Meet Our Staff

Kevin Carter

Executive Director
Bio

Kevin brings a broad range of experience, based on a sixteen-year career in leading science and children’s museums. These have included the California Science Center, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and, most recently, Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. In each, Kevin developed innovative ways to deliver complex technical subjects in engaging ways, delighting visitors and taking the discovery experience beyond the walls of the museum. Kevin’s initial entry to the museum world came from his work in IMAX film production and exhibition. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema/Television and is keenly aware of the importance of technology and collaborative efforts in making the Teatown experience among the very best.

Jean Costello

Membership, Development, and Capital Campaign Coordinator

Kelly Creary

Animal Care Assistant

Millie Dellaquila

Administrative Assistant

Emily Edmonds-Langham

Director of Education
Bio

Emily Edmonds-Langham joins the Teatown team as Director of Education after a thirteen-year stint at the American Museum of Natural History, where she most recently served as the Manager of Elementary Education. She also worked at the New York Botanical Garden as an instructor in the Edible Academy for many years, after getting into garden education via an internship with the Native Plant Trust in Framingham, MA. She is passionate about hands-on science learning, conservation education, and getting dirty.

In her current role, she steers the Education Department’s work in serving family, adult, and youth audiences. Whether in the classroom herself or supporting the growth of her colleagues, Emily strives for scientific rigor and playfulness in equal measure in all of the work of her division.

Emily is a graduate of the Environmental Conservation Education masters program at NYU Steinhardt and Smith College, where she studied English Language and Literature as well as Environmental Science and Policy.

Caroline Erb

Early Childhood & Environmental Art Educator

Susie Erdey

Director of Development
Bio

Susie has served in institutional advancement roles across the spectrum of nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for more than two decades, including independent schools, graduate schools, research centers, foundations, philanthropic resource centers, and the Episcopal Church’s pension services group. She has raised funds, designed and managed communications and stewardship programs, educated clients on complicated financial matters, conducted qualitative and quantitative research, and trained staff to speak with the media. She holds a M.S. in nonprofit management from The New School–Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, and a B.A. in sociology from Wells College. Susie is committed to bringing best practices in fundraising, communications, stewardship, and management, and she’s passionate about creating sustainable and resilient communities.

Faythe Flynn

Visitor Services Ambassador

Lisa Kelly

Animal Care Supervisor

Alma Padilla

Community Outreach Coordinator

Marie Roche

Associate Director of Education Programs

Michael Reyes

Custodian

Elissa Schilmeister

Environmental Educator

Maddy Schroeder

Environmental Educator and Animal Care Assistant

Alan Sorkin

Managing Director

Diane Uhle

Visitor Services and Seasonal Gardener

Lauren Zallo

Communications & Marketing Manager

NOT PICTURED
Diane DiVernieri, Director of Finance
Will Field, Preserve Technician
Bob Elliott, Community Environmentalist
Eric Haskell, Environmental Educator
Dale Rexhouse, Facilities Maintainer

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