From our CEO to our Board of Trustees, our Chairman's Advisory Council to our Members-at-Large--every single member that makes up DISCOVERY Children's Museum's leadership team believes in the Museum's mission to foster a welcoming environment where all are invited to engage in playful and educational experiences that ignite a lifelong love of learning. Together, they work to make sure that children's needs for play, exploration, inspiration, belonging, and unique learning experiences are put right where they belong: FIRST.

Board of Trustees

Stacie Truesdell Michaels

Chair
Argentum Partners

Boyd Nelson

Vice Chair / Treasurer
Southwest Gas

Kevin Holyfield

Secretary
MGM Resorts International

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

General Counsel

Members-at-Large

Ashlee Andrews

Bank of America

Carrie Carter-Cooper

BESTAgency

Jennifer Curland

Community Leader

Kami Dempsey-Goudie

Accretive Consulting

Dr. Jhone Ebert

Nevada Department of Education

Megan Farnsworth

Wells Fargo

David Gravatt

Epic Creative Solutions

Melissa D. Kaiser

CEO
Ex Officio

Todd Lefkowitz

P3 Heathcare Partners

Ashley Levin

Community Leader

Rebecca Miltenberger

Brownstein Hyatt Farber

Troy Moser

MOSER Architect Studio

Joyce Schneider

Community Leader

Charlie Stone

Wynn Resorts

Gavin Whiteley

Caesars Entertainment

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council

Shameeda Abdul-Mumin

Co-Chair

Ericka Aviles

Ericka Aviles Consulting, LLC.

Karl Catarata

City of Las Vegas

David Gravatt

Epic Creative Solutions

Latoya Holman

LVMPD

Maxine Jones

Entertainer

Rod Knowles

Retired CCSD

Brian Martin

MaxSTAR Urban Arts Foundation

Dr. Gretta Peay

Internal Leadership

  • CEO –  Melissa Kaiser (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
  • Director of Facilities and Exhibits –  Gary Haleamau (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) 
  • Director of Learning Experiences –  Laura Christian (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) 
  • Director of Information Technology –  Ron Hammett (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) 
  • Director of Finance –  Leo Flores (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) 
  • Director of Marketing and Communications –  Jodi Gutstein (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

General Counsel

  • Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Chairman's Advisory Council

  • Judy Cebulko – Chair 
  • Dan Anderson 
  • Steve Anderson
  • Jan Jones Blackhurst
  • Jeri Crawford
  • David Goldwater
  • Robin Greenspun
  • Steve Hill
  • John Klai
  • Judy Kropid
  • Barbara Molasky
  • Dedee Nave
  • Victor Onufrieff
  • Candy Schneider
  • Jon Sparer
  • Mark Tratos
  • Ric Truesdell