Staff

The Lowell Observatory staff consists of more than 100 dedicated individuals who support our mission of scientific discovery and outreach.

Sole Trustee

W. Lowell Putnam, IV

 

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. Will Grundy

Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Dr. Deidre Hunter

Dr. Melodie Kao

Dr. Stephen Levine

Dr. Joe Llama

Dr. Phil Massey

Dr. Nick Moskovitz

Dr. Lisa Prato

Dr. David Schleicher

Dr. Audrey Thirouin

Dr. Gerard van Belle

Dr. Larry Wasserman

Dr. Michael West

 

Emeritus Astronomers

Dr. Otto Franz

Dr. Wes Lockwood

Dr. Nat White

 

Adjunct Astronomers

Dr. David Schaffer

Dr. David Trilling (NAU)

Dr. Kaspar von Braun

 

Researchers

Dr. Amanda Bosh

Dr. Kyler Kuehn

Dr. Momo Ellwarth, Postdoc Research Associate

Dr. Taylor Kutra, Postdoc Research Associate

Dr. Alex Polanski, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Tyler Richey-Yowell, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. James Sikora, Postdoc Research Associate

Dr. Quicheng Zhang, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow

 

PhD Students

Haylee Archer

Anna Engle

Shih-Yun Tang

 

Research Associates & Assistants

Allison Bair, Research Associate

Katie Breeland-Newcomb, Research Assistant

Cassandra Beaumont, Research Assistant

Breelyn, Cocke, Research Assistant

Brian Burt, Software Developer

Samantha Hemmelgarn, Graduate Research Assistant

Brian Skiff, Research Associate

 

Human Resources

Catie Blazek, HR Manager

Ethan Baisden, HR Generalist

 

Operations

Michael Finney, ADC Site/Facility Manager

Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits Project Manager

Susan Quick, Venue Manager

Jason Sanborn

 

Buildings and Grounds

Dave Shuck, Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager

Ryan Battles, Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Assistant

Max Levine, Grounds Maintenance

Henry Monroe, Grounds Maintenance

Beau Wigman, Facilities and Mechanical Technician

 

Visitor Experience

Miriam Robbins, Visitor Experience Manager

Kimberley Tackitt, Visitor Experience Staff Manager

Richard Montano, Associate Store Manager

Stephen Shannon, Visitor Experience Supervisor

Robert Hall, Visitor Experience Supervisor

Justus Roberson, Visitor Experience Supervisor

Karen Verran, Visitor Experience Lead

Tyler Flake, Receiving Clerk & Visitor Experience Associate

Brandon Montes, Visitor Experience Associate

Mary DeMuth, Visitor Experience Associate

Shari Hearon, Visitor Experience Associate

Jury Judge, Visitor Experience Associate

Cass Witt, Visitor Experience Associate

 

Finance

Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer

Robin Melena, Senior Grants and Contracts Manager

Lynn Yeager, Controller

Erika Aaroe, Accounting Assistant

 

Philanthropy

Leslie Currie, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Sarah Dankof, Corporation and Foundation Philanthropy Manager

Rachel Edelstein, Individual Giving Officer

Shannon Gonzales, Philanthropy Operations Manager

Luz Acedo, Philanthropy Assistant

Joyce Binnie, Donor Engagement Specialist

Emma Wood, Membership Coordinator

Mattie Harrington, Executive Assistant

Lisa Schmitt-Betcher, Philanthropy Manager

 

Marketing & Communications

Cody Half-Moon, Chief Marketing Officer

Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Coordinator

Alex Elbert, Communication Designer

Sarah Gilbert, Brand Manager

Madison Mooney, Content Writer

Kevin Schindler, PIO/Historian

 

Education

Todd Gonzales, Education Manager

Kelly Ferguson, Early Education Supervisor

Eva Johnson, Orbits Curiosity Educator

Scott Nelson, Orbits Curiosity Educator

Bef Wilson, Orbits Curiosity Educator

 

Volunteers
Ryan Sim, Volunteer Manager

 

Public Program

Content

Dr. Lisa Chien, Content Manager

Samantha Christensen Content Manager

 

Presentations

Kevin Conley, Public Program Presentations Manager

Zia Clark, Senior Presentation Specialist

April Meadows, Senior Presentation Specialist

Stoker Stoker, Senior Presentation Specialist

Kathryn Turrentine, Senior Presentation Specialist

Mason Brandenberg, Presentation Specialist

Jonathan Ford, Presentation Specialist

Cameron Gonzales, Presentation Specialist

Gavin Moriarty, Presentation Specialist

Christine Reid, Presentation Specialist

 

Telescopes

Kevin White, Public Program Telescopes Manager

Amber Benites, Senior Telescope Specialist

Amanda LaPage,  Senior Telescope Specialist

Curt Schneider, Senior Telescope Specialist

Dylan Short, Senior Telescope Specialist

Scott Buge, Telescope Specialist

Jarod Despain, Telescope Specialist

Trisha Lucas, Telescope Specialist

Louis Maez, Telescope Specialist

Ryan Mayberry, Telescope Specialist

 

Native American Astronomy Outreach Program

Misha Pipe, NAAOP Coordinator

 

Library & Archives

Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist

Stacey Christen, Archivist

Cristal Desantiago, Archives Cataloging Assistant

 

Technology


Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology

Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Head of Instrumentation

Tom Bida, Senior Instrument Scientist

Jeff Gehring, Technical Facilities Manager

Frank Bizardie, Maintenance Technician I

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