Our People
Carter Arnot Polakoff
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dennis F. Rasmussen
Board Chair
Monica Brandes
Board Treasurer & Vice Chair
Mark Pollak, Esq.
Board Secretary
Annie Brown
Board Member
Holly Carnevale
Board Member
Stephen Canaras
Board Member
Angela Celestin
Board Member
Ernestine Chambers
Board Member
Sal Dhanani
Board Member
Jeffrey Graham
Board Member
Teri M. Guarnaccia
Board Member
Todd Gustin
Board Member
Randy Guttman
Board Member
Ashley Hatter
Board Member
Dana Henson
Board Member
Pat Hoge
Board Member
Anthony V. Imbraguglio
Board Member
Claudia Jolin
Board Member
Kayleigh Keilty
Board Member
Dominique Kelly
Board Member
Chad Lane
Board Member
William Palmer
Board Member
Melanie Perreault
Board Member
Brice Phillips
Board Member
Thomas S. Pilkerton III
Board Member
Shantell Roberts
Board Member
Bret Schreiber
Board Member
Steven Singh
Board Member
Alexis “Lucky” Thompson
Board Member
Morry Zolet
Board Member
Douglas L. Becker
Chair Emeritus
Kurt Schmoke
President's Advisory Council Member
Anirban Basu
President's Advisory Council Member
Nancy Grasmick, Ph.D
President's Advisory Council Member
Aris Melissaratos
President's Advisory Council Member
Janet Marie Smith
President's Advisory Council Member
Michele Whelley
President's Advisory Council Member
Kelli Coffman
Senior Vice President of Museum Operations
Rachel Demma, Ed.D.
Vice President of Learning & Community Impact / Director, At Play Learning Institute
Sonja Cendak
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Hope Myers
Vice President of Exhibits & Facilities
Candice Jackson
Director of Sales
Kofi Jamal Simmons
Museum Safety Manager
Caite Debevec
Director of Learning & Visitor Experience
Aliyah Howard
Events Manager
Angie Martin, MBA, SHRM-CP, PHR
HR Manager
Annette Smith
Housekeeping Manager
Stephen Nickens
Box Office Manager
Chris Brown
Associate Director of Visitor Experience
Catherine Allen
Grants Manager
Kathryn Schmitt
Volunteer & Visitor Experience Manager
Erin Wahl
Fundraising Events Manager & Executive Assistant
Ka’la Watkins
Box Office Supervisor
Daniela Castillo Alvarado
Sales Administrative Assistant
Deborah Greengold
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Kris Garcia
Marketing & Development Specialist
Catherine Jurado
Internal Groups Manager
Derek Cooper
Senior Learning Specialist
Jessica Preactor
At Play Learning Institute Specialist
London Drake
Learning Experience Associate
Seth Adam Kallick
Senior Learning Specialist & Resident Musician
Shelby Hiken, M.Ed
At Play Learning Institute Assistant Director
Anthony Wilson
Technician
Mike Kastanakis
Senior Accountant
Elisa
Visitor Experience Specialist
Kenneth Clemons
Visual Arts Specialist
Jasmine Cloud
Learning Specialist
Kevin DiLegge
Greeter
Anne Fulwiler
Visitor Experience Assistant
Skylar Riveria
Visitor Experience Assistant
Katherine (Katii) Tusa
Learning Specialist
De’Andre Young
Visitor Experience Assistant
Antonio Gudger
Housekeeping Supervisor
Darrell Allen
Housekeeping Expert
Kevin Norris
Housekeeping Expert
Theodus Wylie
Housekeeping Expert
Board of Directors
Dennis F. Rasmussen
Board Chair
Monica Brandes
Board Treasurer & Vice Chair
Mark Pollak, Esq.
Board Secretary
Annie Brown
Board Member
Holly Carnevale
Board Member
Stephen Canaras
Board Member
Angela Celestin
Board Member
Ernestine Chambers
Board Member
Sal Dhanani
Board Member
Jeffrey Graham
Board Member
Teri M. Guarnaccia
Board Member
Todd Gustin
Board Member
Randy Guttman
Board Member
Ashley Hatter
Board Member
Dana Henson
Board Member
Pat Hoge
Board Member
Anthony V. Imbraguglio
Board Member
Claudia Jolin
Board Member
Kayleigh Keilty
Board Member
Dominique Kelly
Board Member
Chad Lane
Board Member
William Palmer
Board Member
Melanie Perreault
Board Member
Brice Phillips
Board Member
Thomas S. Pilkerton III
Board Member
Shantell Roberts
Board Member
Bret Schreiber
Board Member
Steven Singh
Board Member
Alexis “Lucky” Thompson
Board Member
Morry Zolet
Board Member
Douglas L. Becker
Chair Emeritus
President’s Advisory Council
Kurt Schmoke
President's Advisory Council Member
Anirban Basu
President's Advisory Council Member
Nancy Grasmick, Ph.D
President's Advisory Council Member
Aris Melissaratos
President's Advisory Council Member
Janet Marie Smith
President's Advisory Council Member
Michele Whelley
President's Advisory Council Member
All Staff
Carter Arnot Polakoff
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kelli Coffman
Senior Vice President of Museum Operations
Rachel Demma, Ed.D.
