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
Jfoerster@cmon.org

Laura Richardson Bright

Chief Advancement Officer
lrbright@cmon.org

Bonnie Thayer

Chief Operations and Education Officer
bthayer@cmon.org

Advancement

Kayla Reiter

Marketing Manager
kreiter@cmon.org

Alex Rivero

Membership & Development Manager
arivero@cmon.org

Elinor Pugliese

Advancement Coordinator
epugliese@cmon.org

Education

Kelly Lee

Museum Education Manager
klee@cmon.org

Carolyn Williams

Programs Coordinator
cwilliams@cmon.org

Emily Rollins

Art Educator
erollins@cmon.org

Exhibits

Danielle Desjardin

Exhibits Manager
ddesjardin@cmon.org

Tim Espey

Exhibits Assistant Manager
tespey@cmon.org

Operations

Stephanie Earnhart

Human Resource & Volunteer Manager
searnhart@cmon.org

Jonathan Nash

Facilities Manager
facilities@cmon.org

Visitor Services

Aimee Bell

Visitor Experience Manager
abell@cmon.org

Kararose Hardman

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

Dr. Alise Bartley

Ashley Gerry

Jason Grabowski

Rob Lancaster

Cee Cee Marinelli

Board Emeritus

Ally Loos

Simone Lutgert

Shelly Stayer