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Barry A. Van Deman

Interim CEO

Barry A. Van Deman is an accomplished nonprofit executive who has led organizational change
efforts, strategic planning, and growth in six museums. With a lifelong passion for science and
science education, Barry applied his experience and expertise as CEO, grant maker, author,
consultant, teacher, board member, and volunteer. Over the course of his career, he held
leadership roles in museums, associations, and federal government, as well as in teaching and
school administration, K-12 and undergraduate and graduate levels.


Barry is serving as Interim CEO of kidSTREAM. He is a Certified Interim Executive who most
recently served as Interim at the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica.

© 2025 by kidSTREAM

Ventura County's Children's Museum

kidSTREAM is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

Charitable Tax ID # 81-3055601

kidSTREAM Children's Museum sits on unceded land of the Barbareño and Ventureño Chumash, who have cared for this land for over 10,000 years and continue to have a strong, vibrant culture today. Join kidSTREAM in acknowledging the Chumash Peoples, their Elders, past and present, as well as their future generations.

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