2022 Annual Report

Download The Strong’s 2022 Year in Review PDF.

Government Grants

U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration
$7,522,932 in support of The Strong’s 90,000-SF expansion project, including the new plaza & commons and several new interactive exhibits

New York State’s Empire State Development
$2,000,000 in support of The Strong’s 90,000-SF expansion project, including the new “Portal of Play” gateway building and welcome atrium

New York State’s Empire State Development and the I ♥ NY Division of Tourism under Governor Kathy Hochul’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
$175,000 in Market New York grant funds to support The Strong’s collaborative “Play Rochester” Marketing Project

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature
$35,000 for museum general operating support and $500 in museum professional development grant funds

Foundation Support

$100,000–$999,999
Lisk Morris Foundation, Inc.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Designated Inclusive Arts & Culture Organizations Endowment Fund 

$25,000–$99,999
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation
Fred L. Emerson Foundation

$10,000–$24,999
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rubens Family Foundation
William & Sheila Konar Foundation
Zeke and Jane Duda Family Foundation

$2,500–$9,999
Charles J. and Burton S. August Family Foundation
Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation
Hallowell Fund
Jane Henson Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Greece New York Foundation
Ralph and Eleanor Cantisano Family Foundation
Robert & Florence Van Duyn Charitable Foundation
TJX Foundation

$500–$2,499
Benevolence Fund Charitable Checking Account
Bright Lethin Fund
California Community Foundation
Corky and Rick Steiner Family Foundation
Kathryn and Eric Triplett Family Fund
Massie Family Fund
Stenzel Family Donor Advised Fund
Waldron Rise Foundation
Westminster Barrington Foundation

Game Changing Partners and Sponsors

The SSA Group
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation

Visionary Partners and Sponsors

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Fidelis Care
Paychex Charitable Foundation
Monroe County (COMIDA)

Presenting Partners and Sponsors

Microsoft
Toy Association and Foundation
American Dairy Association North East

Executive Partners and Sponsors

CJS Architects
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Madame Alexander Doll Company
Play Monster LLC
Stern Pinball
National Archives
Brown & Brown of New York, Inc.
Fenwick and West LLP

Ambassador Partners and Sponsors

GUND Spin Master

Associate Partners and Sponsors

DDS Construction, LLC
HB Cornerstone
Indus Hospitality Group
Jane L. Glazer and Laurence C. Glazer Charitable Trust
LiDestri Food & Beverage
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
WellNow Urgent Care

Supporting Partners and Sponsors

Cabot Cheese
Fowler Bros. Inc.
Perry’s Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Pullano & Company
Alstom Signaling Foundation
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust 
Dunkin’ Brands
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
M/E Engineering, P.C.
Rochester Regional Health
The Pike Companies, LTD.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Del Monte Hotel Group

Community Partners and Sponsors

Antique Toy Collector’s Association
M&T Bank
Messner Flooring
Action for a Better Community, Inc.
Arxada
Dawson Law Firm
Diamond Packaging
Genesee Valley BOCES 
Pepsi Beverages Company
Power Management Company
Trane
Bill Gray’s Restaurants

Contributing Partners

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Intel Foundation
Darkwind Media Ltd
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Visionary Donors

Karthik Bala 
Guha Bala 
David J. Burns and Margaret M. Burns 
Chris Czarnecki and Jill Czarnecki 
Alexander Del Monte and Claire Del Monte 
Steve M. Dubnik and Claire Dubnik 
Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison 
Joan L. Feinbloom 
Patrick Fulford and Barbara Fulford 
Suzanne Goodman and Tony Goodman 
Alan G. Hassenfeld and Vivien Hassenfeld 
Georgeann Hendrick 
Nan Hildebrandt and A. Thomas Hildebrandt 
Cathy Kaman Ryan and Fred G. Aten 
Linda Margolin and Barnett Parker (Woodbury Society Member)
Martin Mucci and Darcy Mucci 
Aaron C. Newman 
Iris November and Morton November 
George Phillies (Woodbury Society Member)
Brigitt Rok-Potamkin and Alan Potamkin 
Kyle Sayers and Nicole Sayers 
James Scheirer and Katie Scheirer 
John Schultz and Daniel J. Sullivan 
Anne M. Sevier-Buckingham 
William Shaheen and Ivette Shaheen 
Harvey D. Simmons (Woodbury Society Member)
Mary C. Valentine (Woodbury Society Member)
Jeff Valentine and Jennifer Valentine 

