Our Team

Staff & Board of Directors

Staff

Christine Kroger, Executive Director

Karissa Bonzo, Operations Manager

Kristin Bieri, Museum and Education Manager

Jacob Swanson, Maker Space Coordinator

Rachel Whipple, Events & Volunteer Coordinator

Sara Deppenbrook, Resident Teaching Artist

Ana Aristor, Party Coordinator

Bob Bieri, Technology and Workforce Development Coordinator

Board of Directors

Christine Kroger, Founder/Executive Director

Rev. Dr. Marc de Jeu, President
Parish Associate, The SOMA Gathering

Katie Butler, CPA, Treasurer
Partner, J. Martin & Associates, LLC

Michelle O’Leary, Secretary
Preschool Teacher, Preschool @ First

Dani Brown
Director of Community Sustainability, RiverWise

Kolbe Cole
Director of Programming, TRAILS Ministries Inc.

Shardonay Johnson
Direct Support Professional, PAHrtners Deaf Service

Joe Kristian
Retired

Daniel Rossi-Keen, PhD
Executive Director, RiverWise

Advisory Council:

Cassie Brkich, Chair
Owner, Brkich Design Group

Sanna Clark
Admin. Assistant, Big Beaver Falls School District

Shardonay Johnson
Direct Support Professional, PAHrtners Deaf Service

Dr. Donna Nugent
Superintendent, Big Beaver Falls School District

Jared Miles
Family Reunification Project Lead, Trails Ministries

Non-Board Members:

Serving on the Education Advisory Board:

The purpose of this council is to gather data and perform research in support of the goals of the museum.

Pamela Rossi-Keen, PhD, Chairperson
Executive Director, Genesis Collective

Colette Comer
Case Worker, Adoption Connection

Beth Dewhurst
DOVE Program Supervisor, Trails Ministries

Brad Frey, PhD
Professor of Sociology, Geneva College, retired

Becky Koether
Homeschool Parent

Liz Ours
Director of Community Outreach, Portage Community

Victoria Snyder
Executive Director, Riverside Center for Innovation

Anna Wargo
Owner, Ginger Gardens

Seth Whitted
Owner, Whitted Media

Andrenna Williams
Executive Director, Uncommon Grounds Cafe

Student Liaison members of Education Advisory Committee:

Serene Koether, Sophomore, Blackburn Study Center