Escondido Children's Museum

Board of Directors
Spring 2009

Erick Altona – Lounsbery, Ferguson, Altona and Peak

Rodger Gieseke – Retired Engineer

Bob MacMahon – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Carmen Nava– Professor, History Department, CSU San Marcos

Leila Sackfield–Educational Services Escondido Union School District

Catherine Sanders– Linden Root Dickinson Foundation

Amy Bonar–Business Owner

Dawn Ohlendorf– Environmental Consultant

George Vourlitis, Ph. D– Department of Biological Science, CSUSM

Staff

Kelly O'Neil, Museum Manager

Erin Hill, Guest Services

Our Mission
The mission of the Escondido Children’s Museum is to inspire children to learn about our world through exploration, experimentation and imagination.

Our Core Ideology

Children need a special, attractive, safe place where they can do what they do best, learn through playing.
Children, families and the community benefit from “family learning”, in which families spend time together in fun and educational activities.
Interdisciplinary and hands-on learning cultivate children’s multiple interests and abilities.
Teaching children to respect and celebrate cultural diversity helps children understand themselves and builds bridges to understanding other places and times.

Our Vision

The Escondido Children’s Museum fills a community need by offering a wholesome, educational and appealing gathering place for families, schools, and other groups that serve children. ECM programs and exhibits cultivate school readiness and lifelong learning. As only a children’s museum can, ECM affirms diverse children as they develop and helps them understand the world they will inherit.