About
Our Mission
The Children’s Museum of St. Tammany inspires children to imagine, explore, and create in an interactive learning environment.
CMST opened its doors in 2018 to provide a vibrant, hands-on learning landscape where play and education merge. Serving St. Tammany Parish and surrounding communities, we focus on early childhood development, creative arts, and immersive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) experiences.
Through interactive galleries like Natural Wonders, ARTworks, and Little Lake Tots — each packed with hands-on exhibits — we offer children the tools to discover new concepts, build confidence, and grow a lifelong love of learning.
Our Staff
Arianna Mace
Interim Executive Director
Marlo Christensen
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Bethany Gex
Director of Operations
Board of Trustees
Ann Habisreitinger Barré, M.Ed.
President
Shelley Pace Winstead
President Elect
Owen Birkett
Treasurer
Leanne Caruso, M.A., CCC-SLP
Secretary
Leslie Martin, M.Ed.
Past President
Roy Burns, III
Michelle Mayne Dupas
Quad Smalley
Courtney Jenkins
Dr. Erin K. Moore
CMST Advisory Board
Bruce Anzalone
Healthcare Consultant / CMST Founder
Lisa Z. Barnett
Past President / CMST Founder
Tom Bergeon
New Orleans Geological Society
Mary Leigh Curren Cassidy
Pleasingly Placed, LLC
Joanne Champagne
Founder, Junior League of Greater Covington
Karin Lorenz Crosby
Realtor, Latter & Blum, Inc.
Sara Daniel
REMAX Northlake Associates
Cindy Dean
Christ Episcopal School
Phyllis Distefano
Junior League of Greater Covington / CMST Founder
Rebecca Dougherty
CMST Founder
Tiffani Ducote
Ochsner
Sharon Flanagan, Ph.D.
Retired Educator
Trey Folse
Louisiana Department of Education
Jared Freeman
On Path Credit Union
Kimberly Gardner
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Gwen Guernsey
Ochsner Health, Northshore Region
Jules Guste
Chevron / CMST Founder
Erin Heltz
Money Hill / Marketing
Superintendent Frank Jabbia
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Mayor Mark Johnson
City of Covington
Alisha Lacour, M.D.
Northshore CEO of Ochsner
Mayor Clay Madden
City of Mandeville
Leslie Martin, M.Ed.
Past President / CMST Founder / Marigny Elementary School Principal
Vanessa Mayfield
CMST Founder
Meghan McCulla
Beacon Energy
Scott McWilliams
PAC Physical Therapy
Carli Messina
Lieutenant, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office
Shane Mutter
Flying Dollys
Paul Myers
Metairie Bank, Northshore Market President / CMST Founder
Ashley Nelson
ACE Scholarships
Tammy O'Shea
Fidelity Bank / Marketing
Becky Parks
Architect & Partner – FL + WB Architects
GrayHawk Perkins
Native American Historian / Teacher
Robin Leckbee Perkins
St. Tammany Parish Archivist
Karen Reisch
CMST Founder
Jenna Shamieh
AVALA
Collin Sims
District Attorney
Ty Talamo
Capstone Insurance Agency
Sharon Toups
St. Tammany Parish Hospital – Retired
Tanya Walker
Walker Acura / Volkswagen
Leigh Anne Wall
CMST Founder
Todd Whalley
St. Tammany Corporation
Bethany Boice
Brooke It Forward
Dalyce Burvant
Coastal Environmental Services
Caroline France
Junior League of Greater Covington
Gigi Mathe
Our Lady of Lourdes Slidell
Alex Reed
Lagarde Law Firm
Lindsey Saucier
Gulf States Real Estate Services