Leadership
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

Boyd Nelson
Chair
Cordia Energy

Rebecca Miltenberger
Vice Chair
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Justin Hartmann
Treasurer
Northern Trust

Stacie Truesdell Michaels
Secretary
Fountainebleau Las Vegas
Members-at-Large

Shameeda Abdul Mumin
Scholastic Book Fairs

Taryn Bragg, M.D.
Intermountain Health

Kami Dempsey-Goudie
Accretive Consulting

Jhone M. Ebert
Nevada Department of Education

Allon Englman
Aristocrat Gaming

Megan Farnsworth
Wells Fargo

David Gravatt
Epic Creative Solutions

Jason Gregorec
Caesars Entertainment

Kevin Holyfield
MGM Resorts International

Melissa D. Kaiser
CEO
Ex Officio

Todd Lefkowitz
P3 Healthcare Partners

Ashley Levin
Community Leader

Jeffrey Miracle
MidFirst Bank

Troy Moser
MOSER Architecture Studio

Ronn Nicolli Jr.
Resorts World

Patricia Rodriguez
NV Energy

Joyce Schneider
Retired Educator

Suken Shah
Envision Marketing

Dave Thornhill
Mobilitas Insurance

Amy Timperley
Southwest Gas

Jennifer Weissman
Penn National Gaming
DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION COUNCIL
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Council advises DISCOVERY Children’s Museum’s leadership in developing equitable practices and policies, broadening the recruitment of diverse staff members and volunteers, identifying diversity education opportunities and resources, and ensuring inclusion in its programming and exhibits.

Brian Martin
Chair
StarMax Studios

Latoya Holman
Vice Chair
The Public Education Foundation

Walter Flores – Aguirre
New York Life Insurance Company

Ericka Aviles
Ericka Aviles Consulting, LLC.

Shameeda Abdul-Mumin
Scholastic Book Fairs

Karl Catarata
Human Rights Campaign

Megan Farnsworth
Wells Fargo

David Gravatt
Epic Creative Solutions

Maxine Jones
Entertainer
From their first day of school to their first A-HA moments.
We put our kids first.

That’s a FIRST made possible by the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum.
As a premier educational partner in the community, we will champion collaboration that inspires every child to become an innovative thinker through the joy and wonder of hands-on DISCOVERY.