Presidential Members and Donors

Mark Benoit 
Trella Bromley and Janet Bromley 
Elizabeth A. Coleman (in memory of Dorothy and Evelyn Jane Coleman)
James Costanza and Andrea Costanza 
Leslie DesMarteau and George DesMarteau
Ed Fries 
Steve Goldstein and Kelly Goldstein 
Laura Saxby Lynch and John R. Lynch 
Sidney and Toni Marshall
Tom Mintel and Kailly Mintel 
David Mitchell and Jean Mitchell 
Andrew Mui 
Stanley Purdie 
Jay J. Rachfal and Peg Rachfal 
Karl Rosengren and Sarah Mangelsdorf 
Anne D. Williams 
Dawn Williams-Fuller and Hugh Fuller (in honor of Donna Inge-Paula Williams)
Mee F. Wing and Jerry McSpadden 

Leading Members and Donors

Julio M. Ahumada and Karen Bradbury
Christopher Bensch
Bernard Birnbaum and Lisa Birnbaum
Mark Blazey and Karen Blazey
Richard A. Bloom
Paula Briggs
John H. Bruning and Barbara H. Bruning
Dennis S. Buchan and Mary B. Buchan
Daniel J. Burns and Denise Burns
Neal Burns
Collene M. Burns and McLean Bulmer
Marc Bushallow and Katie Hess
Katie Callan and John Callan
Susan Clarke (in memory of Cheryl Nichols)
Katherine Cove and Michael Madden
Todd Coopee and Daniel Leonard (in memory of Joan T. Coopee)
Paul DeCarolis
Dennis Denenberg
Rachel Dolan
Matt Drake
Zeke Duda and Jane Duda
Erika Duthiers and Christopher Simmons
Matthew Emens and Lauren Emens
Carla Engelbrecht
Lisa M. Feinstein
Joel Frater
Kelly Gagan and Dennis Gagan
Ed Gilligan and Kelly Gilligan
Mike Gioja and Tabitha Mapstone-Gioja
Cecilia G. Golden
Michael D. Grossman (in memory of Eileen Grossman)
Peggy Hammond (in memory of Mary C. Valentine)
Christopher Harris and Christine Ferris (in honor of Rowan Harris)
Warren H. Heilbronner and Joyce Heilbronner
Arthur M. Hengerer (Woodbury Society Member)
Mary Hildebrandt
Joseph Huber
Barbara Isenberg (in honor of Oscar and Sadie Isenberg)
Martin Jarzebowski and Mahta Mortezavi
Tom Kalinske
Benn Kireker and Caitlin Kireker
Christine Klos and Donald White
James Maurer and Nona Maurer (in memory of Ruth Donahue Maurer)
Linda McGinley (in honor of Susan McGinley)
Gail McGreevy Harmon
Reena Mehta and Dashiell Flynn
William Michaelis
Duncan Moore
John Moragne and Sarah Moragne (in honor of Benjamin, Grace, Miles, and Seta)
Benjamin Mudrick and Amanda Mudrick
William J. O’Connor
Philip E. Orbanes and Anna Orbanes (in honor of Anna Orbanes)
Cassandra Peltzer and John Lewis
Trudy Quartley and Jeff Quartley
William D. Rice and Mary Ann Monley
Donald Riley and Reva B. Riley
Hilda Rosario Escher
Steven O. Russell and Phyllis Rifkin-Russell
Amy Ryan and Alex Ryan
Nancy Sands
Stephen Schultz and Vicki Schultz
Robert H. Shaw and Barbara Shaw
Patti A. Sheldon (in memory of Lynn Reynolds and Samuel Sheldon)
Adam Smith and Meredith L. Smith
Fred W. Smith and Jo Anne Smith (Woodbury Society Member)
Reid Smith and Franki Smith (in honor of Lisa Metz)
Deborah Stendardi and Edward Stendardi
Christian Svensson
David Swinford and Bonnie Swinford
Judy von Bucher and Erik P. von Bucher (in memory of Mark von Bucher)
Irene Weinberg
 

