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2012–13 Annual Report We Take Play Seriously

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2012–13 Annual Report

We Take Play Seriously

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We are blessed with community treasures that add such vitality and character to our culture. That includes the Madison Children’s Museum. No matter your age, you will learn in every visit to this special place, and you will recognize the value of its programs and people. This Annual Report is but a snapshot of events, participants, and exhibits. It is such a worthy investment in our future. Come and play! Be inspired! Learn and grow! Share talents and knowledge! Become a part of our ever-growing family… and bring your friends!

Diane Ballweg, Chair, Board of Directors

“ Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from

serious learning. But for children play is serious

learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”

— Fred Rogers

Play is essential. It’s how kids learn to invent, share, and explore. We don’t impose boundaries and there is no right way to play at MCM. This open-ended environment makes learning through play possible.

This year alone, over 210,000 children and families explored four brand new, custom-crafted permanent exhibits and 14 temporary exhibits in the galleries; expanded their knowledge at 800 educational classes and workshops; and attended fun events that brought them closer to the people and places of their community.

Madison Children’s Museum is a learning playground with chances to make a discovery or a mess or a brand new friend during every visit. We look forward to continuing and improving our work as we look to

2014 and beyond. Thank you for being part of it.

Deb Gilpin, Executive Director

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Mission: Madison Children’s Museum connects children with their families, their communities, and the

world beyond through discovery learning and creative play.

210,566 fiscal year attendance1

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Discovery learning and creative play is central to every MCM exhibit. Here’s a glimpse into last year’s exhibit exploration at MCM.

Oscillaser!

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New Exhibits

Sensenbrenner Family Urb Garden

Conceptualized, designed & planned in FY13

Opened August 8, 2013

Urb Garden extends the Wildernest into the great outdoors!

It’s a three-season wonderland for the museum’s youngest

visitors to learn about sustainability and ecosystems as they

observe and interact with nature in the very heart of the city.

Sponsored by Sensenbrenner Family, the Association of Children’s Museums Going Wild at

Children’s Museums project on behalf of The Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund of Fidelity Charitable,

a generous bequest of the estate of Bonnie Berman, and the National Wildlife Federation.

Conceptualized, designed & planned in FY13

Opened August 14, 2013

The Oscillaser! is lighting up the Wayback Machine

with far-out frequencies and wave patterns. Aspiring

tech gurus are in control, using their voices and

hidden microphones to create music and light shows.

Sponsored by the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation

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HistoriScope

Opened Winter 2013

The HistoriScope offers kids an engaging look

into life on the Capitol Square from the Ice Age to

early European settlements. It features a series of

custom, 3-D illustrations that help kids visualize

Madison before their time.

Sponsored by the Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc.

KidShare

Launched early 2013

MCM’s KidShare program encourages

kids to share their view of the world and

connect with their local communities

through creative storytelling, mapping

adventures, and question-and-answer

programs!

Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library

Services EmcArts.

Maira Kalman

Summer 2013 visiting exhibit

MCM shared original, animated paintings from

author Maira Kalman’s What Pete Ate, a story

of Pete the pup’s adventurous appetite and

unconventional palate.

The Community Concourse features a variety

of artwork and is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Center for the

Humanities with additional support from Peggy and Tom Pyle

and Uniek, Inc.

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Economic Impact Statement

We strengthen the local economy

Madison Children’s Museum’s new building

represents a $16.5 million capital investment in

downtown Madison.

We educate children and families

We offered more than 800 educational programs

in the arts, history, culture, science, health, and

civic engagement last year.

We provide jobs

The museum provides 54 jobs (28 full-time and

26 part-time) for a wide range of skills.

We use Wisconsin products

From the beautiful hardwood floors to energy-

saving bathroom fixtures, our facility is a showcase

of Wisconsin natural resources and manufactured

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Commun ity impact

We promote tourism

Since opening in 2010, the museum has served

visitors from 32 states and 23 Wisconsin counties.

In the summer, 15-20% of our visitors come from

outside Dane County.

We model sustainability

Anticipated to be the first LEED-certified museum

in Wisconsin, MCM is a model of green renovation,

exhibit design, and sustainable operations.

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MCM’s goal is to always say yes to play, which is

why we created the Access for Everyone program.

After all, it’s the kids that fill our museum with

wonder!

Access for Everyone provided more than $200,000

in discounts in FY13, allowing 30,228 high-need

children, caregivers, and groups to engage in

playful learning at the museum — 14.4% of our

total audience served.

