Our Leadership

Lauren Cohen
Executive Director, MY Museum

Favorite Childhood Memory: Going to children’s museums with my parents.

Childhood hero: Wonder Woman

Attended Elementary School: Poinsettia Elementary School.

Coolest Thing I Remember Learning: How to climb the fence at my school.

Wanted to Grow Up to be: A teacher

Sarah Van Der Stad
Director of Visitor Experience, MY Museum

Favorite Childhood Memory: My friends and I used to tie blankets and sheets in the trees all over our block to make these really elaborate hammock houses. We would play in them for weeks on end during the summer.

Childhood hero: Lucille Ball

Attended Elementary School: Dana Elementary School in Nipomo, CA

Wanted to Grow Up to be: A costume designer