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

Evelyn Portinari

Chief Administrative Officer
eportinari@cmon.org

Philanthropy 

Elinor Pugliese

Development & Events Coordinator
epugliese@cmon.org

Marketing

Kaitlyn Bennett

Marketing & Membership Coordinator 
kbennett@cmon.org

Education

Jamie Cole

Museum Education Manager
jcole@cmon.org

Claire Rohweder

Art Educator
crohweder@cmon.org

Emma Shaw

Museum Educator
eshaw@cmon.org

Bonnie Birmingham

Education Assistant
bbirmingham@cmon.org

Carolyn Williams

Museum Education Coordinator
cwilliams@cmon.org

Operations

Brian Malek

Facilities Manager
bmalek@cmon.org

Danielle Desjardin

Exhibits Manager
ddesjardin@cmon.org

Visitor Services

Tauni Myers

Visitor Experience Manager
tmyers@cmon.org

Adilynn Barley

Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
abarley@cmon.org

Discovery School at CMON

Jessica Campbell

Director of Discovery School
jcampbell@cmon.org


Board of Directors

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

Board Emeritus

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