The City of Mesaโs 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. Museumโs 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
Allyn Bransby
Vice Chair
Community Volunteer Supporter of education andย the arts
Hilda Luna
Treasurer
Community Volunteerย ย ย Supporter of the arts, and Student leadership
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
Nina Allred
Board Member
Community Outreach & Engagement Supervisor, Mesaย Public Schools
Heidi Bethea
Board Member
Community Volunteer
Supporter of healthy children,
& the arts
Lacy Chaffee
Board Member
Communications Coordinatorย ย School of Dance, Music & Theatreย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Arizona State University
Marcie Hutchinson
Board Member
Governing Board Memberย Mesa Public Schools
Spencer C. Lee
Board Member
Attorney
Smith, Alston & Lee, PLC
Andrea Ramos
Board Member
Project Director
McCarthy Building Companies
Salvador Rivera
Board Member
Entrepreneur & Founderย Thynkb, Inc., andย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Thynkb Group, LLC.
Nyasha Stone Sheppard
Board Member
Assistant Directorย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Career Servicesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย The College of Liberal Arts andย Scicencesย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Arizona State University
Christopher Trendler
Board Member
Managing Director &ย ย ย ย ย ย Head of Portfolio Talentย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC.
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 Campusย
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