Jeri is the Vice President, Education & Family Learning at Boston Children's Museum and has been at the Museum since 1973. Jeri has over 35 years of experience in teaching and consulting in the field of early childhood education; she is the developer of PlaySpace, (one of the first prototypes for early learning family spaces in children’s and other museums); founder of the Boston Cultural Collaborative for Early Learning; and co-founder of both Families First Parenting programs and “Countdown to Kindergarten”. For many years, she has provided early childhood training and consultation to museums and other organizations. Jeri received her B.S., M.S. Ed. and an honorary Doctorate in Education from Wheelock College. She serves on numerous boards dealing with family, community, multicultural, and early childhood education issues. In recognition of her work, Jeri has received awards such as the Wheelock Centennial Award, the Boston Parents Paper Family Advocate Award, the Women Who Care Award, and the Lucy Wheelock Award. She was a 2004 participant in the Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education (Public Policy), a program of the Schott Center for Public and Early Education, Cambridge MA. In 2005, she was named to the American Association of Museums, Centennial Honor Roll, in recognition of her contributions to the museum field in the past century.