Sustaining Members and Donors

Patrick Aldrich and Shayna Aldrich
Michael Bargmann and Susan Bargmann
Stephanie Bean
Craig Beideman and Jenn Beideman
David Bisceglia
Ralph W. Black and Susan T. Murphy
Stuart Bobry and Betsy Bobry
Cassandra Breitung and Tyler Breitung
Nancy Briggs and Joseph C. Briggs
John Cabot and Kate Cabot
Thomas Caprio and Ann Caprio
Ashley Cheng and Megen Cheng
Jessica Clemente and David Gross
David M. Clinton
Marc Cohen and Emily Marullo
Rhonda Connors and John Connors
Don Daglow and Marta Daglow
SaraJane Deisinger and Erik Deisinger
G. Edward Duckett, Jr. and Katherine Duckett
Stephen Dyson and Pauline Dyson
Marjorie Elder and Stephen Elder
James P. Golden and Sarah Golden
Deborah G. Goldman
Nicholas Grocock
Joanna Grosodonia and Michael Grosodonia
Walter B.D. Hickey
Andrew D. Holt and Kathleen B. Holt
Joseph Hurlimann and Ann Hurlimann
Alex Jones and Samantha Jones
Jeremy Kalinowski and Carmel Kalinowski
Joan Kobayashi and Thomas Kobayashi (in memory of James Warren Gould)
Bruce McLear and Eleanor McLear
William McPherson and Kelly Quinn
Edward Messing and Susan Messing
Kyra Padula and Peter Vars
Jeffrey Paille and Lisa Paille
Sara Poe and Mark Poe
Paritosh Prasad and Rebekah Prasad
Nancy Robbins
Amy Rosenfeld (in honor of Ruth Rosenfeld)
Lydia Rotella
Adam Stevenson and Olive Stevenson
Collin Stillman and Katie Stillman
Lynne Style
Clinton Sugnet and Ryan Ilgi
Steven Swartout and Cheryl Swartout
Sabrina Thomas and Yaa Baker
Philip Unwin and Stacy Jacobs
Bob Wann
Daniel Whitman and Erin Whitman
Kate Whitman and Patrick Whitman
Ian Witchley and Katie Witchley
Philip Yawman and Cheryl Yawman

Benefactor Members and Donors

David Ahl and Betsy Ahl
Karen Alexander and Christine Irwin
Mary Barone
Meredith Blumoff and Jeremy Schwartz
Emily Brown
Victoria Brugger and David Brugger
Joann Carrigg
Gabe Chodak and Patricia Chodak
Alfred Clark, Jr. and Patricia A. Clark
Terri Crane and Michelle Crane
Lisa Curwin and Andy Curwin
Lila Darling and Brian Darling
Danita Drees and Amandalee Pata
Karin Driscoll and Kara Miller
Jon-Paul Dyson and Ursula Dyson
Steven Erickson and Mary Erickson
Nancy Gardner
Patrick George and Jennifer Vossler
Marybeth Gillan and Adam Gillan
Philip Gioia and Gillian Church
Mary Gleason and Michael Patric
Catherine Goodfellow and Alan Goodfellow
Jamey Goodwin
Brooke Green and John Green
Janice Harbin and Walter Lee
Joshua Jacobs and Patrick O’Neill
Henry Jacobson and Amanda Lang
David A. Krotz
Ernest Krug and Sarah Krug
Jerusha Ladi Iya
Kathleen Landon and Robert Landon
Anthony LeBlanc
Vanessa Lewis
Andrew Long and Katie Burgoon Long
Andy Maas
William J. Mackey and Joan Mackey
Caryl Marchand
Katherine Markert and Adam Markert
Tamara Mayberry
Anne McConnell
Allison McGrath
Matthew Miller and Christa Miller
Robert Myers and Jill Myers
Erin Nolan and Mike Nolan
James H. Norman and Lois Norman
John Oderkirk and Susan Oderkirk (in memory of Cheryl Nichols)
JoAnne Pagan Peters and Rachel Pagan
Steve Pasierb and Wendy Pasierb
Amber Paulsen
Robert Pease and Nicole Pease
David Perlman and Marjorie Perlman
Gail Piccirilli
James Pioli and Jennifer Pioli
James G. Reed and Paul Reed
Nathan J. Robfogel and Susan Robfogel
Jamal J. Rossi and Pam Rossi
Jeremy Saucier and Tara Saucier
Francesco Savoia and Christine Savoia
Alexandria Sebastian and Annie Pauly
Joe Seymour
Stephanie Smith and Daniel Smith
Sidney Sobel and Barbara Sobel
Barry L. Steinberg
David Sturmer and Jane Sturmer
Athena Thomas-Visel and Paul Thomas
Adam Towsley and Catherine Towsley
Brian Weaver and Colleen Weaver
Chrissy Wilcox and Liz Yohe
Chelsea Williams and Philip Williams
Janice Wormington and Brian Wormington
Maria Zaso and Tom Zaso

