Please Touch Museum: Staff Directory

Hours of Operation
General Hours:
Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission
Members: Free
Under the age of one: Free
Children and Adults: $15

Staff Directory

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

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

 

The Honorable Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia represented by Valarie Allen, Esq., Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

The Honorable Anna Verna, President, Philadelphia City Council, represented by The Honorable Curtis Jones, Jr., Council Representative, Philadelphia City Council

The Honorable Vincent Hughes, PA State Senator, represented by Marcella Daniels, Chief of Staff for Senator Vincent Hughes

The Honorable Vanessa Lowery Brown, PA State Representative

Michael DiBerardinis, Commissioner, Department of Parks and Recreation, Philadelphia represented by Mark A. Focht, FASLA First Deputy Commissioner Parks & Facilities

Alan Greenberger, FAIA, Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia

Leroy Nunery, II, Ed.D., Interim District Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia

Lorna Horsey, Principal, Joseph Leidy Elementary School

 

 

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