Access for Everyone is made possible by underwriting support from

generous corporations, foundations, and individuals.

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access for everyone

Access for Everyone serves our community

through these primary initiatives:

Family Access Memberships

Last year, the museum offered 819 free and

reduced-priced family memberships, representing

17% of total memberships in FY13, totaling

$100,224 in discounts.

Free Family Nights

Free Family Night offers free museum admission

for all on the first Wednesday of every month from

5-8 in the evening. This highly visible MCM program

served 4,283 children and adults in FY13, totaling

over $34,000 in discounts.

Admission Discounts

MCM welcomed 13,706 discounted admission

visitors last year, for a total discount of nearly

$85,000.

819 Access membersh ips in FY13

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Engag ing our commun ity

SAPAR (School Aged Parents Program)

MCM collaborates with Madison Metropolitan

School District to provide teen moms with support

services that meet their academic needs along

with childbirth, prenatal, child development, and

parenting classes.

n 25 moms and 20 babies served this year

n More than 100 moms and kids attended our

summer 2013 SAPAR reunion

n All mothers are given a complimentary

two-year MCM membership

“ The program has been helpful and interesting

and has done a great deal to help me stay alert

and interested in all the activities we engage in

during class and in my everyday life.”

— Kenneth W. Riggs

“ This program proves the world wrong!

Our residents are engaged, awake, and alive!”

— St. Mary’s Care Center

SPARK!

Over the past year, SPARK! provided 35 cultural

programs to 338 people. SPARK! brings children

together with adults who have memory loss, where

they create projects, build understanding, and

learn new things. In 2013 MCM opened a second

monthy SPARK! workshop to better serve elders

in our community.

the f i rst sapar reun i on

35 SPark ! programs held

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SummerPalooza

SummerPalooza takes over downtown

for a day of family fun. This summer

celebration is a partnership between

Rotary Club of Madison and MCM,

boasting free MCM admission for

everyone, creative and explorative

activities, a lively lineup of local

entertainment, and a parade around the

Capitol Square.

Sponsored by Rotary Club of Madison, BMO Harris

Bank, Madison Gas & Electric, UW Health, and

Unity Health Insurance.

Living Laboratory

Part of a national program developed

by the Museum of Science in Boston,

MCM’s Living Lab gives cognitive

scientists the opportunity to conduct

experiments in child development at the

museum, and then talk with parents and

visitors about their research.

Play we’re exploring today in Living Lab:

n How do kids decide to share?

n Can children read body language?

Living Lab:

n 289 hours of onsite research

n 843 research participants

n 424 research and visitor educational

opportunities

Sustainability Sideshow

Adults enjoy the museum for a night

of lighthearted and environmentally

friendly fun.

Co-hosted with Sustain Dane and

Underground Food Collective, the

Sustainability Sideshow event is the

lighter side of the Badger Bioneer

conference. Adults take over the

museum for an evening reception that

boasts environmentally friendly fun

with creative food, including kale cotton

candy, heritage corn dogs, and grown-

up snow cones.

Hmong Festivals

MCM is committed to celebrating a

variety of cultures. In fact, the museum

has a traditional Hmong garden on the

rooftop and hosts two festivals a year

to share Hmong traditions, cuisine, and

language with visitors.

Sponsored by Dane County Environmental Council,

Community Reinvestment Fund of the Willy Street

Co-op, and Captain Planet Foundation.

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We’re a busy place with hundreds of educational

activities, classes, and workshops. Our museum

programs are designed to foster healthy growth,

development, learning, trying something

unfamiliar, and, well, just having fun!

Creative play and discovery learning in 2013:

n 800 educational programs

n 16 camps

n 114 kids enrolled in camps

n 375 school visits

n 23 Girl Scout workshops

n 337 Girl Scouts

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Educat ion Programming & camps

Summer campers explore MCM behind-

the-scenes and spend the night at the

museum in our Day and Night at the

Museum Summer Camp.

In the MCM App Academy Club, children

ages 9 and up develop any application

imaginable for handheld devices like

smart phones and tablets.

Sponsored by Google.

Kids practice their photography

and sketching skills in the great

outdoors in MCM’s Nature

Photography Summer Camp.

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American Girl Benefit Sale

AGBS is our largest fundraiser. Each

July, we partner with American Girl to

raise money for MCM and American

Girl’s Fund for Children. The deals are

great and every dollar benefits children

throughout Dane County.

Serious fun means serious work.

