Staff Profile: Sharon Rogness

Name: Sharon Rogness

Position: Member Services Coordinator

Hometwon: Moses Lake, Washington

How long have you been at CMOM: 4 and a half months

Favorite exhibit: the Fire Truck

What was your favorite book as a child and why? The Nancy Drew Series--I loved her sense of adventure and her fearlessness.

Hobbies: Yoga, running, photography, and watching Tiger basketball

First museum ever visited: Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, MS

Fun fact: I was Mrs. Mississippi in 1996!

Program Spotlight—My First Book Club

Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., the four-and-under set gathers for My First Book Club. For this program, guests hear a story (this week, I read the spectacular If You Give a Pig a Pancake--we're big Laura Numeroff fans here at CMOM) and make a craft based on the story (we made pig puppets, as seen above). Then, the kiddies have a healthy snack. Next week, we’re reading the very funny I’m Not Santa. Hope to see you there. My First Book Club is for kids four years old and under.

Staff Profile: Chara Mitchell

Name: Chara Mitchell

Position: Programs Assistant

Hometown: Memphis, TN

How long have you been at CMOM?: 7 months

Favorite exhibit: The Kroger grocery store, of course!

Favorite book as a child: Ramona and Beezus

Hobbies: Party planning

First museum ever visited: The Children’s Museum of Memphis and the Pink Palace

Fun fact: I met Muhammad Ali when I was four years old.