Vice President of Learning & Community Impact / Director, At Play Learning Institute
Sonja Cendak
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Hope Myers
Vice President of Exhibits & Facilities
Candice Jackson
Director of Sales
Kofi Jamal Simmons
Museum Safety Manager
Caite Debevec
Director of Learning & Visitor Experience
Aliyah Howard
Events Manager
Angie Martin, MBA, SHRM-CP, PHR
HR Manager
Annette Smith
Housekeeping Manager
Stephen Nickens
Box Office Manager
Chris Brown
Associate Director of Visitor Experience
Catherine Allen
Grants Manager
Kathryn Schmitt
Volunteer & Visitor Experience Manager
Erin Wahl
Fundraising Events Manager & Executive Assistant
Ka’la Watkins
Box Office Supervisor
Daniela Castillo Alvarado
Sales Administrative Assistant
Deborah Greengold
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Kris Garcia
Marketing & Development Specialist
Catherine Jurado
Internal Groups Manager
Derek Cooper
Senior Learning Specialist
Jessica Preactor
At Play Learning Institute Specialist
London Drake
Learning Experience Associate
Seth Adam Kallick
Senior Learning Specialist & Resident Musician
Shelby Hiken, M.Ed
At Play Learning Institute Assistant Director
Anthony Wilson
Technician
Mike Kastanakis
Senior Accountant
Elisa
Visitor Experience Specialist
Kenneth Clemons
Visual Arts Specialist
Jasmine Cloud
Learning Specialist
Kevin DiLegge
Greeter
Anne Fulwiler
Visitor Experience Assistant
Skylar Riveria
Visitor Experience Assistant
Katherine (Katii) Tusa
Learning Specialist
De’Andre Young
Visitor Experience Assistant
Antonio Gudger
Housekeeping Supervisor
Darrell Allen
Housekeeping Expert
Kevin Norris
Housekeeping Expert
Theodus Wylie
Housekeeping Expert
Leadership Team
Carter Arnot Polakoff
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kelli Coffman
Senior Vice President of Museum Operations
Rachel Demma, Ed.D.
Vice President of Learning & Community Impact / Director, At Play Learning Institute
Sonja Cendak
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Hope Myers
Vice President of Exhibits & Facilities
Administration & Finance
Learning & Visitor Experience
Rachel Demma, Ed.D.
Vice President of Learning & Community Impact / Director, At Play Learning Institute
Caite Debevec
Director of Learning & Visitor Experience
Chris Brown
Associate Director of Visitor Experience
Kathryn Schmitt
Volunteer & Visitor Experience Manager
Catherine Jurado
Internal Groups Manager
Derek Cooper
Senior Learning Specialist
Jessica Preactor
At Play Learning Institute Specialist
London Drake
Learning Experience Associate
Seth Adam Kallick
Senior Learning Specialist & Resident Musician
Shelby Hiken, M.Ed
At Play Learning Institute Assistant Director
Elisa
Visitor Experience Specialist
Kenneth Clemons
Visual Arts Specialist
Jasmine Cloud
Learning Specialist
Kevin DiLegge
Greeter
Anne Fulwiler
Visitor Experience Assistant
Skylar Riveria
Visitor Experience Assistant
Katherine (Katii) Tusa
Learning Specialist
De’Andre Young
Visitor Experience Assistant
Operations
Kelli Coffman
Senior Vice President of Museum Operations
Hope Myers
Vice President of Exhibits & Facilities
Candice Jackson
Director of Sales
Kofi Jamal Simmons
Museum Safety Manager
Aliyah Howard
Events Manager
Annette Smith
Housekeeping Manager
Stephen Nickens
Box Office Manager
Ka’la Watkins
Box Office Supervisor
Daniela Castillo Alvarado
Sales Administrative Assistant
Anthony Wilson
Technician
Development & Marketing
Sonja Cendak
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Catherine Allen
Grants Manager
Erin Wahl
Fundraising Events Manager & Executive Assistant
Deborah Greengold
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Kris Garcia
Marketing & Development Specialist