About Riverfront
A community built around possibility.
Since 1983, Riverfront has brought families, educators, volunteers, and donors together around a shared belief: all children deserve to be safe, known, and inspired.
We envision a community where all children are safe, receiving the highest quality education, and all families are self-sufficient and succeeding.
The values in every room
How Riverfront shows up.
Play-based learning
Fostering creativity, resilience, a spirit of adventure, and real-world problem solving.
Relationships
Building trust, collaboration, and supportive connections among children, families, staff, donors, and volunteers.
Respect
Honoring the dignity, worth, uniqueness, and individual needs of every person.
Safety
Following NAEYC standards, state licensing requirements, and thoughtful practices that help every child feel secure.
Leadership
Experienced hands. Open hearts.
Riverfront’s staff and volunteer board steward a nonprofit organization committed to program quality, family stability, teacher support, and long-term community impact.
2026 Board of Directors
- Megan Brown, President
- Keith Hedrick, Vice President
- Pantea Umrysz, Treasurer
- Wendy Connal, Secretary
- Robert Boris, Immediate Past President
- Krissa Beene
- Daniel Malchman
- Margarida Martins-Querido
- Jean McGran
- Lara Orkney
- Heather Whalen