Board of Directors

As articulated in the bylaws of the Association of Children's Museums (ACM), the ACM Board of Directors is composed of seventeen to twenty senior staff members from current ACM museum members in good standing. The board serves as the overall governance body of the association, and is composed of an Executive Committee of officers and At-Large members. ACM strives to achieve a balanced representation on the board with respect to institutional, geographic, and personal diversity. For more information, see the ACM Board of Directors Nominations and Elections Procedures and the ACM Board Member Commitments & Responsibilities.

Joe Hastings

President

Executive Director, Explora (Albuquerque, NM)

Tifferney White

Vice President - Governance

Chief Learning Officer, Discovery Place (Charlotte, NC)

Joseph Cox

Vice President - Initiatives

Museum of Discovery and Science (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Dené Mosier

Vice President - Initiatives

President and CEO, Kansas Children's Discovery Center (Topeka)

Stephanie Terry

Treasurer

Executive Director, Louis J. Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville (IN)

Putter Bert

Secretary

President and CEO, KidsQuest Children's Museum (Bellevue, WA)

Tanya Durand

Past President

Executive Director, Greentrike (Tacoma, WA)

At-Large Board Members

Brenda Baker

Vice President of Exhibits, Facilities, and Strategic Initiatives, Madison Children's Museum (WI)

Crystal Bowyer

President and CEO, National Children's Museum (Washington, DC)

Atiba Edwards

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Brooklyn Children’s Museum (NY)

Melissa Kaiser

Chief Executive Officer, DISCOVERY Children's Museum (Las Vegas, NV)

Lara Litchfield-Kimber

Executive Director, Montshire Museum of Science (Norwich, VT)

Michael McHorney

Executive Director, Children's Museum of Eau Claire (WI)

Felipe Peña III

Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Brownsville (TX)

Carol Tang, PhD

Executive Director, Children’s Creativity Museum (San Francisco, CA)

Executive Director

Arthur G. Affleck, III

Executive Director, Association of Children's Museums
Arthur.Affleck [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

ACM Staff and Contractors

Gina M.
Flores Stumpf

Chief of Staff

Gina.Flores [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Victoria
Garvin

Sr Director, Professional Development

Victoria.Garvin [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Stephanie
Yang

Sr Director, Finance & Administration

Stephanie.Yang [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Gabrielle
Gallagher

Director, Communications

Gabrielle.Gallagher [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Jen
Rehkamp

Director of Field Services and Research

Jennifer.Rehkamp [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Keni
Sturgeon

Director, Strategic Initiatives

KSturgeon [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Sharon
Chiat, CMP

Associate Director, Professional Development & Events

Sharon.Chiat [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Brendan
Cartwright

Program Manager, Special Initiatives

Brendan.Cartwright [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Emily
Miranker

Manager, Development

Emily.Miranker [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Bianca
Mońa

Program Manager, CCLI

Bianca.Mona [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Daniel
Fernandez-Baca

Coordinator, Membership

Daniel.Fernandez-Baca [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Blythe
Romano

Research Assistant

Blythe.Romano [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Kelly
Perkins

Office Manager

Kelly.Perkins [at] ChildrensMuseums.org

Mary
Maher

Editor, Hand to Hand (Contractor)

Mary.Maher [at] ChildrensMuseums.org