People with Passion for the Mission
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Executive Staff
Executive Staff
Christina Melton
Executive Director
Kristian Beatty
Deputy Director
Development & Donor Engagement
Megan Exnicios
Director of Development
Caty Steward LeJeune
Development Manager & Events Coordinator
Vera Fonteneaux
Volunteer Coordinator & Development Assistant
Operations
Dyvar Anderson-Wright
Database Manager & IT Coordinator
Dreyfus Milstead
Facility Manager
Mary Stevens
Business Manager
Nicole LeBlanc-Smith
HR Coordinator & Administrative Assistant
Learning Innovation & Education
Candy Jones
Director of Learning Innovation
Alexandra Pearson
Associate Director of Training, STEAM, Innovation & Culture
Dr. Mary Louise Jones
Associate Director of Education
Amy Pickenheim
Associate Director of Early Learning & Programming
Nancy Stuart
Visitor Services Coordinator
Miranda Porche
Learning Innovation Specialist
Marketing and Visitor Services
Susie Lynch
Marketing & Communications Manager
Cat Clement
Content Creator & Marketing Coordinator
Becky Porter
Birthday Coordinator
Our Dedicated Leadership
The Knock Knock Museum’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors are an instrumental part of making sure our museum stays true to its mission. From when we were just an idea, through our construction and now as a critical part of the community, our journey would not be possible without them.
Executive Committee
Dr. Stewart Gordon, Chair
Pediatrician, Chief Medical Officer, LA Healthcare Connections
Levar W. Greenhouse, Vice Chair
Regional Director, External Affairs, AT&T Louisiana
Jennifer Hataway, Secretary
Attorney, Butler Snow
Jordan Hultberg, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Red River Bank
Hunter Hines, Past Chair
Broker, Commercial Risk – BXS Insurance
2024 Board of Directors
Mi Mi Bankston
Associate Broker, The McEnery Company/Managing Director, M2 Brokerage
Rachel Daigre
Early Childhood Educator, St. James Episcopal Day School
Staci Deumite Duhe’
Owner, Care First Home Health
William Eglin
Chief Financial Officer, GMFS
David Guillory
Vice President of Compliance, EnviroSystems, LLC
Emilia Henry
Senior Vice President of Investor Development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Erica Johnson
Community Activist and Volunteer
Melissa Juneau
Independent Consultant
Alexandra Layfield
Partner, Jones Walker LLP
Chris Martin
Financial Planner and Analyst, Performance Contractors
Craig Netterville
Senior Vice President, Iberia Bank | First Horizon
Ransom Pipes
Commercial Sales and Leasing Executive, Maestri Murrell
Stephen Miller, Young Leader Board Chair
Financial Advisor, Investments, Raymond James Associates
BREC Representative
To be appointed
2024 Young Leaders Board
Stephen Miller, Chair
Financial Advisor, Investments, Raymond James Associates