Staff & Board of Directors

The 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.

Child at the microphone

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

Lori Burke

Membership & Engagement Manager
lburke@cmon.org

Nikki Nin

Marketing Coordinator
nnin@cmon.org

Kayla Reiter

Creative Services Manager
kreiter@cmon.org

Education & Exhibits

Danielle Desjardin

Exhibits Manager
ddesjardin@cmon.org

Tim Espey

Exhibits Assistant Manager
tespey@cmon.org

Beth Housewert

Director of Play and Learning
bhousewert@cmon.org

Cindi Isabella

Programs Coordinator
cisabella@cmon.org

Megan McCarthy

Art Educator
mmccarthy@cmon.org

Mary Kate Miller

Programs Coordinator
mkmiller@cmon.org

Carolyn Williams

Programs Coordinator
cwilliams@cmon.org

Operations

Stephanie Earnhart

Human Resource & Volunteer Manager
searnhart@cmon.org

Jonathan Nash

Facilities Manager
facilities@cmon.org

Visitor Services

Kararose Hardman

Visitor Services Specialist

Elinor Pugliese

Visitor Services Specialist

Nadia Reyes-Saavedra

Visitor Services Specialist


Board of Directors

Jodie Montgomery

Board Chair

Dan Perry

Vice Board Chair

Jason Philips

Treasurer

Tony Garvy

Secretary

Laura Alexander

Shera Askar

Ashley Gerry

Jason Grabowski

Rob Lancaster

Cee Cee Marinelli

Board Emeritus

Ally Loos

Simone Lutgert

Shelly Stayer