i.d.e.a. Museum Foundation Board
The City of Mesa’s i.d.e.a. Museum is supported by the i.d.e.a. Museum Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide sustainable resources to fulfill i.d.e.a. Museum’s mission through fundraising, advocacy, and partnerships. Its vision is to create infinite possibilities for the i.d.e.a. Museum. The Foundation represents community ownership and provides input to the Museum.
Lora Lassitter
Chair
Public Relations & Special Events
Mesa Community College
Erica Snyder
Events Manager
Downtown Mesa Association
Dr. James Driscoll
Treasurer
Executive Director, Human Resources
Mesa Public Schools
Samantha Hammond
Secretary
Arts and Digital Film Advocate
Dawn Giles
Immediate Past Chair
Community Volunteer
Robert Schultz
Assistant Director (non-voting)
Mesa Arts & Culture Department
David Luna, Ed.D.
Councilmember, City of Mesa
John O. Whiteman
i.d.e.a. Museum
Sunnee D. O'Rork
Executive Director (non-voting)
i.d.e.a. Museum
Thomas Assante
Board Member
Senior Project Manager
McCarthy Building Companies
Joshua R. Boyle
Partner/Attorney
Rowley Chapman & Barney, Ltd.
Randy Blount
President
Blount Contracting, Inc.
Deb Duvall, Ed.D.
Former Teacher, Principal and
District Superintendent
Mesa Public Schools
Greg Heap
Board Member
Senior Relationships Mgr, Vice President
Wells Fargo AZ Middle Market Banking
Tony J. Wall
President
3W Management
Shawn S. Jordan, Ph.D.
Board Member
Associate Professor
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Arizona State University
Photos provided by individual board members and Ivan Martinez Photography.
Ideaologists
John Willie
Brand marketing
Jeremy Babendure, Ph.D.
CEO of AZ SciTech Fest
Science Ambassador
Milagros Zingoni
Assistant Professor,
Herberger Institute for Design &
the Arts
Arizona State University
Robert Gorbet
Chair & Professor, Dept. of
Integrated Knowledge
University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON
Nancy Nemitz
Owner, Create the Space
Professional Organizing
Colleen Howard
STEM Coordinator
Mesa Public Schools
Honorary Members
Elaine G. Morrison
Jennifer Duff
Carmen Guerrero
Corrine Brooks
Address
i.d.e.a. Museum
150 W. Pepper Place
Mesa, AZ 85201
Directions
Admission
Admission: $9/person
Free for members and those under age 1
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Hours
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday - Thursday & Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday
12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and most holidays
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