Staff & Board of Directors

Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples staff and board is comprised of a diverse group of experienced community leaders and well-educated professionals who continually strive to stay current with the changing trends in the children’s museum field. Each member believes in the museum’s mission to provide an exciting, inspiring environment where children and their families play, learn, and dream together.

Senior Leadership

Jonathan Foerster

Chief Executive Officer
Jfoerster@cmon.org

Laura Richardson Bright

Chief Advancement Officer
lrbright@cmon.org

Bonnie Thayer

Chief Operations and Education Officer
bthayer@cmon.org

Advancement

Kayla Garrison

Development Director
kgarrison@cmon.org

Elinor Pugliese

Development & Events Coordinator
epugliese@cmon.org

Kayla Reiter

Marketing Manager
kreiter@cmon.org

Kaitlyn Bennett

Marketing & Membership Coordinator 
kbennett@cmon.org

Education

Jessica Campbell

Director of Early Learning Center
jcampbell@cmon.org

Claire Rohweder

Art Educator
crohweder@cmon.org

Carolyn Williams

Museum Education Coordinator
cwilliams@cmon.org

Operations

Evelyn Portinari

Director of Human Resource & Volunteer Management
eportinari@cmon.org

Brian Malek

Facilities Manager
bmalek@cmon.org

Danielle Desjardin

Exhibits Manager
ddesjardin@cmon.org

Visitor Services

Tauni Myers

Visitor Experience Manager
tmyers@cmon.org

Kararose Hardman

Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
khardman@cmon.org


Board of Directors

  • Laura Alexander, Board Chair
  • Paula Vayas Sherman, Vice Board Chair
  • Jodie Montgomery, Secretary & Immediate Past Board Chair
  • Dan Perry, Treasurer
  • Shera Askar
  • Carrie Alward
  • Patti Byers
  • Ashley Gerry
  • Juliette Gordon
  • Jason Grabowski
  • Jan-Erik Hustrulid
  • Rob Lancaster
  • Cee Cee Marinelli

Board Emeritus

  • Ally Loos
  • Simone Lutgert 
  • Shelly Stayer
  • Tony Garvy, In Memorial