300 dedicated volunteers working

year-round run our one-of-a-kind sale.

With their help, we’ve raised more than

$20 million over the last 26 years!

Special thanks to Mattel and American Girl

for their support.

Linda Slepica, Chair

Wonder Ball

The most whimsical fundraiser in town!

Complete with live and silent auctions,

cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, dining

and dancing, and live entertainment,

our black-tie gala transforms the

museum into an experience that will

excite and amaze.

Mary C. Turke, Amy Recob and Peggy Pyle,

Co-Chairs

Tea & Trains

Our annual holiday fundraiser gives

families an opportunity to spread the

holiday cheer and get ready for the

most wonderful time of the year. Tea

& Trains is a wonderfully warm event

featuring classic holiday activities and

festive treats, and plenty of seasonal

spirit to share!

Valerie Kazamias, Chair;

Jennifer Krueger and Brenda Zeddun, Co-Chairs

Spring Scramble

Community supporters golf for a cause

and play one of the most exclusive

courses in Madison while helping

support Madison Children’s Museum.

Since its inaugural year, Spring

Scramble has raised nearly $300,000

for MCM.

TJ Blitz and Aleta Kaplan, Co-Chairs

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spec ial events

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income & expenses

Operating Income Operating Expenses

29% 32%

25%

23%

18%

18%16%

16%

9%

7%

5%

Admissions Exhibits

ContributionsMarketing

Fundraising Events

Administration

American Girl Benefit Sale (net)

Fundraising

Membership

Eduational Programs Income

Education and Attendance

Investment/Endowment Distribution

o p e r a t i n g I n c o m e

$ 2 , 4 4 5 , 0 1 2

o p e r a t i n g e x p e n s e s$ 2 , 4 8 7 , 0 0 8

2%

The museum’s annual budget includes a heavy reinvestment back

into its one-of-a-kind floor exhibits and broad range of creative

educational programs.

To keep admission and membership prices low, Madison Children’s

Museum relies on community support for nearly half the operations

budget. The majority of those monies come from generous donors

and dedicated event volunteers.

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$250,000 and aboveJan & William DeAtley

$100,000 – $249,999Diane K. BallwegThe Evjue Foundation, charitable arm

of The Capital TimesMary Ellyn & Joe Sensenbrenner

$50,000 – $99,999AnonymousAssociation of Children’s MuseumsMadison Community FoundationSylvia & James Vaccaro

$25,000 – $49,999CUNA Mutual FoundationEmcArts Inc.J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.The Kresge FoundationPeggy & Tom PylePleasant T. Rowland FoundationJoyce Siefering

$10,000 – $24,999American Family InsuranceAnne BolzMarilyn & Marshall Butler FoundationMarguerite Casey FoundationJane Doughty & David WoodGoogleThe Great Dane Pub & Brewing

Company, Inc.Hausmann-Johnson Insurance, Inc.Institute of Museum and Library Services

Lois KrantzIlene & Mark LaufmanJack LussierMadison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.National Endowment for the ArtsPark BankPurple Moon FoundationThe Shoe BoxTJK Design Build, Inc.Jane & David VillaWells Fargo BankTom & Marykay Zimbrick

$5,000 – $9,999AnonymousAlliant Energy FoundationBrand Family FoundationEliot Butler & Sara CottonKevin & Jill CareyMildred & Marv ConneyCresa MadisonBetty Custer & J. Corkey CusterCulver’s VIP FoundationDentistry for MadisonEndres Mfg. Company FoundationWalter A. and Dorothy J. Frautschi

Charitable UnitrustThe Gilkison Family FoundationGroup Health Cooperative of

South Central WisconsinJay & Tonya HazenKate & Patrick HeaneyHo-Chunk MadisonChristy & Hal MayerJP Morgan Chase & Co.Kraft FoodsMattel Toy StoreCharles & Sally MileyAndrew & Carol PhelpsDean & Orange SchroederSummit Credit UnionThermo Fisher ScientificUrban Land InterestsKurt WeltonWisconsin Arts BoardWisconsin Environmental

Education Board

$1,000 – $4,999Anonymous (3)Academy for Little Learners Inc.Barry & Cindy AlvarezAmerican Transmission CompanyBenjamin Appen & Leslie ChangAnne ArnesenAssociated BankAtterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C.Donna & Jim BahenskyBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPJim & Susan BakkeDon & Heide BeckerBerbee Technology Education

