Dr. Laurie Mitchell predicts The New Children’s Museum will provide a model for its counterparts across the country. (photo/alandeckerphoto.com)

In addition to Laurie Mitchell, a physician who assists Native Americans with the Southern Indian Health Council Pediatrician and who succeeded Jason Hughes as president of the New Children’s Museum, directors include Sepi Arrowsmith, community leader; Chuck Betlach, community leader; Keith Colestock, limited partner and investments group director with Brandes Investment Partners; Fernando Corona, vice president of Leap Wireless International; Andrea Greenberg, community leader; Stefen Gustafson, architect and contractor with Nautilus General Contractors; Olivia Hansen, attorney with Luce Forward; Celeste Hilling, the founder and chief executive of Skin Authority; Doug Hutcheson, president and chief executive of Leap Wireless International; Debby Jacobs, director of tennis at the Jewish Community Center; Hilary Loretta, community leader; Patsy Marino, community leader; Mitch Mitchell, regional vice president of external affairs with San Diego Gas & Electric; Amelia Morris, a limited partner and group director with Brandes Investment Partners; Lorri Sulpizio, basketball coach at Mesa College; Sheryl White, community leader; and Brian Wing, a partner with Ernst and Young.