Midtown | Youth and Families
Maria Campanelli is a passionate early childhood education advocate. She was a member, volunteer, consultant and is now the Executive Director of The Children’s Museum of Cleveland (CMC) which provides opportunities to learn through play for all children ages eight years old and younger. When the Museum’s 32 year lease at its University Circle location was non-renewed in January 2016, Maria accepted the challenge to leverage the CMC’s move to its future home in the historic Stager Beckwith mansion in MidTown Cleveland. Her goal is to create a new early learning environment, innovative programs and ways to partner with other early childhood organizations to create new ways to support the development of our region’s youngest learners. While still fundraising, the goal is to open the new Museum late in 2017. Maria has a BSBA from John Carroll University and an MBA from the Case Western Reserve University.