FoundationBMO Harris BankMary BurkeButtonwood Partners, Inc.Capitol BankCapitol Consultants, Inc.The Capital Times Kids FundThe Comer Foundation FundCraig & Karen ChristiansonTim ChristenDean & St. Mary’sComplete Mobile Dentistry, Inc.David & Kristin CrassNick & Rebecca CurranDane ArtsDane County Environmental CouncilEvent EssentialsExcellence in DentistryAmy & Dan FrantaJohn J. Frautschi Family FoundationW. Jerome Frautschi Charitable

Lead UnitrustEric FritzAris & Marta GialamasPenelope & Thomas GialamasThe Gialamas Company, Inc.Robert GingrasElizabeth & Jim GreerRandy Grobe & Pam MurphyDon & Lee GrubbMary & Carl GulbrandsenJames & Chulee HallickTerry L. HallerCurt & Dawn HastingsRobert & Carroll Heideman

Nathan & Sarah HerbstHighlands FoundationLynn Hobbie & Kevin LittleHome Savings BankHovde PropertiesJohn & Linda HughesHurley, Burish & StantonHype CommunicationsIdeal Builders, Inc.Gerardo JimenezJohnson BankBarbara KarlenKelly Family Foundation IncMichelle & Christopher KellyDavid & Brice KettnerTom KleinKnupp & Watson & WallmanLeslie & Kenneth KudskMatt KutzJames LaudonLaw Advisors, S.C.José Madera & Kimberly Santiago

de MaderaMadigan Family FoundationThe Madison Concourse Hotel and

Governor’s ClubThomas MartoranaJeff Masciopinto & Sarah GroesslMcGladreyMendota Financial Group, LLCMeriter Health ServicesMetcalfe’s MarketMiddleton Tourism CommissionDan & Pam MillmannRegina Millner & Nathan BrandMonona Plumbing and

Fire Protection, Inc.Mortenson Investment Group, LLCStephen MortonSherrie & Jerome MullinsMurphy Desmond, S.C.National Guardian Life Insurance

CompanyNeider & Boucher, S.C.Amy & Jerry NicklesNorman Bassett FoundationThe North Central GroupOak Park DentalHamang & Tami Patel

Physicians Plus Insurance CorporationE.J. PleskoThe QTI GroupSarah & Michael ReiterRobert W. Baird Foundation, Inc.Amanda Rockman & Marlon White EagleAnne & Victor RodriguezKim RuefJack & Sarah SalzwedelPhil & Nancy SchaecherSandra & Steven SchettlAli & Sharon ShadmanKristin & Shawyon ShadmanRuth & Kevin ShellyDan SidneyKarl & Elizabeth SillaySmith & Gesteland, LLPWeber L. SmithDaniel & Kristine SperlingShelly & Trey SprinkmanSSM Health CareDan & Sherri StaffordStarion FinancialJoseph & Jamie SteuerDarrell & Annie StroudSubwayThe Suby GroupThe Terry Family FoundationAlexandru TomoviciDenes & John TobieJohn & Carol ToussaintTriangle Community FoundationTriumph Wealth Management, LLCNikki & Phil TuckerUniek, Inc.US BankUW HealthClint Walz & Kara FlynnRoger & Lucille WarrenWEA TrustWebcrafters-Frautschi FoundationWegner LLP, CPAs & ConsultantsWelton EnterprisesWest Bend Mutual Insurance CompanyWhyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.Jennifer & Brian WiegandPaul & Tracy WrychaJennifer & Bill Zorr 11

DonorsJuly 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

We thank all of our donors for their generosity.

Your support is essential to providing discovery learning and creative play.

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$500 – $999Erin & Jason Farrell AdamanyTodd & Dana AsmuthBallweg ChevroletBemis Company FoundationThe Estate of Bonnie BermanLilly BickersPhilip & Katherine BlakeHeidi & John BollingerJack & Marian BolzChristian & Jennifer CollinsAnne & Tim ConnorMegan & Nick CorrellNancy & Pete DalyJoAnn DamkoehlerAndy & Sara DeTienneGreg & MaryAnn DombrowskiAlexandra & William DoveDrake Wisconsin, LLCFirst Supply LLCDavid FranceticLaurel FrazerFunky Monkey PhotographyBarbara GallinaJim Gallegos & George AnglinClaire GervaisGordon Flesch CompanyFritz & Janice GrutznerJana Gyurina & Glen BeverPat HackworthyAmy & Jim HegenbarthVicky HeinzTim & Jana HeinrichPerry & Virginia HendersonHGMR Investment ManagementDuncan Highsmith & Ana AraújoMark Hill & Sue DentingerHoyos Consulting LLCMarnie & Charles HulanNick & Kristin JacksonPaige & Neal JanquartTodd & Liz JindraCedric JohnsonValerie & Andreas KazamiasRobert H. KellerSang & Julie KimKingwood Investments III LLCHerbert H. Kohl CharitiesRon & Deborah Krantz

