Meet Our Team

we love to help kids imagine, create, discover and explore!

We are creators of cheer, technicians of tomfoolery, and scholars of all things silly! As the experts in fun, we love to help kids imagine, create, discover and explore—in the museum and out in the community.

Aimee Mussman

Assistant Director

Amanda Thys

Director of Marketing & Communications

Amber Morris

Education Program Manager

Barb Murphy

Accountant

Gretchen Kemple-Taylor

Director of Museum Operations

Jackie McCall

Director of Development

Jeff Capps

Executive Director

Kelly Moore

Director of Exhibits

Maddie Christenson

Community Relations Coordinator

Pete

Aquatic Ambassador

Rebekah Domayer

Education Program Manager

Will Kemple-Taylor

Exhibit/Special Projects Manager

PLAYologists

At The Iowa Children’s Museum we love to play!

Our PLAYologists all participate in a self-reflection exercise and think about how they play while on the floor of the museum. Are they silly, curious, boisterous, creative, focused? Once they have thought about their play style, our PLAYologists create their “Play Alter Ego”. Their Play Alter Ego is a character that represents how they play, complete with costumes, accessories and an awesome name! The PLAYologists wear a button with the name of their Play Alter Ego to spark questions and playful interactions. Ask us about them next time you come play!