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
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Todd Gonzales, Director of Public Programs
Science
Astronomers & Planetary Scientists
Dr. Melodie Kao
Emeritus Astronomers
Adjunct Astronomers
Dr. David Schaffer
Dr. David Trilling (NAU)
Dr. Kaspar von Braun
Researchers
Dr. Momo Ellwarth, Postdoc Research Associate
Dr. Kate Minker, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Alex Polanski, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. James Sikora, Postdoc Research Associate
Dr. Quicheng Zhang, Percival Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Students
Research Associates & Assistants
Allison Bair, Research Associate
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
Operations
Michael Finney, ADC Site/Facility Manager
Dave Noble, ADC Exhibits Project Manager
Jason Sanborn
Buildings and Grounds
Dave Shuck, Facilities, Grounds, and Maintenance Manager
Adam Black, Grounds Maintenance
Matthew Howell, Grounds Maintenance
Max Levine, 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
Audrey Bellmore, Visitor Experience Associate
Raven Burns, Visitor Experience Associate
Shari Hearon, Visitor Experience Associate
Jury Judge, Visitor Experience Associate
Brandon Montes, Visitor Experience Associate
Shaikha Ofe, Visitor Experience Associate
Vanessa Perez, Visitor Experience Associate
Cass Witt, Visitor Experience Associate
Finance
Anne LaBruzzo, Chief Financial Officer
Lynn Yeager, Controller
Nancy Ho, Staff Accountant
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
Heather Craig, Marketing Operations Coordinator
Alex Elbert, Communication Designer
Sarah Gilbert, Brand Manager
Madison Mooney, Content Writer
Kevin Schindler, PIO/Historian
Education
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
April Meadows, Public Programs Presentations Manager
Mason Brandenberg, Senior Presentation Specialist
Stoker Stoker, Senior Presentation Specialist
Kathryn Turrentine, Senior Presentation Specialist
Shae Aagard, Presentation Specialist
Jared Bouck, Presentation Specialist
Jordyn DeMaio, 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
Sage Gray, Telescope Specialist
Rin Huntzinger, Telescope Specialist
Trisha Lucas, Telescope Specialist
Louis Maez, Telescope Specialist
Ryan Mayberry, Telescope Specialist
Kate McKeithan, Telescope Specialist
Tegan Petersen, Telescope Specialist
Brian Skiff, Telescope Specialist
Native American Astronomy Outreach Program
Library & Archives
Lauren Amundson, Librarian and Archivist
Stacey Christen, Archivist
Technology
Dr. Kyler Kuehn, Director of Technology
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Head of Instrumentation
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
Stephen Levine, LDT Scientist & Astronomer
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
Jacob Tiegs, Mechanical Specialist and Safety Officer
Olivia Weiss, EXPRES Observer & LDT Operator
IT
Cho Robie, IT Systems Administrator
John Kullman, Systems Network Administrator
Corey Lederman, IT Specialist
Brooks Van Buren, ADC IT Specialist