Board      Staff     Capital Campaign Task Force    Corporate Campaign Division    Museum Guild     Education Council      Volunteers

 

C’mon Board

The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples is supported by a fifteen person Board of Directors that includes business and community leaders as well as philanthropists, and reflects the diversity of our community. The Board of Directors serves in three main ways; providing fiscal oversight, strategic planning and fundraising efforts for the Museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allyson
Loos

Founder

 

Ed

Jones,

Board Chair

 

Linda
Malone
,

Vice Chair

 

Kim Barnett- Buckheit,

Secretary

 

 

Simone
Lutgert
,

Campaign Chair

 

  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Julie

Koester,

Past Chair

 

 

Joe

Cox,
Executive Director

  John
Fumagalli
  Pam
Becker
  Mary
Smallwood


 
 

 

 


 

 

 
 

Lisa Barnett Van Dien

  Mayela
Rosales
 

J. Christopher
Lombardo

  Shirlene
Elkins
  Shelia
Smith Davis

 

 


C’mon Staff

Executive Director: Joe Cox

Director of Development: Currently Hiring

Director of Education: Jennifer Sabo

Director of Finance: Karysia Demarest

Director of External Affairs: Danielle Broderick

Executive Assistant: Kara Laufer

Curator of Collections: Carrie Cutchens

Curious Kids Educator: Hallie Jones

Development Assistant: Kaleigh Rodden

 

Campaign Task Force

The volunteer Campaign Task Force provides essential fundraising and campaign efforts for our capital campaign.  Campaign Task Force members serve as ambassadors for C’mon with philanthropists and corporations across Southwest Florida and beyond. 


 


Corporate Campaign Division


The volunteer Corporate Campaign Division provides essential fundraising and campaign efforts for our capital campaign.  Corporate Campaign Division members serve as ambassadors for C’mon with corporations across Southwest Florida and beyond.

 

 

Sandi Wilson
Corporate Campaign Division Chair

Connie R. Byrne
Kaci Carter
Ronald B. Ciesla
Christin Collins
John D. Fumagalli
Bud Hornbeck
Jill Kobe
Tania Gatt McGirl
Tammie Nemecek
Kimberly Payne
Zak Sinberg
Julie A. Schmelzle
Joanne Walsh
Thomas Walsh, Jr.
Jack Wert

 

 

 



Museum Guild

The Museum's volunteer Guild assists in fundraising for the operating budget.  The Guild coordinates a series of successful special events throughout the year.  In 2008 and 2009, the Guild has raised over $300,000 towards Museum operating expenses through the Chops City Ball, Yabba Island Pirate Ball, and Great Venetian Duck Race.


Guild Leadership Team


Allison Rainey, President
Mimy von Schreiner-Valenti, Vice President
Louise Purtle, Secretary
Sharon Canale, Nominating Committee Chair


 

 

 

Guild Members

Kristin Basik
Kristen Blabey
Ursula Boyd
Stacy Braverman
Kurt Brimmer
Tade Bua-Bell
Lynn Byerly, MD
Kristin Cartwright
Kim Confer
Carla V. Costa
Nancy Davenport
Katie Deans
Carla Delgado-Casey
Heather Dockweiler
Carol Engel
Kristi English
Sara Farley
Sara Fumagalli
Janet Gable

Christy Glennon
Ellen Goldberg

Tina  Guilford

Laura Hajjar



Jay Hartington
Kim Hochman
Rachel Linse
Laura Maran
Sarah Marshall
Laura  McKenna
Andrea McLendon
Julia Mitchell
Jodie  Montgomery
Dave Ostrander
Charla Press

Hillary Raines

Tim  Russell

Kathy Sanderson
Zak Sinberg

Mary Smallwood
Linda Sonders
Laurie Thompson
Jennifer Urness
Stephanie Waltbillig
Victoria Watts
Deborah Weidner
Jill Wheeler
Hillary Wilson

 

 


Education Council

The 9 person volunteer Education Council developed the Museum’s five-year education plan and assists with development and implementation of all Museum educational programs.  Since their initial meeting in 2004 the Education Council has worked diligently to ensure that C’mon meets the needs of children in Southwest Florida. 


Nancy Ross (Chair): District ESE Program Specialist

H.S. ‘Jack’ Bovee: Social Studies Coordinator for Collier County Public Schools

Cynthia Bowe: Founding member of teaching faculty at Temple Shalom Preschool

Lisa Coto: Reading Coach for the School Board of Collier County

Kathleen Lawler: ESE teacher at Mike Davis Elementary

Cynthia Preston: Middle school math teacher

Dr. Marybeth Thomas: Technology Specialist, Seagate Elementary School

Beth E. Thompson: Collier County Schools District Executive Director, PreK through 5

Jory Westberry: Principal of Tommie Barfield Elementary School

Curt Withoff: Science Curriculum Coordinator for Collier County Public Schools

 



Volunteers

Volunteers are an integral part of the C’mon team!  Our goal is to have 200 volunteers hired and ready for our 2011 opening.  Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities.


 

Simone Lutgert
Capital Campaign Chair

Jean Ackerman
Virginia Carlson
Kaci Carter
Barbara Casey
Ron Ciesla
Joan Clifford
Mary Susan Clinton
Dean Corsones
Shelia Davis
Patty Egan
Heidi Farrugia
John Fumagalli
Connie Galloway    
Edward J. Jones
Dot Kent
Moe Kent
Linda Malone
Mark Masterson
Matt Mathias
Max Mazzone
William Meek
John Scot Mueller
Stephanie Pezeshkan
Mayela Rosales
Susan Stielow
Jeannie Tisbo
Patrick Trittler
Joanne Walsh
Jack Wert
Len Zaiser

 


C"mon federal tax identification number is 01-0687133. The Children's Museum of Naples is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, IRS Sections 509 (a)(1)
and 17(b)(1)(A)(vi) for both federal and state tax purposes. A copy of our official registration and financial information may be obtained from the
Florida Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free 800-435-7352 within the state (CH-14271).
Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.