Staff Directory
To contact staff members not listed below, dial our main number 215-581-3181. Staff members not listed can also be contacted via e-mail. Use the first initial of the person's first name and full last name@pleasetouchmuseum.org.
Executive
- Laura Foster
- President and CEO
215.581.3198
lfoster@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Diane Poff
- Executive Assistant
215.581.3197
dpoff@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Development
- Stephanie Lim Capello
- Vice-President of Development
215.581.3164
scapello@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Brett Bolden
- Director of Development Systems & Research
215.581.3191
bbolden@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Nora Banks
- Corporate Giving Manager
215.578.5139
nbanks@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Meg Mitchell
- Director of Individual & Major Gifts
215.581.3166
mmitchell@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Brian Rafter
- Development Writer
215.581.3162
brafter@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Courtney Ridley
- Membership Development and Implementation Manager
215.581.3178
cridley@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Margaret Walker
- Events and Special Events Manager
215.581.3175
mwalker@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Museum Operations
- John McDevitt
- Vice-President of Operations
215.581.3185
jmcdevitt@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Brian Simard
- Director of Visitor Services
215.578.5148
bsimard@pleasetouchmuseum.org - James Sweeney
- Director of Operations
215.581.3186
jsweeney@pleasetouchmuseum.org
External Relations
- Joe Costello
- Vice-President of External Relations & Business Development
215.581.3169
jcostello@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Lauren Rose
- Director of Marketing
215.581.3165
lrose@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Tory Harris
- Director of Media Relations
215.581.3171
tharris@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Beth Kirk
- Director of Retail
215.578.5149
bkirk@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Finance
- Michael Armento
- Chief Financial Officer
215.581.3194
marmento@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Eduardo Quemuel
- Director of Information Technology
215.578.5169
equemuel@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Judy Meyers
- Director of Human Resources
215.581.3189
jmeyers@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Community Programs, Outreach & Partnerships
- Leslie Walker
- Vice-President of Community Programs, Outreach and Partnerships
215.578.5157
lwalker@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Education
- Trapeta Mayson
- Vice President of Education and Family Learning
215.578.5146
tmayson@pleasetouchmuseum.org - Stacey Swigart
- Director of Collections and Content/Curator
215.578.5163
sswigart@pleasetouchmuseum.org - David Hutchman
- Director of Performance and Events
215.587.5178
dhutchman@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Please Touch Museum Board of Directors
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Sally W. Stetson, Chairperson, Co-Founder & Principal, Salveson Stetson Group, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Cartmell, Immediate Past Chair, President & CEO, Atlantic City Alliance
Susan M. Shea, Vice Chair
Sandy Wax, Vice Chair, President, PBS Kids Sprout
Kristen Vieira Traynor, Treasurer, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Woody Rosenbach, Secretary, Consultant. Kantar Retail Consulting
Julie Savitch, Assistant Secretary
Hallee N. Adelman
Bruce Aronow, CEO, eLocalUSA LLC
The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown, Councilwoman-At-Large, Philadelphia City Council, represented by Candice Woods
David Buck, VP Advertising Sales, The Philadelphia Phillies
Sharon G. Coghlan, Esq., Chief Counsel, Commercial Banking Group, PNC Bank
Joseph Fanelli, Partner, KPMG
Mark Felger, Esq., Managing Partner, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Restructuring Practice Group, Cozen O'Connor
Leslie Gillin, Heads of Cards Sales and Marketing, Citibank
Andrew Kaplan, Founder and Managing Partner of Rockland Capital, LLC, Founder and Partner in eLocal
Barbara Klock, MD., General Pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nancy Peterson, Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, AlliedBarton Security Services
Colleen J Rooney
Juliet Greenfield Six, President, Distinguished Global Properties LLC; Treasurer, The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation
Bennett Thomas, Vice President Finance & Sustainability, Hersha Hospitality Trust
Ex Officio Members
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The Honorable Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia represented by Valarie Allen, Esq., Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
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The Honorable Anna Verna, President, Philadelphia City Council, represented by The Honorable Curtis Jones, Jr., Council Representative, Philadelphia City Council
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The Honorable Vincent Hughes, PA State Senator, represented by Marcella Daniels, Chief of Staff for Senator Vincent Hughes
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The Honorable Vanessa Lowery Brown, PA State Representative
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Michael DiBerardinis, Commissioner, Department of Parks and Recreation, Philadelphia represented by Mark A. Focht, FASLA First Deputy Commissioner Parks & Facilities
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Alan Greenberger, FAIA, Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia
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Leroy Nunery, II, Ed.D., Interim District Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
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Lorna Horsey, Principal, Joseph Leidy Elementary School
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Emeritus
Nancy D. Kolb, President Emeritus
Portia Sperr, Founding Executive Director
Nora Mead Brownell
Elizabeth B. Cartmell,Immediate Past Chair, President & CEO, Atlantic City Alliance
Anne F. Hamilton
Bruce Hooper
L. Gie Liem, Principal, Growth Properties
Lee A. Rosengard, Esq., Partner, Stradley, Ronan, Stevens & Young, LLP