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.
Dawn Giles
Community Volunteer
Lora Lassitter
Public Relations & Special Events
Mesa Community College
Erica Snyder
Events Manager
Downtown Mesa Association
Chris Tompkins
Retired Piper Fellows Coordinator
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Robert Schultz
Assistant Director
Mesa Arts & Culture Department
Anthony L. Liuzzo, Ph.D.
Retired Business Professor &
Lawyer
David Luna, Ed.D.
Councilmember, City of Mesa
John O. Whiteman
i.d.e.a. Museum
Sunnee D. O'Rork
i.d.e.a. Museum
Thomas Assante
Project Manager
McCarthy Building Companies
Joshua R. Boyle
Partner/Attorney
Rowley Chapman & Barney, Ltd.
Randy Blount
President
Blount Contracting, Inc.
Dr. James Driscoll
Assistant Superintendent
Mesa Public Schools
Deb Duvall, Ed.D.
Former Teacher, Principal and
District Superintendent
Mesa Public Schools
Samantha Hammond
Arts and Digital Film Advocate
Greg Heap
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
Scott Higginson
Owner, FourSquare Group &
FourSquare ART
Sean M. Lunny, CFP
Portfolio Manager, Stoker Olster
(a part of BMO Financial Group)
Elaine Miner
Clerk, Governing Board Member
Mesa Public Schools
Tony J. Wall
President
3W Management
Shawn S. Jordan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Arizona State University
On sabbatical through June 2019.
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
Call Us
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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