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
Lisa Actor, 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
Emeritus Astronomers
Adjunct Astronomers
Dr. David Schaffer
Dr. David Trilling (NAU)
Dr. Kaspar von Braun
Researchers
PhD Students
Research Associates & Assistants
Allison Bair, Research Associate
Zeke Bandeleier, Research Assistant
Brian Burt, Software Programmer
Samantha Hemmelgarn, Research Assistant
April Meadows, Research Assistant
Juan Ruiz, Research Assistant
Library & Archives
Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist
Stacey Christen, Archives and Museum Specialist
Operations
Amanda Bosh, Chief Operating Officer
Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits Project Manager
Samantha Gorney, ADC Interpretive Content Manager
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
Buildings and Grounds
Dave Shuck, Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager
Max Levine, Grounds Maintenance
Jeremiah McGehee, Grounds Maintenance
Henry Monroe, Grounds Maintenance
Philanthropy
Lisa Actor, Chief Philanthropy Officer
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
Hannah Rounds, Philanthropy Manager
Lynn Sawyer, Philanthropy Assistant
Sherry Shaffer, Philanthropy Manager
Emma Wood, Membership Assistant
Marketing & Revenue
Marketing and Communications
Cody Half-Moon, Marketing Director
Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Specialist
Alex Elbert, Creative Specialist
Sarah Gilbert, Senior Creative Specialist
Madison Mooney, Content Marketing Specialist
Kevin Schindler, Historian and PIO
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
Outreach
Todd Gonzales, Education Manager
Kelly Ferguson, Early Education Supervisor
Jelena Lane, Venue & Events Manager
Scott Nelson, 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, Senior Public Program Educator
Jonathan Ford, Senior Public Program Educator
Kayla Blair, Public Program Educator
Zia Clark, Public Program Educator
Johnelle Gonzales, Public Program Educator
Kate McKeithan, Public Program Educator
April Meadows, Public Program Educator
Gavin Moriarty, Public Program Educator
Juan Ruiz, Public Program Educator
Curt Schneider, Public Program Educator
Dylan Short, Public Program Educator
Meghan Speckert, Public Program Educator
Kathryn Turrentine, Public Program Educator
Native American Astronomy Outreach Program
Alethia Little, Multi Cultural Outreach Supervisor
Misha Pipe, Orbits Curiosity Educator
Technology
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
David Sawyer, Technical Project Manager
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Head of Instrumentation
Tom Bida, Senior Instrument Scientist
Jeff Gehring, Technical Facilities Manager
Thomas Coleman, Software Engineer
Michael Collins, Electrical Engineer
Jared Dahlseid, Machinist
Ben Hardesty, Instrument Scientist
Thomas Kelley, Research Associate
Dyer Lytle, Software Engineer
Support Astronomer
Dr. Tim Ellsworth-Bowers
Lowell Discovery Telescope & Navy Precision Optical Interferometer
Frank Cornelius, LDT Engineering Manager
Dr. Jose Fernandez, LDT Night Operations Manager
Jason Sanborn, Observing/Instrumentation Specialist
Khristian Jones, NPOI Associate Electrical Engineer
Erin Maier, LDT Telescope Operator
Georgi Mandushev, LDT Software Engineer
Ishara Nisley, LDT & NPOI Observer/Operator
Ben Reed, LDT Jr. Electrical Engineer
Ben Shafransky, LDT Telescope Operator
Cecilia Siqueiros, LDT Telescope Operator
Michael Sweaton, LDT Electrical Engineer
Jacob Tiegs, LDT Mechanical Technician
Beau Wigman, Anderson Mesa Site Steward
Wyatt Clark, Mechanical Engineering Intern
IT
John Kullman, Systems Network Administrator
Cho Robie, IT Systems Administrator