Contributing Donors

Eric Abate and Emily Abate
Peter Alau
Nicole Albertelli (in memory of Bradley Furnal)
Helen Andrews
Zelda Artson Chrichlow
Michelle Ashby
Barbara Bailey
Hannah Barry
John Bennett and Carol Bennett
Holly M. Bertsch and James A. Bertsch
Patricia A. Biasuzzi and John M. Biasuzzi
Joel Billings
Gerald Blume and Linda Blume (in honor of Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison)
Gina Benjamin (in memory of Geraldine J. Crooker)
Hillary Bobys and Paul Audi
John Bowley and Nancy Bowley
Robert G. Burgio
Bob Castle and Barb Castle
Diana Clarkson
Keith Cleary and Celeste Cleary
Dan Connors
Janice Daitz and Robert Daitz
William Dalton and Kathleen Sisson
Frank DeFranco
Terri DiMaggio and Richard DiMaggio
Carol DiMarsico and James DiMarsico
Jerry Dougherty and Kim Dougherty
John A. Dredger and Mary Lou Dredger
Samuel Dubay
Deborah J. Dwyer and Philip J. Dwyer
Brooke Eck and Timothy Eck
Freddie Edelman and Bridget Edelman
Emily Edgar
Maisha Enaharo and Peter Bibby
Richard Evans
Ken Fedesna and Brigitte Fedesna
Sueanne Fisher
Gail M. Fowler and Sue Ann Raymond
Patty Fowler
Sandra Frankel and Neil Frankel
Renee Frazier and Beverly Muvvell-Frasier
Ken Gagné
Dale George
Bruce Gilberg
Steven Gilbert and Kathleen Gilbert (in memory of Bradley Furnal)
Glenda Giles-Luick and Steven C. Luick
Peter Greaves-Tunnell and Louise Greaves-Tunnell (in memory of Bradley Furnal)
Thomas Green
Grace Gullo
John Hazzard and Ruth Hazzard
Georgie E. Henry (in memory of Cheryl Nichols)
Claudette Hercules and Courtney Campbell-Cooper
Sherrill Ison and James R. Ison
Jeremy Jamieson and Karsten Solberg
Judith W. Kaplan and Stuart L. Kaplan
John F. Kraushaar and Barbara Kraushaar
Thomas Krugh and Rody Krugh
Alfred Laitenberger and Kathleen Laitenberger
Stephen Lane and Gretchen Lane
Anthony J. Leone and Norma Leone
Marissa Maenza
Judith Maile and Ron Maile (in memory of Caryl Marchand)
Joseph McSweeney and Janet McSweeney
David Mirsky and Rachel P. Wexler
Deanne Molinari
Karen C. Mount
Cara Neer
Ellen G. Neisner
Evelyn Newman
Kelly Newton (in memory of Bradley Furnal)
Jason Oaks and Katherine Chiappinelli
Megan O’Leary
Diane H. Olin
Russell L. Olson and Jeanette Olson
Concetta Ott (in honor of Caryl Marchand and Cooper Richard Chambry)
Peter Pagerey
Ronald Parrish and Sandy Parrish (in memory of Cheryl Nichols)
John S. Pearsall and Edward P. Rosenberg
Maria Pereira (in memory of Mary Hodge)
Laurie Peslak and Scott Peslak
Michael Philipson
Ron Rabinowitz and Sally Rabinowitz
Anthony Rorick and Leanne Rorick
Lewis Rothberg and Shelby Nelson
Lisa Rothrock and Mark Rothrock
William A. Russell and Ruth E. Russell (in memory of Rachel Axelrod, John Bentley, Sally Graff, Arthur Melone, and Mary Russell)
Ellen Saxby
Richard Schreiber and Joyce Schreiber
Nick Schuler
Andrea Serry (in memory of Cheryl Nichols)
David J. Sharkey
Herb Skerker and Monica Skerker
Danny Smallridge and Sarah Smallridge
Greg Stachura and Sara Beth Stachura
William K. Stumbo and Nan Stumbo
Frank Szczepaniak
Duje Tadin and Molly Tadin
Rick Tucker
Chris Tryon and Kenneth Tryon (in memory of Dorris Volk)
Sandra Wagner and Kristie O’Brien
W.J. Whelan and Sally-Ann Whelan
Sara Whiffen (in memory of Geraldine J. Crooker)
William W. Wilcox
Robert Woodhouse

