Our Team

Staff & Board of Directors

Staff

Christine Kroger, Executive Director

Karissa Bonzo, Operations Manager

Kristin Bieri, Education and Museum Manager

Jacob Swanson, Maker Space Coordinator

Rachel Whipple, Events & Volunteer Coordinator

Sara Deppenbrook, Resident Teaching Artist

Bob Bieri, Technology and Workforce Development Coordinator

Erika Kauffman, Birthday Party Coordinator

Board of Directors

Christine Kroger, Founder/Executive Director, Neighborhood North

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

Michele Renz, CPA, Treasurer
Owner/Partner, Martin & Associates, LLC

Katie Pagan, CPA, Secretary
Audit Manager, Martin & Associates, LLC

Michelle O’Leary, Chair, Education Committee
Preschool Teacher, Preschool @ First

Cassie Brkich, Chair, Marketing Committee
Owner, Brkich Design Group

Dani Brown
Director of Community Sustainability, RiverWise

Sanna Clark
Admin. Assistant, Big Beaver Falls School District

Kolbe Cole
DOVE Coordinator, Trails Ministries

Brent DeBona
Resident Regional Director Operations, Environmental Services, Crothall Healthcare

Shardonay Johnson
Direct Support Professional, PAHrtners Deaf Service

Jared Miles
Family Reunification Project Lead, Trails Ministries

Jessica Monahan
Senior Director of Individual Giving, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Dr. Donna Nugent
Superintendent, Big Beaver Falls School District

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, Curriculum Coordinator/Instructor, Aliquippa Impact and Adjunct Professor, Robert Morris University

Dani Brown
Director of Community Sustainability, RiverWise

Colette Comer
Case Worker, Adoption Connection

Beth Dewhurst
DOVE Program Supervisor, Trails Ministries

Kylie Fitzgerald
Occupational Therapist, Blackhawk School District

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

Marie Timpano
Executive Director, Cornerstone of Beaver County

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