Staff
The Cade Museum for Innovation and Invention
The Cade Museum Foundation is a registered 501C3 private operating foundation. The Board of Directors, President, and Executive Director receive no compensation except for expenses occurred on behalf of the Foundation.
Phoebe Cade Miles founded the Cade Museum Foundation in 2004. She is also the vice-president and founder of the Gloria Dei Foundation, a family-operated charity that helps those in need by providing grants to successful and innovative non-profit organizations. A native of Gainesville, Florida, Mrs. Miles currently resides in Washington D.C. with her husband and three children.
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Richard Miles joined the Cade Museum Foundation in September 2009. He is responsible for the Foundation’s financial and management operations as well as staff recruitment. A career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State from 1993 - 2009, Mr. Miles most recently served as a civilian adviser on a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Karbala, Iraq from 2008-2009.
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Dr. Monika Oli was named Program Director for the Cade Museum in January 2010. She oversees the Museum's educational and programmatic activities, including innovation competitions, the development of a virtual museum, and various traveling exhibits. Dr. Oli is an accomplished scientist, researcher, inventer, and entrepreneur.
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Wendy Person, Volunteer Coordinator
In 2008, Wendy Person retired as Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch, where she had worked for 28 years. A resident of Gainesville since 1972, Ms. Person is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She also volunteers for the University of Florida Shands Hospital Auxiliary. She is married to Mr. Bud Person, and enjoys hot-air ballooning and boating.
Cheryl Fisher received a B.A. in Political Science from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1981. She later worked as an associate broker for eight years with Legg Mason (now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) and served as the treasurer of Holland & Summerville, Inc., a construction equipment supplier.
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