AAA Western and Central New York
G. Rollie Adams
Aerial Arts of Rochester
Julio M. Ahumada
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Al Alcorn
Alexander Eye Associates
Angry Goat Pub
Ape & Canary
Melinda Bain
Bella Rose Bed and Breakfast
Bill Gray’s Restaurants
BOA Editions, Ltd.
Hillary Bobys
Bob Boden
Brandtatorship
Breathe Yoga Studio
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Buffalo Bills, Inc.
Buffalo Bison
Buffalo Games
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo Zoo
David and Margaret Burns
Nolan Bushnell
Cabot Cheese
Caledonia Village Inn
Cheesy Eddie’s
Marc Cohen
Compass Cycle & Flow
Constellation Brands, Inc.
Corning Museum of Glass
David Cowles
Crayola Experience
Don Daglow
Anthony Dagostino
SaraJane and Erik Deisinger
Del Monte Hotel Group
Delta Sonic
Double Tree by Hilton
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre
DripHouse
Dripping in Gems
Steve and Claire Dubnik
Zeke and Jane Duda
Elite Island Resorts
Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison
Ethan Allen
Eye Openers Optical Fashions
Fattey Beer
Lisa M. Feinstein
Ed Fraser
Fremantle
Robert Fuhrer
Garden Factory
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Genetaska Club of Rochester
Geva Theatre Center
Myranda Gillow
Cecilia G. Golden
Good Luck
Tony and Suzanne Goodman
Graycliffe Frank Lloyd Wright
Hampton Inn and Suites Rochester/Victor
Robert Haneisen
Hank Parker’s Party and Tent Rental
Christopher Harris and Christine Ferris
Trip Hawkins
Hedonist Artisan Chocolates
Georgeann Hendrick
Don Henry
High Peaks Resort
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsford
Hopeless Mope
Ryan Ilgi
Indus Hospitality Group
Joshua Jacobs
Jembetat Gallery & Cafe
Just Games Rochester
Tom Kalinske
Kerny’s Pub
Kittelberger Florist and Gifts
Lake Effect Lizard
Legoland
Liberty Puzzles
LiDestri Food & Beverage
Lollypop Farm
Lumos Infrared Sauna
M&T Bank
Joseph Mayernik
Reena Mehta and Dashiell Flynn
Memorial Art Gallery
Nancy Mentsch
Microsoft
Millennium Games
MJ and Me
Martin and Darcy Mucci
New York Giants Football
Nine Spot Brewing
Alain Nu
Oak Hill Country Club
Original Grain
Scott Orr
Parkleigh
Nicole and Robert Pease
Popcorn Charlie’s
Colleen Prince
Radio Social
Rio Grande Games
Rochester Americans Hockey Club
Rochester Community Baseball, Inc.
Rochester/Downtown Courtyard by Marriott
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jason Rubin
Laura Saxby Lynch and John Lynch
Doug Schneider
Seneca Park Zoo Society
Seneca Sol
Sesame Workshop
Simon Business School
Fred and JoAnne Smith
Spin Master Ltd.
Spoke Cycle and Fitness
Deborah Stendardi
Strangebird
Strategic Alternatives
Clinton Sugnet
Marc Summers
Tantalo Photography
The Gem Lab
The Hunting Horn
The Pokemon Company International
The SSA Group
The Wild Center
Thomas Austen Salon
Tipping Point Media
Trata
Tru on Park
Vault Cycle + Box + Move
Vega Plastic Surgery & Medspa
Village Bakery
Wahl Media, Inc.
Ward’s Science
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
West Elm
Wing Mee F. Wing and Jerry McSpadden
Zoladz Construction

