Meet the Shine Team

An Outstanding Tribe of Shine Spreaders is Always Here to Help

Claudia Beeny

Founder/Executive Director

  • Top 5 Strengths: Strategic, Achiever, Focus, Ideation, Input
  • Enneagram: Type 5, The Investigator
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Stationary of all sorts, but mostly small note cards and tags
  • Favorite Drink: Sonic unsweetened tea (with Katie) and my morning coffee
  • Favorite Flower: Sunflowers
  • Favorite Color: Why, yellow of course!

Kat Behning

Director of Development

  • Top 5 Strengths: Connectedness, Developer, Positivity, Empathy, Input
  • Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
  • Love Language: Acts of Service and Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Tiramisu
  • Favorite Drink: French 75, martinis and vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso
  • Favorite Flower: Peonies & roses
  • Favorite Color: Blue or magenta

Colleen Monroe

Chief Marketing Officer

  • Top 5 Strengths: Responsibility, Communication, Achiever, Woo, Beliefs
  • Enneagram: Type 3, The Performer
  • Love Language: Acts of Service
  • Favorite Treat: Chips and guac
  • Favorite Drink: Arnold Palmer (with unsweet tea) or decaf, venti, nonfat, no whip mocha from Starbucks
  • Favorite Flower: Sunflower
  • Favorite Color: Pink or yellow

Maureen Ramirez

Creative Director

  • Top 5 Strengths: Adaptability, Arranger, Includer, Empathy, Developer
  • Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
  • Love Language: Acts of Service
  • Favorite Treat: Pie (most any fruit pie), also like cake (things like carrot, German chocolate, Italian creme)
  • Favorite Drink: Sparkling water in a can
  • Favorite Flower: Hmmm …. I like all flowers
  • Favorite Color: Purple

Candice Gouge

Director of Programming and Development

  • Top 5 Strengths: Adaptability, Relator, Connectedness, Maximizer, Activator
  • Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
  • Love Language: Acts of Service
  • Favorite Treat: Fruit snacks, Life Savers gummies, popcorn
  • Favorite Drink: Water, Coffee with oat milk, Tito’s with cranberry
  • Favorite Flower: Magnolia
  • Favorite Color: Green

Agnes Krahn

Lead Facilitator

  • Top 5 Strengths: Positivity, Input, Includer, Futuristic, Ideation
  • Enneagram: Type 9, The Peacemaker
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation and Quality Time
  • Favorite Treat: Chips and salsa
  • Favorite Drink: Iced latte
  • Favorite Flower: Sunflowers
  • Favorite Color: Orange and blue

Laura Tahri

Manager of Operations & Museum Services

  • Top 5 Strengths: Ideation, Empathy, Competition, Woo, Communication
  • Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
  • Love Language: Acts of Service
  • Favorite Treat: Brownies a la mode, Nachos with queso and all the fixins’
  • Favorite Drink: Crystal Light Lemonade, Deep Eddy Lemon Press
  • Favorite Flower: Peonies, (but I never met a flower I didn’t like!)
  • Favorite Color: Blue-Green (Turquoise, Seafoam, Aqua)

Lori Stevens

Volunteer Coordinator

  • Top 5 Strengths: Woo, Includer, Communication, Positivity, Empathy
  • Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Pizza
  • Favorite Drink: Water or tequila
  • Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
  • Favorite Color: Pink

Quynh Lu

Special Exhibits Coordinator

  • Top 5 Strengths: Activator, Positivity, Strategic, Relator, Belief
  • Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
  • Love Language: Acts of Service
  • Favorite Treat: Snickers or Anything Caramel
  • Favorite Drink: Extra Hot White Mocha or Sweet Tea
  • Favorite Flower: Tulips, peonies and hydrangeas
  • Favorite Color: Coral

Peggy Sue Robinson

Crafter and Traveling Shine Shop Coordinator

  • Top 5 Strengths: Input, Responsibility, Discipline, Adaptability, Communication
  • Enneagram: Type 6, The Loyalist
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Skittles, Reese’s Peanut Butter, Chips & Salsa, Seafood
  • Favorite Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper, Cherry Limeade, Mojito, Red Wine
  • Favorite Flower: Wild
  • Favorite Color: Coral or other variations

Denise Light

Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach

  • Top 5 Strengths: Includer, Harmony, Positivity, Adaptability, Woo
  • Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Popcorn or Dark Chocolate
  • Favorite Drink: Unsweetened iced tea with lemon/Diet Coke with extra ice
  • Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
  • Favorite Color: Soft Pastel Pink

Stephanie King

Development Manager

  • Top 5 Strengths: Maximizer, Futuristic, Positivity, Empathy, Ideation
  • Enneagram: Type 9, The Peacemaker
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Cookies
  • Favorite Drink: Chardonnay
  • Favorite Flower: Hydrangeas
  • Favorite Color: Pink

Kim Lackey

Development Manager

  • Top 5 Strengths: Communication, Activator, Competition, Woo and Maximizer
  • Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
  • Love Language: Words of Affirmation
  • Favorite Treat: Cookies
  • Favorite Drink: Unsweetened tea
  • Favorite Flower: Any and All (love flowers)
  • Favorite Color: Pink