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
Dr. Amanda Bosh, Executive Director
Executive Leadership
Leslie Currie, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Cody Half-Moon, Chief Marketing Officer
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Stephen Levine, Director of Education
Dr. Gerard van Belle, Director of Science
Dr. Jeffrey Hall, Senior Executive Advisor
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. Alex Polanski
Dr. James Sikora
Dr. Quicheng Zhang
PhD Students
Kennedy Farrel
Research Associates & Assistants
Allison Bair, Research Associate
Cassandra Beaumont, Research Assistant
Brian Burt, Software Developer
Library & Archives
Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist
Stacey Christen, Archivist
Operations
Michael Finney, ADC Site/Facility Manager
Samantha Gorney, ADC Interpretive Content Manager
Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits 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
Visitor Experience
Miriam Robbins, Visitor Experience Manager
Kimberley Denune, Visitor Experience Staff Manager
Richard Montano, Associate Store Manager
Stephen Shannon, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Robert Hall, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Justus Roberson, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Tyler Flake, Receiving Clerk & Visitor Experience Associate
Jordyn DeMaio, Visitor Experience Associate
Mary DeMuth, Visitor Experience Associate
Kiarra Herbert, Visitor Experience Associate
Rowan Jones, Visitor Experience Associate
Jury Judge, Visitor Experience Associate
Karen Verran, Visitor Experience Associate
Cass Witt, Visitor Experience Associate
Finance
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Robin Melena, Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Lynn Yeager, Controller
Philanthropy
Leslie Currie, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Sarah Dankof, Corporation and Foundation Philanthropy Manager
Rachel Edelstein, Annual Giving Officer
Shannon Gonzales, Philanthropy Operations Manager
Mattie Harrington, Executive Assistant
Lisa Schmitt-Betcher, Philanthropy Manager
Emma Wood, Membership Coordinator
Joyce Binnie, Stewardship Assistant
Luz Acedo, Philanthropy Assistant
Marketing & Revenue
Marketing and Communications
Cody Half-Moon, Chief Marketing Officer
Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Coordinator
Alex Elbert, Communication Designer
Madison Mooney, Content Writer
Kevin Schindler, PIO/Historian
Education
Todd Gonzales, Education Manager
Kelly Ferguson, Early Education Supervisor
Scott Nelson, Orbits Curiosity Educator
Public Program
Jason Sanborn, Public Program Manager
Dr. Lisa Chien, Content Manager
Kevin Conley, Public Program Presentations Manager
Kevin White, Public Program Telescopes Manager
Jonathan Ford, Senior Public Program Educator
Ryan Battles, Senior Presentation Specialist
Scott Buge, Public Program Educator
Zia Clark, Senior Presentation Specialist
Amanda LaPage, Senior Presentation Specialist
Trisha Lucas, Public Program Educator
April Meadows, Senior Presentation Specialist
Gavin Moriarty, Public Program Educator
Christine Reid, Public Program Educator
Curt Schneider, Senior Telescope Specialist
Dylan Short, Senior Telescope Specialist
Kathryn Turrentine, Senior Presentation Specialist
Jarod Despain, Seasonal Public Program Telescope Operator
Eva Johnson, Seasonal Public Program Telescope Operator
Ryan Mayberry, Seasonal Public Program Telescope Operator
Native American Astronomy Outreach Program
Technology
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Head of Instrumentation
Tom Bida, Senior Instrument Scientist
Jeff Gehring, Technical Facilities Manager
Russel Dunham, Mechanical Technician II
Michael Collins, Electronics Specialist
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
Beck Maier, LDT Telescope Operator
Georgi Mandushev, LDT Software Engineer
Ishara Nisley, LDT Telescope Operator II
Ben Shafransky, LDT Telescope Operator
Cecilia Siqueiros, LDT Telescope Operator
Michael Sweaton, LDT Electrical Engineer
Jacob Tiegs, Mechanical Specialist and Safety Officer
IT
Cho Robie, IT Systems Administrator
John Kullman, Systems Network Administrator
Corey Lederman, IT Specialist
Brooks Van Buren, ADC IT Specialist