Manjoo Stoeterau

Education Assitant Manager

Manjoo Stoeterau is the Education Assistant Manager at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago. She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.A. in Educational Administration from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Manjoo taught in grades K – 12 in Illinois, Nevada and Connecticut before she joined KCM. She also spent time as a Media Specialist/Librarian and in Special Education. Her most memorable teaching experience was spent living and teaching overseas at International Schools in Singapore for 5 years

Manjoo loves working with the Early Childhood Connections program and supporting teachers, students and families. She takes joy in being a catalyst for the project approach. She is passionate about travel and loves exploring new cultures, food and meeting new people. In her free time, you can see her reading a good book, walking on the beach, eating sushi, or trying to learn Korean.

 

Anna Bundy

Education Specialist

Anna Bundy is an education specialist at Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago.  They have an extensive background teaching and coordinating a variety of youth programs. Before joining the team at KCM, Anna taught theatre for all ages, with special focus given to co-creating original performances with PreK-8th grade students. They also previously worked as a K-8 math specialist in Seattle Public Schools. Anna holds a B.A. in both Theatre and Mathematics from Grinnell College. 

In addition to their work with the Early Childhood Connections program, Anna coordinates the STEAM and Tech Play Lab programs at KCM, and enjoys being able to introduce children and their families to machines, tools, technology, and engineering concepts. Outside of the Museum, Anna sometimes works as a freelance stage manager and spends their free time walking along Lake Michigan or learning to dance.

 

Zoe A. Tyler

Education Specialist

Zoe A. Tyler is an Education Specialist at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago. She holds an MFA in Theatre for Youth and Community from Arizona State University and two Bachelor’s degrees in Theatre Performance and Education from the University of Missouri. Zoe previously worked as a lead preschool teacher in a Title‑1 equivalent early childhood program and later served as a traveling arts educator across 10 Chicago Public Schools.

Zoe has developed project‑based drama experiences with young children through collaborations with Chicago Opera Theater (Illinois), the i.d.e.a. Museum (Arizona), the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, and Polyglot Theatre (Australia). Her experience in Childsplay’s EYEPlay program, an 18‑month professional development initiative for early educators, strengthened her commitment to supporting teachers through creative, hands-on learning. She believes young children learn best when their ideas guide meaningful investigation and imaginative play. In her free time, she runs her own theatre company, For Youth By Youth Theatre.