

\u201cLarry was both,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was a scientist with a couple very impressive master\u2019s degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n

But finding that blend in another individual would be difficult.<\/p>\n

Though she didn\u2019t have a science background, Toni decided to apply. If hired, she would be the first female president, as well as the first from a business, not science, background.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had taken a careful look at the MOST\u2019s financial situation \u2014 and it was dire,\u201d Toni said. \u201cI honestly really didn\u2019t know if I wanted that kind of a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

On one hand, she thought, it would be a \u201ccapstone experience\u201d to lead the MOST. She\u2019d worked hard to get where she was, and, if chosen, this would be the chance of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

But on the other hand, her second granddaughter had just been born. The family lived in Arizona \u2014 not exactly a weekend trip. She\u2019d married in April 2015, and was still working through the name change process. And, of course, she\u2019d planned to retire from a job she loved at Catholic Charities.<\/p>\n

Toni decided to withdraw her name from the search. But, after the search chair reached out to her weeks later, she decided to go for it again.<\/p>\n

In January of 2016, Toni became the third president of the MOST.<\/p>\n

Leading with intent<\/h4>\n

Toni approaches everything she does with an intention. She credits her management style to two influences: her professional experiences and her yoga practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe jobs that prepared me weren\u2019t the jobs,\u201d she explained. \u201cThey were the bosses that I worked for.\u201d<\/p>\n

They instilled in her the values of problem solving, communication, fundraising and more.<\/p>\n

Her last highly influential boss, Catholic Charities\u2019 Micheal Melara, showed her the human side of leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about how you work with \u2014 not how they work for \u2014 how you work with the people in your organization,\u201d she said, \u201cand that sense that you influence people\u2019s performance in a daily and very profound way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second influence on Toni\u2019s management style is more personal.<\/p>\n

About 10 to 15 years ago, Toni encountered a number of serious medical issues. After undergoing surgery that affected her balance, she tried a yoga class. It changed her life and she hasn\u2019t looked back since, she said.<\/p>\n

The regular practice helps her think more clearly, accomplish more and, above all, gives her pause. It helps her take a minute to reflect before reacting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in leadership, being able to step back and hear people, that\u2019s the pause, that little breath of, \u2018OK,\u2019\u201d she said, explaining that two decades ago, she might have been more tempted to act on her gut reactions. \u201cI have trained myself with yoga to just take that breath \u2014 and then ask a question. That\u2019s what yoga has done for me and with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Experimenting with innovation<\/h4>\n

When she began as the MOST president, Toni set three goals for her first three years: get the museum on its feet, achieve fiscal stability and make the institution sustainable.<\/p>\n

The first year was devoted to the basics \u2014 things like adding staff, fixing exhibits and investing in landscaping.<\/p>\n

In growing the staff, Toni had to make decisions strategically.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge is hiring exactly when we need to, so nothing happens to the growth. But you can\u2019t hire too soon,\u201d Toni explained.<\/p>\n

So Toni made what she refers to as \u201ctransformational hires\u201d \u2014 people whose skill sets, qualifications and experience couldn\u2019t be found in any other staff member, she explained.<\/p>\n

Lauren Kochian, the MOST\u2019s executive vice president, was the first of Toni\u2019s hires. Due to Lauren\u2019s fundraising expertise, Toni knew she would be a crucial member of the team. Within six weeks of Lauren\u2019s start, the team saw an increase in basic fundraising, Toni said.<\/p>\n

Now that Toni and her staff have the museum on its feet, they\u2019re about a half-year into the fiscal stability phase.<\/p>\n

Toni summed up this year\u2019s goals: \u201cto reduce the amount of time payables are held, to increase the donations coming in the door [and] to find fundable opportunities for people who really want to invest in the MOST,\u201d she listed.<\/p>\n

The team has seen gains from all six revenue-producing avenues \u2014 admissions, membership, IMAX theater ticket sales, facility rentals, gift shop purchases and miscellaneous items like birthday parties or family gatherings, Toni said.<\/p>\n

Along with financial data, Toni also gathers anecdotal research. On a regular basis, she and Lauren wander the MOST exhibit floor, getting feedback from guests about their experiences. The duo asks two questions: \u201cWhat made you choose the MOST to get out today?\u201d and \u201cWhat do you think of what we\u2019re doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n

Depending on who they\u2019re talking to \u2014 parents, grandparents, a couple on a date \u2014 the answers vary. At the beginning, Toni and Lauren would often hear, \u201cThis place isn\u2019t very clean,\u201d or, \u201cIt just seems like everything\u2019s broken.\u201d Toni hired a professional institutional housekeeper. Within two months, the difference was very noticeable, she said.<\/p>\n

Another issue was, \u201cThere\u2019s not enough for little kids to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

That sentiment helped spark new developments at the MOST in the last year and a half. In the MOST\u2019s original conception, it was geared primarily toward 9- to 14-year-olds, Toni explained. But with the number of small children \u2014 with short attention spans \u2014 visiting the museum, the model needed to change, she said.<\/p>\n

So they\u2019ve made existing exhibits more accessible, and created demonstrations and table activities for younger children.<\/p>\n

Toni\u2019s favorite is the giant sea of large foam blocks. As children from different families meet in the middle of the pile, to the young minds, the blocks can be anything from a house to a fort to a maze.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it changes with every person or every family or group that\u2019s in there,\u201d Toni said with a twinkle in her eye. \u201cThey\u2019re doing something unique that\u2019s never been done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once this year is over, Toni and her team will move on to the third step of their three-year plan \u2014 focusing on long-term growth and stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be confident that I\u2019ve put everything in place, that the bills are paid, the people are paid, visitors are happy [and] they come back,\u201d Toni said.<\/p>\n

A MOST positive future<\/h4>\n

The task of getting an institution like the MOST back on its feet and thriving is not without difficulties.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunding for arts and small educational institutions, like little museums, has been fragile for a very long time,\u201d Toni explained. \u201cAnd the uncertainty around the federal government funding \u2014 it\u2019s just a different environment, no matter what field you come from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizations the MOST might generally apply to for grants, like the National Science Foundation or NASA, are still awaiting word on their own cutbacks, she said. That makes the emphasis on local fundraising even more crucial.<\/p>\n

Despite any challenges, Toni seems completely at home and calmly confident in her role as president. A mother and grandmother herself, it\u2019s no surprise one of her favorite parts of the job is welcoming students to the museum.<\/p>\n

Several times a year, children pile off the buses outside the MOST. From Toni\u2019s modest office overlooking the bus turnaround, she can see the students bounding up the ramp as they make their ways to the door, \u201cvibrating with energy,\u201d she described.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey cannot wait to be here,\u201d Toni said. \u201cAnd it never stops being a big deal to me.\u201d SWM<\/em><\/p>\n

Visit the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology at 500 S. Franklin St. in downtown Syracuse. Summer hours (through Aug. 27) are Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. During regular hours, the MOST is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information, visit most.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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