The Children’s Musuem of the Lowcountry Executive Director, Nichole Myles, departs after 7 wonderful years

Let us all take a moment to with Nichole the best wishes as she moves onto the next chapter of her life journey and thank her for 7 wonderful years with the Chidren’s Museum of the Lowcountry, Thank you Nichole!

Statement from the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry

Our Executive Director, Nichole Myles, is moving on to her next brilliant adventure! Join us in wishing her well as she leaves CML after caring for the Museum for the last 7 years and bringing it through the pandemic.

A note from Nichole: Seven years ago, I was recruited to lead the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry as Executive Director. I’d never spent any time in Charleston, South Carolina, except for a brief visit to the museum a couple of months earlier: but I knew potential when I saw it, and I wanted to bring what I saw to life.

The last seven years have been about realizing that vision for potential while navigating new opportunities and unexpected challenges (looking at you, COVID!) and I’m proud of the progress CML has made. We’ve set records in attendance, grown our potential-igniting events, created new and impactful community partnerships, and raised the conversation around the importance of early childhood experiences, especially for those who have been historically under-represented and under-served. We’ve improved and expanded our services onsite and built an entirely new, and vibrant outreach program serving children, families, and educators who had previously been unable to access us, in new and exciting ways.

I love hearing the ‘music’ of children, their caregivers, and educators humming through our space. Discovering, questioning, testing, and growing, learning, and uncovering their potential: the soundtrack to what is now almost 25 years in education and nonprofit experience. It’s been the backdrop to a blessed career, that is made only more brilliant by the incredible team of CML staff and exceptional board of directors I’ve had the opportunity to work with these past 7 years.

This week marks the end of my tenure with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. The work has been an amazing experience and CML will always have a piece of my heart but it is time for me to begin my next chapter. After my departure, I’ll officially be launching MylestoGo Speaking and Consulting (mylestogo.net) as my full-time work. I’m excited to take my experiences in work and life forward, using my skills to help others navigate personal and organizational challenges through speaking, facilitating, and coaching.

I am so grateful for all of you who have been here during this time: as peers, colleagues, visitors, members, donor, board members, and joyful discoverers. While it’s hard for me to leave it behind, I know that the combined passions you’ve all demonstrated for CML will mean that the brilliant ‘hum’ of discovery goes on long after I leave.

The next chapter is almost always bittersweet and this one is no different. I am looking so forward to the impact I can bring to so many in my next endeavor, but I will miss my team, board, and seeing those little faces light up in real time the moment they realize ‘they can do it’. It’s a lesson (and an inspiration) we all can benefit from.