About the WOW
Welcome to the World of Wonders, a hands-on science museum located in Downtown Lodi, CA.
If you've ever been to the San Francisco Exploratorium, then you know exactly what the World of Wonders is... a fun, exciting place where children and adults can learn about the world around them through science!
Here's what the WOW does for our region:
- Increases interest in Science
- Closes the gap in science education
- A “Field Study” destination
- A family-oriented, fun place
- Stimulates our local economy
- Contributes for future generations
- Helps put Lodi on the map
- Enhances our quality of life
To keep our doors open, we need your help! We are actively seeking corporate and individual sponsors, and need people to donate time and materials.
Board of Directors – Officers
Sally Snyde, President. Business Owner, Snyde Vineyards; retired manufacturer representative in Lawn and Garden Industry; Past President, Lodi Rotary Club; Sponsorship Chair for the 2004 and 2005 American Cancer Society Lodi Relay for Life; Co-Chair for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 American Cancer Society Stockton/Lodi Gala; Member of the Lodi Memorial Hospital Community Advisory Board; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, B.S. Biology.
Barbara den Hartog, Vice President. Business Owner, den Hartog International Farms; farm management; University of San Francisco, B.S. Nursing.
Christina Wilson, Secretary. Program Manager/Administrator, Venture Academy Charter School Stockton Unified School District, retired; California State University Stanislaus, B.A. Social Science and M.A. Education Administration.
Rich Mullenbach, Treasurer. Financial Operations Manager, General Mills; Charter member of the San Joaquin County, Habitat for Humanity; Minnesota State University, Mankato, B.A. Business Administration, Finance.
Board Members
Kathryn Beckman, O.D. Business owner, Beckman Optometry, Premier Laser Eye Center; optometrist; fundraiser; Omega Nu; California State University Sacramento, B.S. Biology; University of California Berkeley, B.S. Physics; 1995 University of California Berkeley, Doctorate, Optometry.
Jay Bell. Science Curriculum Specialist for Lodi Unified School District (21 years); staff developer, teacher-of-teachers, and curriculum writer for the California Science Implementation Network, K-12 Alliance, AIMS Foundation, California Science Teachers Association, and California Parks Service; California State University Sacramento, B.A. with a major in Zoology and a minor in Chemistry and a California single-subject science teaching credential.
Corey N. Daniel. Financial Advisor, Masten-Daniel Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors; Lodi Lions Club Board member since 2003, President 2009-2010; LUSD Parent Advisory Council 2006-2007; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, B.S. Industrial Technology and a minor in Consumer Packaging.
Jerry Fry. Vice-President of Operations, Mohr-Fry Ranches (since 1855), Diversified Farmer; Past President, Lodi Rotary Club; Board of Directors, Lodi District Chamber of Commerce; Past President, California Winegrape Growers; Volunteer Fireman, Woodbridge Rural Fire District (25 Years); Past Board Member, Chair of Finance/Pastor-Staff Relations, Lodi First United Methodist Church; University of California Berkeley, B.S and M.S. Soil Science.
Wally Sandelin. Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer, City of Lodi; Lodi Tokay Rotary Club Member; Past Director American Public Works Association; Past Section President American Society of Civil Engineers; University of California Davis, M.S. Environmental Engineering.
Cynthia Wagner Weick. Professor of Management, Eberhardt School of Business, and the School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific (19 years); prior to 1990 corporate planner at Pioneer Hi-Bred International; consultant for the United Nations Development Program, and research scientist at Battelle Columbus Laboratories; Ohio State University, M.S. and B.S. (crop physiology); Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D.
Walt Wolterstorff. Chief Fiduciary Officer for 32 years, Bank of Stockton, retired; Past President, Stockton East Rotary Club; Board member Pacific Tiger Athletic Association; Vestry of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church; University of the Pacific, B.A. Business.