Dayton Society of Natural History appoints new leader
the public concerts. For a lot of the early years, we were running 13 to 20 groups. Then, once we got into 30 we were like, ‘Oh, this is so big.’ Then after Pentatonix showed up in 2 013 we hit the 50s and after that the
The Board of Directors of the Dayton Society of Natural History (DSNH) announced that Tracey Tomme has been appointed president and chief executive officer, effective Dec. 3, 2018. Tomme recently held the positions of Executive Vice Pres- ident a nd Chief Oper- ations Officer at the Cosmosphere Inter- nationalSci- ence Education Center and Space Museum, a space museum and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education center in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Cosmosphere houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts – the largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian spaceflight artifacts in the world — and is home to internationally acclaimed educational programs. number of groups just kept The Dayton Society of Nat- going up.” ural History is the parent
Another highlight from organization of the Boon- thisyear’spubl ic concerts is shoft Museum of Discov- a reunion performance from ery and SunWatch Indian Eleventh Hour featuring the Village/Archaeological Park members of Fairmont’s a cap- and oper ates Fort Ancient pella group that appeared Earthworks and Nat urePre- on the television competiserve. The Museum is celtion, “The Sing Off,” in 2010. ebrating its 125th Anniver
“Those kids that were on sary in 2018 from its begin‘The Sing Off ’ are a really great part of the culture here in Kettering,” Brody said. “I’m thrilled to see what they can do now that they’re adults.
The beat boxer has gone on to be a professional beat boxer since he left high school. The tenor is now in a pop duo that has a record deal. A couple of the girls are teachers so it will be a very mature sound and something really special for the festival.” nings as part of the Dayton Public Library and Museum in 1893. The Museum’s collect ions consist of over 1.7 million artifacts of historical, scientific or cultural significance, which are held and curated on a permanent basis. DSNH welcomes over 200,000 visitors of diverse backgrounds from across our region and the nation to its three sites each year.