Staff
The Lowell Observatory staff consists of more than 100 dedicated individuals who support our mission of scientific discovery and outreach.
Sole Trustee
Executive Director
Executive Leadership
Dr. Amanda Bosh, Chief Operating Officer
Leslie Currie, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Dr. Christoph Keller, Director of Science
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Stephen Levine, Director of Education
Science
Astronomers & Planetary Scientists
Dr. Melodie Kao
Emeritus Astronomers
Adjunct Astronomers
Dr. David Schaffer
Dr. David Trilling (NAU)
Dr. Kaspar von Braun
Researchers
Dr. Taylor Kutra
Dr. James Sikora
Dr. Quicheng Zhang
PhD Students
Research Associates & Assistants
Allison Bair, Research Associate
Brian Burt, Software Developer
Felicity Escarzaga, Software Developer
Samantha Hemmelgarn, Research Assistant
Jacob Hyden, Research Assistant
Peter Knowlton, Research Assistant
Kendall Koga, Research Assistant
Meghan Speckert, Research Assistant
Library & Archives
Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist
Stacey Christen, Archivist
Operations
Amanda Bosh, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Finney, ADC Site/Facility Manager
Samantha Gorney, ADC Interpretive Content Manager
Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits Project Manager
Dave Sawyer, Technical Project Manager
Buildings and Grounds
Dave Shuck, Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager
Max Levine, Grounds Maintenance
Henry Monroe, Grounds Maintenance
Beau Wigman, Facilities and Mechanical Technician
Human Resources
Administration
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Business Office
Robin Melena, Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Lynn Yeager, Controller
Jessica Howard, Accounting Assistant
Grace Wiersma, Junior Accounting Assistant
Philanthropy
Leslie Currie, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Lisa Actor, Senior Philanthropy Advisor
Sarah Dankof, Corporation and Foundation Philanthropy Manager
Rachel Edelstein, Annual Giving Officer
Shannon Gonzales, Membership & Database Manager
Mattie Harrington, Executive Assistant
Bruce Kosaveach, Philanthropy Manager
Lynn Sawyer, Philanthropy Assistant
Sherry Shaffer, Senior Philanthropy Manager
Emma Wood, Membership Assistant
Marketing & Revenue
Marketing and Communications
Cody Half-Moon, Marketing Director
Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Coordinator
Alex Elbert, Communication Designer
Madison Mooney, Content Writer
Kevin Schindler, PIO/Historian
Visitor Experience
Miriam Robbins, Visitor Experience Manager
Kimberley Denune, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Stephen Shannon, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Robert Hall, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Richard Montano, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Joyce Binnie, Visitor Experience Associate
Mary DeMuth, Visitor Experience Associate
Brent Dobric, Visitor Experience Associate
Tyler Flake, Visitor Experience Associate
Rowan Jones, Visitor Experience Associate
Jury Judge, Visitor Experience Associate
Justus Roberson, Visitor Experience Associate
Cass Witt, Visitor Experience Associate
Outreach
Todd Gonzales, Education Manager
Kelly Ferguson, Early Education Supervisor
Jelena Lane, Venue & Events Manager
Scott Nelson, Orbits Curiosity Educator
Juan Ruiz, Orbits Curiosity Educator
Jillian Wagner, Event Coordinator
Public Program
Jason Sanborn, Public Program Manager
Kevin Conley, Public Program Supervisor
Kevin White, Public Program Supervisor
James Cole, Public Program Telescope Technician
Jonathan Ford, Senior Public Program Educator
Ryan Battles, Public Program Educator
Jared Bouck, Public Program Educator
Scott Buge, Public Program Educator
Zia Clark, Public Program Educator
Johnelle Gonzales, Public Program Educator
Kyle Hanus, Public Program Educator
Michelle Kearney, Public Program Educator
Amanda LaPage, Public Program Educator
Trisha Lucas, Public Program Educator
April Meadows, Public Program Educator
Gavin Moriarty, Public Program Educator
Christine Reid, Public Program Educator
Curt Schneider, Public Program Educator
Dylan Short, Public Program Educator
Kathryn Turrentine, Public Program Educator
Native American Astronomy Outreach Program
Misha Pipe, Orbits Curiosity Educator
Technology
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Head of Instrumentation
Tom Bida, Senior Instrument Scientist
Jeff Gehring, Technical Facilities Manager
Michael Collins, Electronics Specialist
Jared Dahlseid, Machinist
Ben Hardesty, Instrument Scientist
Thomas Kelley, Research Associate
Dyer Lytle, Software Engineer
Support Astronomer
Dr. Tim Ellsworth-Bowers
Lowell Discovery Telescope
Frank Cornelius, LDT Engineering Manager
Dr. Jose Fernandez, LDT Night Operations Manager
Russel Dunham, Mechanical Technician
Jane Jedlink, LDT Safety Technician
Erin Maier, LDT Telescope Operator
Georgi Mandushev, LDT Software Engineer
Ishara Nisley, LDT Telescope Operator
Ben Reed, Instrument Specialist
Ben Shafransky, LDT Telescope Operator
Cecilia Siqueiros, LDT Telescope Operator
Evelyn Starling, LDT Safety Technician
Michael Sweaton, LDT Electrical Engineer
Jacob Tiegs, Mechanical Specialist and Safety Officer
IT
Cho Robie, IT Systems Administrator
John Kullman, Systems Network Administrator
Brooks Van Buren, IT Specialist I