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
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
Marketing and Visitor Services
Susie Lynch
Director of Marketing & Communications
Cat Clement
Content Creator & Marketing Coordinator
Leilani Drake
Marketing Intern
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
Levar W. Greenhouse, Chair
Regional Director, External Affairs, AT&T Louisiana
Jennifer Hataway, Vice Chair
Attorney, Butler Snow
Alex Layfield, Secretary
Partner, Jones Walker LLP
Jordan Hultberg, Treasurer
Senior Vice President – Senior Vice President Commercial Banking, First National Bank of Louisiana
Dr. Stewart Gordon, Past Chair
Pediatrician, Chief Medical Officer, LA Healthcare Connections
2025 Board of Directors
Rachel Daigre
Early Childhood Educator, St. James Episcopal Day School
William Eglin
Chief Financial Officer, GMFS
David Guillory
Vice President of Compliance, EnviroSystems, LLC
Erica Johnson
Community Activist and Volunteer
Melissa Juneau
Independent Consultant
Chris Martin
Financial Planner and Analyst, Performance Contractors
Natalee Menge
Director of Administration & Facilities, St. George Catholic Church
Stephen Miller
CFP, AAMS Financial Advisor, The Miller Group, Raymond James
Ransom Pipes
Commercial Sales and Leasing Executive, Maestri Murrell
Arthur Scanlan, III
Educator, Ascension Parish Schools
Dr. Kaia S. Simmons
Manager of Public Affairs, Atmos Energy
Maureen Scott Stevens
Principal Designer, Founder, Stevens & Co.
Rossie Washington, Jr. BREC appointee
BREC Commissioner
Jake Wharton
Private Client Relationship Mgr., First Horizon Bank