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.

Senior Leadership

Jonathan Foerster

Chief Executive Officer
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Laura Richardson Bright

Chief Advancement Officer
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Bonnie Thayer

Chief Operations and Education Officer
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Advancement

Kayla Garrison

Development Director
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Elinor Pugliese

Development & Events Coordinator
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Kayla Reiter

Marketing Manager
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Kaitlyn Bennett

Marketing & Membership Coordinator 
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Education

Nicole Wang

Museum Education Manager
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Krista Kasprzak

Museum Educator
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Tylar Brockhouse

Museum Educator
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Claire Rohweder

Art Educator
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Carolyn Williams

Museum Education Coordinator
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Operations

Evelyn Portinari

Human Resource & Volunteer Manager
eportinari@cmon.org

Brian Malek

Facilities Manager
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Danielle Desjardin

Exhibits Manager
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Ken Schoenherr

Assistant Exhibits & Facilities Manager
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Visitor Services

Tauni Myers

Visitor Experience Manager
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Kararose Hardman

Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
khardman@cmon.org


Board of Directors

Laura Alexander

Acting Chair

Dan Perry

Treasurer

Jodie Montgomery

Immediate Past Chair

Shera Askar

Dr. Alise Bartley

Patti Byers

Ashley Gerry

Juliette Gordon

Jason Grabowski

Jan-Erik Hustrulid

Rob Lancaster

Cee Cee Marinelli

Paula Vayas Sherman


Board Emeritus

Ally Loos

Simone Lutgert

Shelly Stayer

Tony Garvy

In Memorial