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KidZone Museum Staff

Museum staff works all areas of the Museum because we are small and our staff is multi-talented. Most of us clean, work the front desk, and help with events besides our regular duties.

Carol Meagher has lived in Truckee for 14 years with her husband and two daughters. Carol began with the KidZone Museum first as a volunteer, and 7 years ago became Executive Director or what we call our Vanguard.  Carol's degree (BFA) from California College of Arts and Crafts and her experience as a teacher at Albuquerque Academy help her contribute to the design of creative learning experiences at the Museum.  Carol's education in Spanish Language and Latin American Studies, at Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico and Middlebury College Language School, has helped her in planning programs that engage our Latino community. Carol is working on securing a permanent location for the Museum.

Romina Branje is from Santiago, Chile and has been working at the Museum 4 years. She began as the coordinator of our KidsReach program and eventually became Assistant Director managing our outreach efforts and operations. Romina has many talents, so we call her our Maestro.

Liz Bordner began working at the Museum 8 years ago while raising her two young boys. Currently she is our Exhibits Manager who we call our Innovator due to her creative insight and implementation in all museum areas. Her degree in Architecture is very helpful in exhibit planning and artistic renditions of various exhibit and building ideas.

Ileana Borsani is from Buenos Aires, Argentina and is our KidsReach Coordinator and Manager of Guest Services. She has a BS degree and credential to teach hearing impaired and mentally challenged youth which gives her added experience when working with our diverse audience of children and families.

Brooke Landis joined the Museum staff 5 years ago after being a volunteer on the Exhibits Committee. She is the Museum Early Childhood Educator. Brooke has a Bachelor of Science and a California teaching credential. Her experience as a children's counselor and naturalist at Stanford Sierra Camp, her alma mater, is why her hands-on science programs are rich in natural exploration. Brooke researches best practices in hands-on learning for young children and oversees how we implement these ideas in our programs, exhibits and in our overall Museum spaces. She currently is working on bringing more Reggio influenced ideas into all of our programming.

Alissa Morganti recently joined the Museum as Program Supervisor. Her Masters in Environmental Science and BA in Art make her perfect for overseeing our Art and Science classes, camps and special events. As a mother of three young children who regularly attend the Museum, she has first hand experience on what programs and events are creative, unique and fun for young children.

Nataly Zarate grew up in Truckee and has been coming to the Museum forever. She loves our hands-on learning approach and wanted to work at the Museum and share these experiences with her young children. Nataly speaks Spanish and English and currently works Guest Services where she can help both Spanish and English speaking families who visit the Museum.

Fabiola Luna is a native to Truckee and attended the Museum in her youth. She also likes the hands-on approach the museum has and enjoys bringing her small children in to play. She currently works Guest Services. Fabiola is also bilingual.

Reyna Sanchez recently joined our Guest Services staff. Her experience volunteering in the schools and working at the non-profit organization, Sierra Senior Services, are a great asset to her role at the front desk. Reyna is bilingual and will help with the KidsReach program.