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

Roxanne Dyer

Grants Coordinator
grants@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

Administration & Facilities

Dan Brower

Facilities Coordinator

Stephanie Earnhart

Human Resource & Volunteer Manager
searnhart@cmon.org

Jonathan Nash

Facilities Manager
facilities@cmon.org

Nikki Nin

Administrative Assistant
nnin@cmon.org

Visitor Services

Brian Oletti

Visitor Experience Manager
boletti@cmon.org

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
  • Shera Askar
  • Ashley Gerry
  • Rob Lancaster
  • Cee Cee Marinelli

Board Emeritus

  • Ally Loos

  • Simone Lutgert

  • Shelly Stayer