Jenny & Jeffrey KruegerKatie & Compton KurtzJeffrey & Melanie LeeSandra & Allan LevinThe Little Gym of Middleton

and FitchburgMadison Arts CommissionMadison South Rotary FoundationDawn & Matthew MeierJessica & Neil Peters-MichaudPaul & Judith MoriartyMurphy Insurance GroupNorweb FoundationOak BankJenny PyleThe Roman CandleFrances RyanLeah & William SandholmLeesa & Jesse SchlimgenCindy SchmelzerMike & Linda SlepicaSprinkman Real EstateMr. & Mrs. Phillip C. StarkAaron & Kate SteffenhagenDeborah & Thomas StillTwin Pines Cooperative FoundationHomer & Elaine VickBen Walker & Roberta StrigelWilly Street Co-opHal & Shirley WinsboroughWisconsin Distributors, LLCStephen & Dawn Zanoni

$250 – $499AnonymousShirley & Seymour AbrahamsonPeggy AfableSarah Ahrens & Ryan ErismanRichard & Alice AppenMatt & Samantha ApterKatie Arnesen & Steve PlochAT&TGeorge Austin & Martha Vukelich-AustinBrian & Tracy BachhuberHoward & Asta BlancharMichael & Kathy BlumenfeldBoys & Girls Club of Dane CountyJim & Libby BradleyHeidi & Howard Bregman

Nathan & Chris BrinkmanJune BrownLindsay BreunigMary K. BurkeCory BuyeRobin & Elizabeth CarleyMarcus & Wendy ChaconPeter & Colleen ChaseKaren & Alan CrossleyAnn Curtis & Sam GubbelsTed & Gail DeDeeDEMCO, Inc.Robert & Paula DinndorffAnthony Dispanet & Shannon OreelElizabeth J. EberleFrank & Dolores EmspakDave & Terri Beck-EngelJane EnglundSumer & Stephen EvansRob & Cynthia EverhartMuhammad Itani & Nadine FakhranEmily Farrell & Matt ThielDavid Feldstein & Beth BovisJudith FitzGerald & Robert GlinertDeirdre Wilson GartonChet & Barbara GerlachBeth & Noel GoeddelMatt & Susan GoetzkeFrank & Catherine GreerNancy Greve & Walter ShannonLael & Jeffrey GriggThomas HaigBill & Nancy HaightRob HammacherJennifer & John HannonStephanie Januchowski-Hartley &

Fraser HartleyJeff HembrookCorrine & Kevin HendricksonMichael Hollander & Amy GundersonDan HolvickRiley & Scott HoseltonJaclyn L. HovelandIpswitch, Inc.Benny & Jenny IskandarErin & Anthony IslaTanya & Jeff IversonMatthew JamesJeffrey & Stephanie John

Ken Strasma & Karisa JohnsonMaryl JohnsonTxi & Gwen KongKatrina & Tim LarsenMary Carr LeeRich & Mary LynchMadison Area Technical CollegeCourtney & Robert MaherMcKinney-Lins Law, LLCEdward MeachenLori & Bryan MeddingsGail & Matt MorrisRobert Morse & Patricia TakemotoKathleen & Jeffrey MottDonald Moynihan & Pamela HerdBrian & Amanda MullenGregory Nemet & Linda BriesemeisterMark & Kate NesselMaura & Shannon NeuensPaul NormanJohn & Irene OlsonRonald & Janice OpeltDonna & Larry PetersSeth Pollak & Jenny SaffranHolly & Michael PomraningKelly & Matt PrescottBill & Nancy RaabeAmanda ReeseJeri Reynolds & Krystine BrengelJon Rozenfeld & Jill KoreyRobert & Judith RubinDavid & Amy SchlesingerJoy & Jeff SchleusnerRobert & Katherine SchmittBarb & Fred SchrankDavid R. SchreiberJohn & Mary SchroederKatherine & David SebastianSekelsky Family FundMarv & Judy SiegertJoAnn SixCarmen & John SkiltonLesley & Brian SteffinHaley StephanAnne N. StoeltingJohn StoehrSharon StumbrasLeah & Clarke SugarSarah & Patrick Sweeney

Eric Anderson & Rebecca ThousandPaul & Patricia TonnesenMary C. TurkeMichael UrsoKathryn VandenBosch & Thomas FrantzCarol VivianiMatthew WilliardKari WisinskiJonida Zeoo & Jahja Zeoo

In-Kind Contributions Throughout the year, organizations and companies provide in-kind goods and services to benefit MCM. Your generous support sparks children’s imagination and creativity. Thank you.

