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. Jeffrey Hall

 

Executive Leadership

Dr. Amanda Bosh, Chief Operating Officer

Lisa Actor, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Dr. Danielle Adams, Chief Marketing and Revenue 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. Will Grundy

Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Dr. Deidre Hunter

Dr. Stephen Levine

Dr. Joe Llama

Dr. Phil Massey

Dr. Nick Moskovitz

Dr. Lisa Prato

Dr. David Schleicher

Dr. Gerard van Belle

Dr. Larry Wasserman

Dr. Michael West

 

Emeritus Astronomers

Dr. Ted Bowell

Otto Franz

Dr. Wes Lockwood

Dr. Nat White

 

Adjunct Astronomers

Dr. David Schaffer

Dr. David Trilling (NAU)

Dr. Kaspar von Braun

 

Researchers

Dr. Danielle Adams

Dr. Amanda Bosh

Dr. Jeffrey Hall

Dr. Teddy Kareta

Dr. Kyler Kuehn

Dr. Vedad Kunovac

Dr. Tyler Ryburn

Brian Skiff

Dr. Audrey Thirouin

 

PhD Students

Erin Aadland

Haylee Archer

Lauren Biddle

Catherine Clark

Anna Engle

Annika Gustafsson

Shaelyn Raposa

Shih-Yun Tang

 

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

Hannah Zigo, Research Assistant

 

 

Library & Archives

Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist

Stacey Christen, Archives and Museum Specialist

Melissa Valenzuela, Archives Assistant

 

Operations


Amanda Bosh, Chief Operating Officer

Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits Project Manager

Samantha Gorney, ADC Interpretive Content Manager

 

Human Resources

Catie Blazek, HR Manager

Ethan Baisden, HR Assistant

 

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

Gabe Saganitso, Facilities and Mechanical Technician

Max Levine, Grounds Maintenance

Jeremiah McGehee, Grounds Maintenance

Henry Monroe, Grounds Maintenance

Philanthropy


Lisa Actor, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Stephen Riggs, Senior Philanthropy Manager

Rachel Edelstein, Annual Giving Officer

Shannon Gonzales, Membership & Database Manager

Mattie Harrington, Executive Assistant

Bruce Kosaveach, Philanthropy Manager

Hannah Rounds, Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy Manager

Lynn Sawyer, Philanthropy Assistant

Sherry Shaffer, Philanthropy Manager

Emma Wood, Membership Assistant

 

Marketing & Revenue


Dr. Danielle Adams, Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer

 

Marketing and Communications

Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Specialist

Alex Elbert, Creative Specialist

Sarah Gilbert, Senior Creative Specialist

Madison Mooney, Content Marketing Specialist

Nate Nise, Media Production 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

Sarah Burcher, Public Program Coordinator

Todd Gonzales, Education Manager

Kelly Ferguson, Early Education Supervisor

Jelena Lane, Venue & Events Manager

Scott Nelson, LOCKs Educator

Jillian Wagner, Event Coordinator

 

Public Program Supervisors

Jason Sanborn, Public Program Manager

Kevin Conley, Public Program Supervisor

Curtis Dankof, Public Program Supervisor

Resi Baucco, Public Program Supervisor

Kevin White, Public Program Supervisor

James Cole, Senior Public Program Educator

Ariel Daniel, Senior Public Program Educator

Jonathan Ford, Senior Public Program Educator

Hailey Osborn, Senior Public Program Educator

Angel Singleton, Senior Public Program Educator

 

Native American Astronomy Outreach Program

Alethia Little, Multi Cultural Outreach Supervisor

Misha Pipe

Travis Brown

 

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

Heidi Larson, Safety Coordinator

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

Heidi Larson, NPOI Instrument Support Specialist

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

Bradley Kingsley, Mechanical Engineering Intern

 

IT

John Kullman, Systems Network Administrator

Cho Robie, IT Systems Administrator

Lake Fox, Jr IT Support Intern