{"id":8495,"date":"2026-07-16T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/?p=8495"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:41:11","slug":"carter-polakoff-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/carter-polakoff-97\/","title":{"rendered":"Carter Polakoff \u201997"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #004c97\"><strong>Carter Polakoff \u201997<\/strong> <\/span>transferred to Goucher in 1995 with a plan: She wanted to intern at Port Discovery, Baltimore\u2019s then-emerging children\u2019s museum. What began as an internship eventually became a lifelong commitment to expanding access, opportunity, and joyful learning experiences for children and families across Baltimore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After graduating from Goucher, Carter worked at Port Discovery before continuing her career with organizations like Living Classrooms Foundation and Baltimore School for the Arts, where she spent more than two decades primarily focused on fundraising, institutional advancement, and foundation management in support of arts education and youth programming. Twenty-seven years after first interning at Port Discovery, she returned to the museum and now serves as president and CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under her leadership, Port Discovery Children\u2019s Museum has expanded its role beyond that of a traditional children\u2019s museum to become a broader civic and educational resource for children, caregivers, educators, and communities throughout the region. Through exhibitions, community partnerships, professional learning initiatives, and family-centered programming, the museum works to ensure that all children, no matter their background or what neighborhood they\u2019re from, have access to joyful, enriching playful learning experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carter\u2019s leadership has focused heavily on increasing access to cultural institutions and strengthening collaboration across Baltimore\u2019s nonprofit, education, and community sectors. Her work regularly brings together schools, museums, libraries, social service organizations, artists, and civic leaders around a shared goal of supporting children and families more holistically. She is currently helping lead initiatives designed to connect families with museums and cultural institutions across Baltimore through affordable and accessible programming opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Before she came to Goucher, Carter interned\u00a0at a children\u2019s museum in Philadelphia, which\u00a0first sparked her interest in experiential learning and community-centered educational spaces. When she contacted Goucher about transferring, she hoped to continue building that path through hands-on work in Baltimore.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI was treated wonderfully. They took my passion and my abilities and created a program for me where I could continue my education but also follow my path. I was embraced,\u201d Carter says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At Goucher, her studies as a history major included hands-on archival and preservation work at Hampton Mansion, where she helped organize and document materials connected to the site\u2019s history of slavery. The experience deepened her understanding of how institutions, storytelling, and public history shape civic life and community understanding.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As both a civic leader and parent, Carter believes supporting children also means supporting the adults and systems surrounding them. \u201cChildren thrive when caregivers and communities feel supported too,\u201d she says. \u201cOur work is really about connection\u2014helping families feel welcomed, helping children experience joy and discovery, and making sure access to learning and cultural experiences is not limited by zip code.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During her years at Baltimore School for the Arts, Carter had a realization that continues to shape her work today. While transporting students to performances, she came to understand that many of those students had never visited the zoo, aquarium, or science center despite growing up in the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cMy work now is directly connected to those car rides,\u201d Carter says. \u201cIt\u2019s about exposure, access, possibility, and making sure children feel connected to the city and opportunities around them.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the center of her work is the belief that education extends far beyond the classroom. 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