Staff
At The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, we love helping kids and families learn and play together.
The educators and staff members at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga are available to help make your visit enjoyable and educational. If you have any questions, please reach out to us. We look forward to speaking with you!
Phone: (518) 584-5540
Email: info@cmssny.org
First Aid • CPR • AED Certified
Our staff is First Aid/CPR/AED Certified for our guests’ safety. At all times, there is a CPR certified staff member working who is also trained in the use of our on-site AED.
Museum Executive Director
Sarah Smith
Executive Director
Sarah has over 30 years of experience in the museum industry and is passionate about history, our community and children.
Education Team:
Dawn Baldwin
Director of Operations
I have been working in the children’s museum field for over 20 years. I love what I do and feel that educating adults on the importance of learning through play is vital. I go to work and get to play with kids, introduce them to new concepts and ideas and laugh every day at the amazing things they say.
dbaldwin@cmssny.org
Briana Sullivan
Director of Education
As the Director of Education, Briana strives to create accessible educational opportunities for all children across the Capital Region, emphasizing the merits of learning through play and STEAM education. In her role she develops and facilitates education programs, acts as a resource to teachers and other community members, and works to spark young learners’ curiosity. If you catch her around the Museum, make sure to ask her what her favorite dinosaur is!
bsullivan@cmssny.org
Cam Snyder
Field Trip and Program Coordinator
In their position of Fieldtrip Coordinator, Cam helps organize and teach fieldtrips. They hope to facilitate creativity, excitement, and curiosity in students through trips to the Museum.
csnyder@cmssny.org
Caroline Declercq
Art Program Coordinator & Museum Educator
Caroline has over 30 years’ experience in Art Education through her own studio, museums, schools and the community.
She is a lifelong learner, involved in child and adult development through creative engagement of the world and fostering connectivity with each other.
cdeclercq@cmssny.org
Jacob Baldwin
CCAP Coordinator
As a child, Jacob spent the majority of his school holidays and breaks visiting the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. Now as an adult, he wishes to spread the joy and wonder that a museum can create with today’s generation.
jbaldwin@cmssny.org
Fundraising & Development Team:
Barbara Owens
Chief Strategy Officer
Experienced Advancement professional with a demonstrated history of working in the museum and education industry. Skilled in Fundraising, Grant Writing, Marketing, Communications and Management.
bowens@cmssny.org
Sheila Wrede
Special Projects
swrede@cmssny.org
Lauren Blake
Development Assistant
In her role as Development Assistant, Lauren contributes to grant writing, oversees social media management, maintains the webpage, coordinates memberships, and assists in event planning. She loves all of the excitement around working with children at the Museum!
lblake@cmssny.org