Meet Our Team
Meet the dedicated leaders guiding CMOM’s mission to inspire curiosity, creativity, and learning for all children and families — both inside our museum and throughout New York City.
Dava Schub
Chief Executive Officer and Museum Director
Dava Schub brings 30 years of experience leading and growing cultural organizations and nonprofits to her role at CMOM. Working together with the Board of Directors and staff leadership, she advances the museum’s mission across its exhibitions, programs, and outreach. Dava joined the museum in 2023, and her directorship will guide CMOM’s move to our new home at 361 Central Park West. Dava comes to CMOM following her tenure as the CEO of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center in Washington, DC, a growing community organization valued for its excellence in arts and education. Prior to joining the DCJCC, she served as the Chief Program Officer at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan for 15 years. Dava received her BA from University of Wisconsin, and MSW from Yeshiva University School, School of Social Work, with a focus on community organizing. Dava served for more than a decade as the co-chair of the BJ/SPSA shelter on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and currently serves on the Board of Directors of West Side Campaign Against Hunger, B’nai Jeshurun, and JCC Global.
Bethany Brichta
Director, Development
Leslie Bushara
Chief Program Officer
Ariel Handelman
Director of Strategic Communication, Marketing & Brand
Karen Kincaid
Chief Advancement Officer
Tamar MacKay
Director, Public Programs
Suzy Mirvis
Director, Education & Community Outreach
Carolyn Straub
Director of Capital Projects
Contact Our Team
Get in touch with a member of the CMOM team.
Board Leadership
Founding Board Chair
Laurie M. Tisch
Board Chair
Matthew Messinger
Vice Chairs
Miyoung E. Lee
Julia Arnhold
Stephanie Sharp
Treasurer
Andrew Kahn
Secretary
John Bessonette
Board of Directors
Will Blodgett
Michael J. Boublik
Sarah D. Cascante, MD
Amy Liu Chen
Nicole Kaye Evans
Sara Friedlander
Aurora Friedman
Julien Ghesquieres
Tiffany Hall
Brittany Kurz
Josh Lafer
Katherine Lauder
Laurie Zucker Lederman
Marisa Leister
Renny Lewis
Alexandra Traber McNamara
Kevin McNulty
Greer Tessler Miranda
Maddy Moelis
Deepen Parikh
Stephen Rosenthal
Ben Schenkman
Alexandra Schuster
Andrew Shore
Sarika Singh
Jean Margaret Smith
Eric Stephens
Stephanie Stuchin
Lita Tandon
Sewit Teckie, MD, MBA
Deborah Willis, Ph.D
Yuting Zeng
Academic Advisory Board for Our Future Home
Daniel Bergman
Director, Center for Art, Design and Community Engagement K-12, Pratt University
Joslyn Carter, LCSW
Former Administrator, NYC Department of Homeless Services
Jaeah Chung, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Development & Behavioral Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD
Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow, Psychology, Temple University | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Dr. Steven Holochwost
Professor, Lehman College, City University of New York and Director of Research for Youth & Families, WolfBrown
Tovah P. Klein, PhD
Director, Barnard College Center for Toddler Development | Associate Professor, Psychology, Barnard College
Dr. Koleen McCrink
Professor of Psychology at Barnard College
Anne Penson
Executive Director of Reintegration Services, NYC Department of Correction
Charles L. Schleien, MD, MBA
Former Senior Vice President Cohen Children’s Medical Center & Pediatric Services, Northwell Health | Philip Lanzkowsky Professor & Chair of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Paige Siper, PhD
Chief Psychologist, Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Tonia Spence, MSW, MSED
Program Director, Irving Harris Foundation
Gaby Stern, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, NY Presbyterian
Rosemarie Truglio, PhD
Senior VP Curriculum and Content, Sesame Workshop