Staff
The Lowell Observatory staff consists of more than 100 dedicated individuals who support our mission of scientific discovery and outreach.
Sole Trustee
Director
Deputy Directors
Danielle Adams, Marketing & Communications
Science
Astronomers & Planetary Scientists
Emeritus Astronomers
Adjunct Astronomers
David Schaffer
David Trilling (NAU)
Kaspar von Braun
Researchers
PhD Students
Research Associates & Assistants
Allison Bair, Research Associate
Zeke Bandeleier, Research Assistant
Brian Burt, Software Programmer
Megan Gialluca, Meteor Camera Research Assistant
Kathryn Neugent, Research Associate
Hannah Zigo, Research Assistant
Library & Archives
Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist
Stacey Christen, Archives and Museum Specialist
Operations
Business Office
Anne LaBruzzo, Deputy Director for Administration
Robin Melena, Grant Administrator/Human Resources Manager
Catie Blazek, HR Recruiting and Payroll Supervisor
Le Cam Nguyen, Purchasing Agent
Diana Weintraub, Junior Accountant
Buildings and Grounds
Dave Shuck, Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager
Gabe Saganitso, Facilities and Mechanical Technician
Development
Lisa Actor, Deputy Director for Development
Stephen Riggs, Development Manager
Rachel Edelstein, Annual Giving Officer
Shannon Gonzales, Membership & Database Manager
Mattie Harrington, Executive Assistant
Bruce Kosaveach, Philanthropy Manager
Hannah Rounds, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
Lynn Sawyer, Development Assistant
Sherry Shaffer, Philanthropy Manager
Marketing & Communications
Danielle Adams, Deputy Director for Marketing & Communications
Heather Craig, Marketing Specialist
Alex Elbert, Creative Specialist
Sarah Gilbert, Senior Creative Specialist
Madison Mooney, Content Marketing & Visitor Experience Specialist
Kevin Schindler, Historian and PIO
Visitor Experience
Miriam Robbins, Visitor Experience Manager
Kimberley Denune, Visitor Experience Supervisor
Robert Hall, Visitor Experience Lead
Richard Montano, Visitor Experience Lead
Outreach
Samantha Gorney, Deputy Director for Education
Todd Gonzales, Education Manager
John Compton, Program & Scheduling Coordinator
Kelly Ferguson, Education Coordinator
Jelena Lane, Event Coordinator
Public Program Supervisors
Sarah Burcher, Public Program Manager
Kevin Conley
Curtis Dankof
Resi Baucco
Kevin White
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 Facilitator
Misha Pipe
Travis Brown
Technical
Kyler Kuehn, Deputy Director for Technology
Amanda Bosh, Observatory Operations Manager
David Sawyer, Technical Project Manager
Tom Bida, Senior Instrument Scientist
Jeff Gehring, Technical Facilities Manager
Len Bright, Technical Assistant
Michael Collins, Electrical Engineer
Jared Dahlseid, Machinist
Ryan Hamilton, Instrument Scientist
Dyer Lytle, Software Engineer
Support Astronomer
Tim Ellsworth-Bowers
Lowell Discovery Telescope & Navy Precision Optical Interferometer
Jason Sanborn, NPOI Night Operations Manager
Frank Cornelius, LDT Engineering Manager
Dave Noble, NPOI Project Manager
Thomas Coleman – NPOI Systems/Software Engineer
Heidi Larson, NPOI Instrument Support Specialist
Ben Hardesty – NPOI Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Georgi Mandushev, LDT Software Engineer
Michael Sweaton, LDT Electrical Engineer
Jacob Tiegs, LDT Mechanical Technician
Khristian Jones, NPOI Associate Electrical Engineer
Beau Wigman, Anderson Mesa Site Steward
Solvay Blomquist, NPOI Observer Technician
Thomas Kelley, LDT Telescope Operator
Erin Maier, NPOI Observer Technician
Ishara Nisley, LDT & NPOI Observer/Operator
Bradley Kingsley, LDT Mechanical Engineer Intern
IT
C. J. von Buchwald-Wright, System and Network Administrator
Scott Do, IT Systems Support Specialist
Luke Fox, Jr IT Support Intern