Meet Our Team
Leadership Team
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell (She/Her)
Executive Director + CEO
eyanghellewell@thinkplaycreate.org
Gabrielle Wyrick (She/Her)
Chief Curator + Director of Audience Engagement
gwyrick@thinkplaycreate.org
Rebekah J. Hook-Held (She/Her)
Chief Strategic Advancement Officer
rhookheld@thinkplaycreate.org
Administration + Finance
Anneka Van Dongen (She/Her)
Controller
avandongen@thinkplaycreate.org
Cat D’Camp (She/Her)
Accounting Manager
cdcamp@thinkplaycreate.org
Erin Shaner (She/Her)
Assistant to the CEO / Special Projects Manager
eshaner@thinkplaycreate.org
Philanthropy + Membership
Lynn Basquez (She/Her)
Senior Grant Writer
lbasquez@thinkplaycreate.org
Katherine Fortier (She/Her)
Corporate + Foundation Relations Manager
kfortier@thinkplaycreate.org
Lauren Hartz (She/Her)
Assistant Manager
Membership + Annual Giving
membership@thinkplaycreate.org
Education + Exhibitions
Kurosh Yahyai (He/Him)
Studios Manager
kyahyai@thinkplaycreate.org
Matt Picon (He/Him)
Exhibitions + Fabrication Manager
mpicon@thinkplaycreate.org
Iyari Arteaga (She/Her)
Community Resources Manager
iarteaga@thinkplaycreate.org
Visitor Experience
Hannah Mykel (She/Her)
Manager of Engagement
hmykel@thinkplaycreate.org
Brittney DeVeau (She/Her)
Assistant Manager of Engagement
Event Services
Liz Zajd (She/Her)
Events Manager
lzajd@thinkplaycreate.org
Marketing + Communications
Mariano Diaz (He/Him)
Content Marketing Manager
mdiaz@thinkplaycreate.org
Facilities + Operations
Craig Winters (He/Him)
Director of Facilities
cwinters@thinkplaycreate.org
Menelik Bluitt (He/Him)
Security
Martin Villagomez (He/Him)
Maintenance Lead