Leadership

Board of Directors

Chicago Children’s Museum’s Board of Directors is a group of committed volunteers who contribute their leadership, talents, support and time to further the museum’s mission of creating a community where play and learning connect.

  • Robert F. Barnett
    Chair
  • Gigi Pritzker Pucker
    Immediate Past Chair
  • William A. Lowry
    Secretary
  • Laura Dunne
    Treasurer
  • Constantine Alexandrakis
  • Prudence R. Beidler
  • Jodi Block
  • Blakely Bundy
  • Jesse Cole
  • Warren Daniels, Jr.
  • Kevin F. Flynn
  • Justin Friesen
  • Michael Gordon
  • Darrel Hackett
  • Karen Harrison
  • Lindy Hirschsohn
  • Paula Kahn
  • William Kelley
  • Jeffrey King
  • Julie Latsko
  • Mary Liz Lehman
  • Todd Lippman
  • Barbara Goodman Manilow
  • Maydene Moore
  • Suzanne Muchin
  • Charlene Huang Olson
  • Jeffery S. Perry
  • Teresa Poggenpohl
  • E. Robbie Robinson
  • Camille Rudge
  • Scott Schutte
  • Eric Sedler
  • Rex Sessions
  • Jon Shulkin
  • James Smith
  • Steve Solomon
  • Susan A. Stone
  • David E. Walters
  • Alex Washington
  • Robb Webb
  • Thomas Zidar
  • Ronna Zoll

For more information about our Board of Directors, please contact the Development Department at (312) 464-7708 or email us.


Board of Advisors

Chicago Children’s Museum’s volunteer Board of Advisors provide a broad range of expertise to enrich the work of the museum and build meaningful partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations.

  • Suzanne Muchin
    Chair
  • Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin
  • Angela Smith Cobb
  • Phyllis Glink
  • Jacqueline Griesdorn
  • Reginald Jones
  • Dr. Sokoni T. Karanja
  • Cecile Keith-Brown
  • Jim Lasko
  • Elliot Lehman
  • Matt Longjohn
  • Samuel J. Meisels
  • Chuck Meyers
  • Tracy Moran
  • Tony Raden
  • Gwendolyn Rogers
  • Maria Whelan
  • Michael Davis

For more information about our Board of Advisors, please contact Natalie Bortoli at (312) 464-7699 or email us.


Auxiliary Board

Chicago Children's Museum’s volunteer Auxiliary Board serves to cultivate new museum visitors, members and donors through outreach and special events.

  • Executive Committee:
  • Galia Felemovicius
    Mary Newburn
    Co-Presidents
  • Benedict Rocchio
    Carly Warren
    VPs of Membership
  • Stacy Jakobe
    Volunteer Chair
  • Pam Gordon
    Secretary
  • Stephanie Thompson
    Past President
  • Members:
  • Kathy Monahan
  • Cindy Mufarreh
  • Christine O’Neill
  • Tom Ostrom
  • Sheila Tadavarthy
  • Kelly Turula

For more information about our Auxiliary Board, please call the Development Department at (312) 464-7714 or email us.


Metropolitan Board

The Metropolitan Board of Chicago Children’s Museum is a volunteer group of young professionals focused on building awareness, volunteerism, attendance and financial support for the museum.

  • Larry Serota
    Chairman
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  • Lyndsey Ager
  • Michael Masters
  • Jonathan Mirkin
  • Jason Pritzker
  • Michael Shiff
  • Kurt Summers
  • Alex Zamiar

For more information about joining our Metropolitan Board, please call the Development Department at (312) 464-7718 or email us.


Past Chairman's Council

  • Herbert C. Altholz
  • Prudence R. Beidler
  • Mary A. Boyer
  • Marilyn Eisenberg
  • Philip L. Harris
  • Karen G. Harrison
  • Gigi Pritzker Pucker
  • Desiree G. Rogers