Laura Richardson Bright, 39

When Laura Richardson Bright first worked at Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, she didn’t have her own children. But when she returned to the museum three years ago in a development role after a stint at the American Cancer Society, she’d had her first child, and that’s given her new perspective on her workplace.

“There’s just this ambient energy at the museum when there are kids there, and I used to love being able to walk away from my computer or office and go out to the museum and see it happening in real life,” says Richardson Bright. “Now that I have my own kids, it’s a different kind of rewarding…Before, I was talking with members and families, and now I’m one of those member families.”

Photo by Mark Wemple