Gifts made in tribute to:Addie & ElliotAnna, Ryan, Erin, and SarahElizabeth & Allen ArntsenDiane K. BallwegMarshall ButlerRichard R. GraebelTim HeinrichCarol & Don HelfrechtMichael Hoffmann FamilyCarol KroehnStephanie LeggettJosé Madera & Kim Santiago Nicholas & KristenLucas & Bruno RosaJoyce & Leonard SchragerRuth ShellyTim Spinler & Anjee Sorge FamilyKathy Viner & Chris LokenPeter VivianiMary ZeasmanHuimin Zeng

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Donors c o nt i n u e d

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FY2013 Madison Children’s Museum Board of Directors

Diane Ballweg (Chair) President; Endres Manufacturing Foundation; Aviation Teacher; Edgewood High School

Margaret “Peggy” Pyle (Vice-Chair) Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel; The Pyle Group

Dan Millmann (Treasurer) Partner; McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Jenny Krueger (Secretary) Attorney; Murphy Desmond S.C.

Kristine Sperling (Officer-at-Large) President; Bikibug, LLC

Anne Arnesen Community Volunteer; Retired Executive Director of Wisconsin Council on Children & Families Inc.

Susan Bakke Owner; Chauette

Nathan G. Brinkman President; Triumph Wealth Management, LLC

Bill DeAtley Retired; Community Volunteer

Penelope Gialamas Community Volunteer

Elizabeth Norweb Greer Community Volunteer

Tim Heinrich Director-Customer Support Services; Alliant Energy

Paul B. Higginbotham Judge; Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Nick Jackson Owner; The Mendota Group

Toya Whitaker Johnson Consultant & Special Events Planner

Tony Langenohl Vice President; Capitol Consultants, Inc.

James Laudon Site Director; Google Inc.

José Madera Assistant Dean, College of Letters & Science at UW Madison

Tom Martorana Senior Vice President; CMFG Life Insurance Company

Adriana Mateus Strategic Public Affairs Manager; Alliant Energy

Michelle Reddington Publisher; Brava Magazine

Sandra Schettl Senior Vice President Operations; The Park Bank

Kristin Shadman, MD Pediatric Hospitalist; University of Wisconsin/ American Family Children’s Hospital

Linda Slepica Community Volunteer; Co-chair, American Girl Benefit Sale

Shelly Sprinkman Realtor; Restaino and Associates

Mary C. Turke Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

Andy Wallman President; Knupp & Watson & Wallman (KW2)

Stephen Zanoni General Manager; The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club

Madison Children’s Museum Staff

Agaila Abba

Brenda Baker

Justin Bitner

Sandra Bonnici Hoecherl

George Bruhn

Colleen Burke

Cathy Christensen

Sydney Clark

Andrea Conrad

Courtney Cowan

Sarah Davidson

Laura Dykstra

Tim Dreyer

Elizabeth Ebert

Jon Edwards

Tyler Fassnacht

Guanshan Fix

J. Zach Garcia

Deborah Gilpin

Jack Gregory

Synquar Harston

Erin Hoag

Matt James

Ida Jammeh

Cedric Johnson

Kia Karlen

Julie King

Amy Kittleson

John Laurence

Amanda Lazzari

Alex Ledezma

Karla Loftus

Ashley Lusietto

Marianne Madar

Katy Menges

Nadia Niggli

Jillian Northfell

Eric Pannell

Ben Perreth

Nicole Riewe

Cheryl Robinson

John Robinson

Laurie Rossbach

Jane Rotonda

Katie Sather

James Schrader

Luke Schultz

Peter Schwieger

Sara Scott

Maggie Shelly

Jason Simmers

Sarah Sosa-Acevedo

Jessie Rae Starr

Amanda Thomas

Taeli Turner

Elizabeth Van Alstine

Clint Walz

Bouapan Yang

Lisa White

Melissa Young

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