All Star

Aaron C. Newman
Mary C. Valentine
Wegmans Food Markets

Game Changer

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.
ESL Charitable Foundation
Good Luck
LeChase Construction Services

Power Player

Konar Properties

Play Maker

Birnbaum Companies
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
M/E Engineering, P.C.
O’Donnell and Associates
Schuler-Haas Electric Corp.
Visit Rochester

Game Player

AAA Western and Central New York
Boyd Capital Management LLC
Brinkman International Group, Inc.
Buckingham Properties
CJS Architects
Constellation Brands
Del Monte Hotel Group
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
HB Cornerstone
HCR Home Care
Messner Flooring
Nazareth College
Paychex, Inc.
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
Rochester Institute of Technology
Laura Saxby Lynch and John Lynch
The Bonadio Group
Tipping Point Media
USI Insurance Services
Wahl Media, Inc.

Team Player

Accurate Acoustical
ARC of Monroe
Bill Gray’s Restaurants
David and Margaret Burns
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust (Genesee Valley Trust)
CloudDOCX
Costanza Enterprises, Inc.
Cottone Auctions
Dale Carnegie
Zeke and Jane Duda
EFPR Group, LLP
First American Equipment Finance
Five Star Bank
Cecilia G. Golden
Indus Hospitality Group
Just Games Rochester
Kelly Schultz Antiques
Klos Christine Klos and Donald White
LaBella Associates, P.C.
Markert & Cominolli
Perry’s Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc.
Ramar Steel Sales, Inc.
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Steven O. Russell and Phyllis Rifkin-Russell
Sage Rutty and Company
Fred and JoAnne Smith
Technical Systems Group, Inc.
The Pike Companies, LTD.
Tompkins Financial Advisors
Trane
University of Rochester
Wealth Enhancement Group- The QCI Team
Dawn Williams-Fuller and Hugh Fuller

