Advisory Board

Leslie Bushara has been with CMOM since 1993. As the Director of Early Childhood Programs at CMOM she developed and taught early childhood education classes to both children and parents, and has developed outreach programs for the Teen Parent Literacy Program, Families Living in Temporary Housing, Veritas, and the Bronx Early Childhood Initiative. As Deputy Director of Education and Guest Services at CMOM, Ms. Bushara oversees all programs, curricula, grants for public, school, and outreach programs including Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the Access Family Outreach.

In addition, Ms. Bushara was the early childhood specialist and exhibit developer for the museum’s past exhibits: Seuss!, Winnie the Pooh, Just Off Broadway, WordPlay, Oh, Seuss! Off to Great Places, Dora the Explorer and current exhibits: Adventures with Dora and Diego, Little West Side and PlayWorks™.