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Our Staff

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Michael Shanklin
Executive Director
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Shahrzad Ehya
Operations Director
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Jacy Yu
Development Director
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Matt Gibson
Exhibits & Facilities Manager
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Dani Hildreth
Guest Experience Director
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Mark Soto
Bookkeeper & HR Manager
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Leanne Stillman
Marketing Coordinator
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Valeria d'Huart
Development Coordinator
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Marisa Solórzano-Hamilton
Community Engagement Manager

Board of Directors

Bryan Yee

Bryan Yee

President

Amgen

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Hillary McLoughlin

Hillary McLoughlin

Secretary

Amgen

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Megan Kenny Feister

Megan Kenny Feister

Board Member

Cal State University of Channel Islands

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Michelle Yee

Michelle Yee

Board Member

Bank of America

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Karina Castagna

Karina Castagna

Vice President

Axxiom Health

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Lindsey Carnett

Lindsey Carnett

Board Member

Marketing Maven

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Marilyn Peake

Marilyn Peake

Board Member

Reiter Affiliated Companies

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Shari Mogridge

Shari Mogridge

Treasurer

The Trade Desk

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Iris Ilao

Iris Ilao

Board Member

Powell Financial Group

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Carina Reeves

Carina Reeves

Board Member

US Navy

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Maria Robles

Board Member

Mannkind Corporation

Kenneth Bauer

Board Member

Directors Emeritus

Kristie Akl

kidSTREAM Founder

and Past President

Meryl Chase
Ventura County Community Foundation Board Member

Phil Hampton, Ph.D.
CSU Channel Islands
Associate Dean

© 2025 by kidSTREAM

Ventura County's Children's Museum

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kidSTREAM is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

Charitable Tax ID # 81-3055601

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KidSTEAM Children's Museum sits on unceded land of the Barbareño and Ventureño Chumash, who have cared for this land for over 10,000 years and continue to have a strong, vibrant culture today. Join kidSTREAM in acknowledging the Chumash Peoples, their Elders, past and present, as well as their future generations.

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