Mark Adamson
Janell Amely
Peter Ansoff
Bob Anton
Rochester Institute of Technology Archives
Stevanne Auerbach
Mark Baer
Melinda Bain
Maureen Baran
Andrew Berton
Dan Blum
Bob Boden
Jon Bodner
Patricia Boiko
Donald Brown
Patrick Buechner
Debbie Burrows
Sharon Campbell
Britt Carpenter
Deann Coleman
Elizabeth Coleman
Bob Collins
Jamie Cristini
Don Daglow
George Dascoulias
Christian Deitering
Dennis Denenberg
Colleen DiCesare
Geoff DiMego
Elisabeth Donner
Colin Doody
Jon-Paul & Ursula Dyson
Yla Eason
Sandra Erickson
Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison
Camille Eymard
Christopher Farmer
Margaret Faust
Ken Fedesna
Kevin Fortson
Robert Fuhrer
Ken Gagne
Goliath Games
Lella Gandini
Judy Gehman
Eugene Golomb
Suzanne Goodman
Fran Gordon
Robert Gray
David Greenspan
Charles Gross
Josh Guers
Raiford Guins
Elizabeth Hargrave
Brian Hargrove
Julie Harris
Georgeann Hendrick
Shelley Herman
Kristy Hisert
Patricia Hogan
Philip Hooper
Chris Hoopes
Mary Indritz
Steve Jacobs
Joel Jarman
Dave Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
David Kalvitis
Peggy Keener
John Klahn
Larry Klemens
Ronald Kocol
Lynne Kovensky
Carol Kramer
Ann Kronen
Damian Kumor
Lindsey Kurano
John Lawson
Karen Lawson
Ellen Liman
Randal Linden
Nancy Lombardi
Jeffrey Lyness
Joslyn Main
Elizabeth Mangan
Linda Margolin
Francis Mechner
David Miessler-Kubanek
John Migliore
Mike Mika
Andrew Molloy
Alan Moon
Callieanne Moran
Gail Morse
Adam Nedeff
Will Noble
Betty O’Clair
Nicole O’Kane
Diane Olin
Suzanne Orr
Michelle Parnett-Dwyer
Joyce Poitras
Kristopher Purzycki
Martin Reinhardt
Nicolas Ricketts
Michealene Risley
Jason Rohrer
Jerry Romagnoli
Anne Rose
Kristin Rydholm
Catherine Sabino
Jacob Sachleben
Jeremy Saucier
Ethel Schulze
William Seeley
Joe Seymour
Darlene Shaw Sauerhafer
Narek Sisakyan
Dean Sitton
Alexander Smith
Steve Snyder
Susan Sofia-McIntire
Joseph Solodiuk
Gerry Stryker
Russell Terry
Andrea Thurber
Estelle Tigani
Jennifer Tollis
Moose Toys
Scott Traylor
Josh Tsui
Robin Tuttle
Melinda Utken
Mary Valentine
Christina Vara
Kathy Vice
MaryEllen Walkowicz
Mattel, Inc. Warehouse
Wyatt Webb
Carl Webster
Rachel Weil
Seth Weine
Guy Welch
Jason Wells
Randy West
Eric Wilder
Anne Williams
Charles Zabinski
Abacus Brands
actOUT! Kitchener Waterloo Children’s Drama Workshop
Clemons Education Inc.
Crayola
Creativity, Inc.
Doll Collectors of America, Inc.
Elenco Electronics, LLC
Exploding Kittens
Fremantle
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
Jazwares
Just Play
Lego Systems Inc.
Mattel, Inc.
Play Monster LLC.
Playmobil USA, Inc.
Pokemon Company International
Rio Grande Games
Rochester Public Library
School Library System of the Genesee Valley
Stonemaier Games
The Betty White Living Trust
World of EPI
WowWee
Zuru Products

Doris Bergen
Department of Educational Psychology
Miami University (Emerita)

Ian Bogost
Film and Media Studies
Computer Science & Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis

Simon J. Bronner
Department of Social Sciences and Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Gordon M. Burghardt
Department of Psychology
and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Tennessee

Garry Chick
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Pennsylvania State University (Emeritus)

Howard Chudacoff
Department of History
Brown University

Rhonda Clements
School of Education
Manhattanville College

Gary Cross
Department of History
Pennsylvania State University

David Elkind
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
Tufts University (Emeritus)

Mary Flanagan
Film and Media Studies
Dartmouth College

Miriam Forman-Brunell
Department of History
University of Missouri–Kansas City

Doris Pronin Fromberg
Teaching, Literacy, and Leadership
Hofstra University (Emerita)

Kyra D. Gaunt
Department of Music and Theater
University of Albany

Peter Gray
Department of Psychology
Boston College

Thomas S. Henricks
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Elon University (Emeritus)

Linda E. Homeyer
College of Education
Texas State University–San Marcos

Joan P. Isenberg
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University (Emerita)

Olga S. Jarrett
College of Education
Georgia State University (Emerita)

Jesper Juul
The School of Desgin
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Terry Marks-Tarlow
Private Practice, Santa Monica, California
Insight Center, Los Angeles

