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.
Susan Stephensen
Chair
Government & Community Relations – Office of the President
Arizona State University
Spencer C. Lee
Vice Chair
Attorney
Smith, Alston & Lee, PLC
Christopher Trendler
Treasurer
Managing Director & Head of Portfolio Talent Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC.
Jessica Barnett
Secretary
Instructor; Director Devise and
Usability Lab
Ira A. Fulton
Schools of Engineering
Arizona State University
Julie Spilsbury
Council Liaison
Councilmember, District 2
City of Mesa
Heidi Bethea
Board Member
Community Volunteer
Supporter of healthy children,
& the arts
Kristina Bliss, Ed.D.
Board Member
Interim Dean of Students
Estrella Mountain
Community College
Allyn Bransby
Board Member
Community Volunteer Supporter of education and the arts
Lacy Chaffee
Board Member
Communications Coordinator School of Dance, Music & Theatre Arizona State University
Marcie Hutchinson
Board Member
Governing Board Member Mesa Public Schools
Michael Joseph
Board Member
Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Vice President Stansberry Asset Management
Hilda Luna
Board Member
Community Volunteer Supporter of the arts, and Student leadership
Andrea Ramos
Board Member
Project Director
McCarthy Building Companies
Salvador Rivera
Board Member
Entrepreneur & Founder Thynkb, Inc., and Thynkb Group, LLC.
Nyasha Stone Sheppard
Board Member
Community Manager Innovation Studios @ Mesa City Center, Place-Based Innovation Spaces Arizona State University
Ideaologists
Jeremy Babendure, Ph.D.
CEO of AZ SciTech Fest
Science Ambassador
Robert Gorbet
Chair & Professor, Dept. of
Integrated Knowledge
University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON
Colleen Howard
STEM Coordinator
Mesa Public Schools
Shawn S. Jordan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Arizona State University – Polytechnic Campus
Nancy Nemitz
Owner, Create the Space
Professional Organizing
John Willie
CEO of Creative Engine
Brand marketing
Milagros Zingoni
Associate Professor,
Director School of Interior Architecture
University of Tennessee