| The Children's Museum Group Board of Trustees and Staff October 2023
Board of Trustees Chair: Ayesha Clarke, Deputy Director, Health Equity Solutions Vice Chair: Deborah Ullman, CEO, YWCA Hartford Region (retired) and Board President, YWCA Retirement Fund Treasurer: Mark Milligan, Treasurer, Vice President, Senior Commercial Officer, TD Bank Secretary: Dave Calibey, Principal and Managing Partner, BigThunk Internet Marketing Robert A. Cushman, M.D., Chair of Family Medicine Departments of UConn and Saint Francis (retired) Cherie Griffith-Dunn, Principal & Owner, Cherie Griffith-Dunn LLC, Co-Chair for Bank of America’s Black Professional Group Kimberly Kersey, Executive Director, Amistad Center for Art and Culture Luis Diez-Morales, M.D., Medical Director of the Center for Health Equity and The Curtis D. Robinson Men’s Health Institute of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Elizabeth Giannetta-Ramos, Director of Partnerships, COMPASS Youth Collaborative Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, PhD, Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools
The Children’s Museum Staff Michael Werle, Executive Director Beth Weller, Director of Operations Karen Connal, Development Director Kim Reed, Director of Education Patrick Burgess, Registration Coordinator Stephanie Honnel, Membership Coordinator, Altru Administrator, Financial Management Assistant Debra Vazquez, Center for STEAM Advancement Program Manager Katherine Barnett, Lead Animal Curator, Wildlife Sanctuary Coordinator Tyler Small, Operations, Facilities and Exhibits Assistant Charlotte Pearson, Administrative and Customer Service Associate Mackenzie VanBrand, Neighborhoods Program Education Lead Morgan O’Brien, STEAM Educator Daniel O’Dea, STEAM Educator Ian Robinson, STEAM Educator Chloe Davis, Animal Caretaker Rebecca Wood, Animal Caretaker S. Blair, Visitor Services Engagement Educator Avery Cowen, Museum Experience Facilitator Rachel Rosenfield, Museum Experience Facilitator Roaring Brook Nature Center Jay Kaplan, Director Margery Winters, Assistant Director Chantelle Otu-Appiah, Office and Admissions Coordinator AJ Alessandrini, Seasonal Administrative Assistant Sydnee Foster, Lead Educator and Volunteer Coordinator Liam Shortt, Animal Care Rehabilitator Nancy Barmashi, Raptor Care Coordinator Estee Axelrad, Educator Peg Heck, Educator Daria Protopopova, Educator Lena Wilson, Educator
The Children’s Museum Preschool Julie Bostrom, Director and Program Coordinator Christina Maldonado, Assistant Director and Lead Teacher Rachel Benson, Lead Teacher Ivorine Martell, Lead Teacher Kristen Murphy, Lead Teacher Shannon Nyren, Lead Teacher Eliana Acevedo, Assistant Teacher Ethan Blanco, Assistant Teacher Nereida Cancel, Assistant Teacher Melanie Coleman, Assistant Teacher Marissa Forte, Assistant Teacher Kathy Whitman, Assistant Teacher |