Amy Ogata
Department of Art History
University of Southern California

Anthony Pellegrini
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota (Emeritus)

Sergio Pellis
Department of Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge

Charles E. Schaefer
School of Psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Emeritus)

Allan Schore
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
University of California at Los Angeles
David Geffen School of Medicine

Marjorie Taylor
Psychology Department
University of Oregon (Emerita)

T.L. Taylor
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Berenstain
Author and Illustrator

Stuart L. Brown
President
National Institute for Play

Mary Couzin
Executive Director
Chicago Toy and Game Group

Gary S. Cross
Distinguished Professor, Modern History
Pennsylvania State University

Tony Elam
Game Collector
Director of Strategic Initiatives, University of Kentucky
Principal, Elam Consulting

Judith Ellis
Chairperson, Toy Design Department
Fashion Institute of Technology

Joe Fryer
West Coast Correspondent, NBC News

Richard Gottlieb
Richard Gottlieb’s USA Toy Experts

Claire S. Green
President
Parents’ Choice Foundation

Cheryl Henson
President
The Jim Henson Foundation

Clark T. King
Game and Toy Collector

Eugene Metcalf, Jr.
Professor Emeritus, American Studies
Miami University

Anthony Pellegrini
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota (Emeritus)

Gerard J. Puccio
Chairperson and Professor
International Center for Studies in Creativity
Buffalo State

Amy Rosenfeld
Senior Coordinating Producer
ESPN

Deborah Ryan
Chairperson, Toy Design Department
Otis College of Art and Design

Dorothy Justus Sluss
Professor, College of Education
Director, Elementary Education MAT Program
James Madison University

Edwin J.C. Sobey
Northwest Invention Center

Timothy M. Stearns
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Director, Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
California State University, Fresno

Marianne M. Szymanski
President
Toy Tips, Inc.

Marjorie Taylor
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
University of Oregon

Tim Walsh
Fearless Leader
The Playmakers

Bruce Whitehill
Games Historian

Arthur Yorinks
Writer and Director

Jean-Michel Blottiére
Program Chair Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
(France/Germany)

Ian Bogost
Professor, School of Literature, Media and Communications
Georgia Tech (United States)

James Brightman
Editor in Chief GamesIndustry.biz | Gamer Network (United States)

Peichi Chung
Associate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mia Consalvo
Canada Research Chair, Games Studies and Design Concordia University (Canada)

Tristan Donovan
Author, Replay: The History of Video Games (United Kingdom)

Clara Fernández-Vara
Associate Arts Professor New York University Game Center (United States)

Christopher Grant
Editor in Chief Polygon (United States)

Raiford Guins
Associate Professor of Culture and Technology Stony Brook University (United States)

Nina B. Huntemann
Director of Research and Academics
edX
(United States)

Rachael Hutchinson
Associate Professor of Japanese Studies
Game Studies Research Group
University of Delaware

Stephen Jacobs
Professor, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology (United States)

Darran Jones
Editor Retro Gamer Magazine (United Kingdom)

Jesper Juul
Associate Professor Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark)

Yoshi Kishimoto
Tokyo University of Technology

Carly A. Kocurek
Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies
Illinois Institute of Technology (United States)

Chris Kohler
Editor and Writer (United States)

Andreas Lange
Director Computerspielemuseum (Germany)

Elizabeth LaPensée
Game Designer and Writer (United States)

Henry Lowood
Curator, History of Science and Technology Collections; Film and Media Collections
Stanford University (United States)

Andy McNamara
Editor in Chief Game Informer (United States)

Aki Nakamura
Professor Ritsumeikan University (Japan)

James Newman
Professor Bath Spa University (United Kingdom)

Latoya Peterson
Writer and Digital Strategist (United States)

TreaAndrea Russworm
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Kiyoshi Shin
Associate Professor Digital Hollywood University (Japan)

Melanie Swalwell
Associate Professor ARC Future Fellow Flinders University (Australia)

Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer for GamesBeat Venturebeat (United States)