Meet the InterActivity 2025 Program Committee

The InterActivity Program Committee is a service opportunity for ACM members to play a key role in shaping content for the annual conference. The Program Committee is an all-volunteer, field review body charged with evaluating and selecting session proposals for the blocks of Concurrent Professional Development Sessions at InterActivity, a significant part of the conference program.

ACM Board of Directors Liaison
Brindha Muniappan, PhD, Senior Directof of the Museum Experience, Discovery Museum

Program Committee Co-Chairs
Lynnsey Childress-Wimp, Director of Exhibits and Visitor Enagement, Discovery Lab (Tusla Children’s Museum
Meredith Maple-Gitter, Executive Direcctor, Fairbanks Children’s Museum

Host Partner Members
Kristin Leigh, Co-Executive Director, Explora
Amon Haruta, Director of Project Management, Explora

At-Large Members
Tyrone Beach, Director of Organizational Development and Marketing, Muse Knoxville
Sarah Cole, President and CEO, Glazer Children’s Museum
Krista Dawson, Director of Education, Children’s Museum of Richmond
Megan Geiken, Director of Marketing, Memberships, and Events, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Hannah Hausman, Executive Director, Santa Fe Children’s Museum
Nikki Hill, PhD, Chief Learning Officer, Discovery Place
Beth Housewert, CEO, Inspired Impact
Shannon Johnson, VP of Operations, Creative Discovery Museum
Kimberly Kay, Retail Store Manager and Buyer, Scott Family Amazeum
Caitlin Luttjohann, VP of Play and Learning, Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
Jamie McDowell, Director of Operations, Terre Haute Children’s Museum
Heather Nessler, Executive Director, SPARK
Travis Reid, Creative Director, Process Curiosity
Laura Richardson Bright, Chief Advancement Officer, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
Quinn Schell, Vice President of Operations, Imagine Children’s Museum
Ashlen Sheaffer, Programs and Events Director, Des Moines Children’s Museum
Amanda Strobel, Special Projects Manager, Madison Children’s Museum
Meghan Toland, Deputy Director, Sacramento Children’s Museum
Frances Tortorich, CFRE, Director of Development, Children’s Museum of Memphis
Kaia-Joye Wesolowski, Director of Learning Experiences, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation