NATIONAL CHILDREN'S Museum

 

National Advisory Council

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton is one of the best-known child development experts in the United States. A pediatrician, Brazelton founded the Child Development Unit at Boston Children's Hospital, and over the years has written widely on parenting issues.

 
Lonnie G. Bunch
Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

Currently under development, NMAAHC will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture.

 
J. Mark Dunham
President , National Health Museum - Washington, DC

Currently under development, the museum will encourage people to understand the past, present and future of health and health science and empower them to act upon that information to enhance their individual, family and community health.

 
Martin R. Eichelberger, M.D.
The George Washington University Medical Center, Children's National Medical Center, and Safe Kids Worldwide - Washington, DC

Dr. Eichelberger is a professor of surgery and pediatrics at The George Washington University Medical Center, a pediatric surgeon and director of Emergency Trauma and Burn Services at Children's National Medical Center, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Kids Worldwide.

 
Janet Rice Elman
Executive Director, Association of Children’s Museums - Washington, DC

ACM is the professional service organization that endeavors to expand the capacity and further the vision of children's Museums worldwide.

 
Terry Garcia
Executive Vice President, National Geographic Society - Washington, DC

National Geographic is the world’s largest scientific and educational institution with nearly 10 million members.

 
Mark Ginsburg
Executive Director, National Association for the Education of Young Children - Washington, DC

NAEYC is dedicated to improving the well being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.

 
Neil W. Horstman
President, The White House Historical Association - Washington, DC

The White House Historical Association is a charitable nonprofit institution whose purpose is to enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the White House.

 
Rachel Jones
Journalist - Washington, DC

Ms. Jones is a 2008 Knight Health Fellow working in Nairobi, Kenya to design and lead a journalism training program for Kenyan print and radio reports covering HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. In 2007, she established the Internews Network Journalism program in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Ms. Jones also has a distinguished journalism career, and has worked for National Public Radio, Knight Ridder Newspapers, and the Detroit Free Press focusing on children, healthcare and poverty issues.

 
Marguerite Kondracke
President and CEO, America’s Promise - Alexandria, VA

America’s Promise is an alliance that brings together communities, individuals, companies and organizations from all sectors to improve the odds for children and youth.

 
Marc Keilburger
Chief Executive Director, Free the Children - Toronto, Ontario

Free The Children is the largest network of children helping children through education in the world, with more than one million youth involved in innovative education and development programs in 45 countries.

 
Richard Kurin
Acting Undersecretary for History, Art and Culture, Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums, zoo, and eight research centers include sites in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere. It has over 142 million items in its collections.

 
Robert Lynch
President and CEO, Americans for the Arts - Washington, DC

Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America by creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

 
Robert McNulty
President, Partners for Livable Communities - Washington, DC

Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit organization working to improve the livability of communities by promoting quality of life, economic development, and social equity.

 
Matthew Melmed
Executive Director, Zero To Three - Washington, DC

ZERO TO THREE promotes the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf.

 
Cesar Pelli FAIA
Senior Principal, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects - New Haven, CT

Mr. Pelli is a world-renowned architect who has worked with corporate, government and private clients to design major public spaces, museums, airports, performing arts centers, and mixed-use projects.

 
Will Rogers
President, The Trust for Public Lands - San Francisco, CA

TPL is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

 
Michael Spock
Research Fellow, Chapin Hall Center for Children - Chicago, IL

One of the founders of the children’s museum movement, Mr. Spock is a leading expert in experiential learning. Currently, he is studying the transformation of the museum field in the latter third of the Twentieth Century.

 
Joshua Sparrow, M.D.
Director of Special Initiatives, The Brazleton Touchpoints Center - Boston, MA

The Brazelton Touchpoints Center is a training and educational institute for health, early care and education, and social service professionals.

 
Leigh-Anne Stradeski
Past Chairman, Hands On! Europe Association of Children’s Museums - West Yorkshire, UK

Hands On! is an international professional organization supporting the important role of children’s museums as centers that foster curiosity and imagination and inspires creativity, informal and lifelong learning.

 
David Ward
Past President, American Council on Education - Washington, DC

ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

 
W. Richard West
Founder Director Emeritus, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

NMAI is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans

 
 
 
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