Joseph Hastings
Co-Executive Director | he·him·hisPhone: (575) 224-1701
Email: jhastings@explora.us
Kristin Leigh
Co-Executive Director | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6365
Email: kleigh@explora.us
Finance & Administration
Shane Montoya
Director of Operations & Visitor Experience | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6782
Email: smontoya@explora.us
April Padilla
Executive Assistant | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2984
Email: apadilla@explora.us
Renee Nieto
Accounting Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6503
Email: tnieto@explora.us
Alicia Gonzalez
Accounting Assistant | she·her·hersEmail: agonzalez@explora.us
Edwina Andrade
Benefites & Payroll Generalist | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-1253
Email: eandrade@explora.us
Sydney Hunter
IT Manager | she·her·hersEmail: shunter@explora.us
Drora Schub
Manager of Volunteer Engagement | she·her·hersPhone: (500) 600-1377
Email: dschub@explora.us
Hugh McDonald
Senior Writer/Editor/ResearcherEmail: hmcdonald@explora.us
Development
Nyra Klawer
Director of Development & External Relations | she·her·hersEmail: nklawer@explora.us
Trisha Pillars
Development Manager| she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-1842
Email: tpillars@explora.us
Karen Enriquez
Membership Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6487
Email: kenriquez@explora.us
Brian Lisi
Grant Writer | he·him·hisEmail: blisi@explora.us
Warren Pemberton
Graphic Visual Designer | he·theyPhone: 
505-600-1406
Email: wpemberton@explora.us
Erin Ruiz
Website and Social Media Coordinator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6582
Email: eruiz@explora.us
Education
Tara Henderson
Director of Education | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6510
Email: thenderson@explora.us
Lauren Butcher
Education Program & Project Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6568
Email: lbutcher@explora.us
Lenette Rodriguez
Education Programs & Project Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6252
Email: lrodriguez@explora.us
Don Bland
Camps Manager | he·him·hisPhone: (505)600-6325
Email: campcoordinator@explora.us
Nicole Lasky Garcia
School & Community Programs ManagerEmail: ngarcia@explora.us
Kristen Perez
Reservations Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6734
Email: kperez@explora.us
Alicia Thoma
CPI Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2833
Email: athoma@explora.us
Marina Philip
STEAM Professional Liaison | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6651
Email: mphilip@explora.us
Julia Sackett
Evaluator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6325
Email: jsackett@explora.us
William Allen
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: wallen@explora.us
Tom Curtis
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: tcurtis@explora.us
Jasmine Roanhorse
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: jroanhorse@explora.us
Caroline Rempe
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: crempe@explora.us
Isabel Tafoya
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: itafoya@explora.us
Brandon Barney
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: bbarney@explora.us
Visitor Experience
Kristen Kinney
Visitor Experience Manager | she·her·hersPhone: 505-600-6010
Email: kkinney@explora.us
Alex Pesavento
Visitor Experience and Welcome Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600 6670
Email: apesavento@explora.us
Sabrina Mendez
Visitor Experience Coordinator: Facilitation and Programs | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-7603
Email: smendez@explora.us
Kaitlynn Stewart
Visitor Experience Coordinator: Public Programs| She·her·hersEmail: kstewart@explora.us
Phone: 505-600-6833
Angela Trejo
Visitor Experience Coordinator: Training and Volunteers | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2064
Email: atrejo@explora.us
Exhibits
Matt Lynn
Director of ExhibitsEmail: mlynn@explora.us
Jeff Taylo
Manager, Exhibits Shop | he·him·hisEmail: jtaylo@explora.us
Lyric Ellison
Exhibits Logistics Coordinator | she·her·hersEmail: lellison@explora.us
Daniel Stromberg
Exhibit Developer Gary Macias
Exhibits Tech | he·him·hisEmail: gmacias@explora.us
Meztlitonali Bennett-Perez
Exhibits Tech | she·her·hersEmail: mbennettperez@explora.us
Gabe Holguin
Exhibits Tech | they·themEmail: gholguin@explora.us
Rentals
Kena Boeckner
Rentals Manager| he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6507
Email: kboeckner@explora.us, rentals@explora.us
Angelique “Angie” Romero
Rentals & Administrative Assistant | she·her·hersPhone: 505-600-6507
Email: aromero@explora.us, rentals@explora.us
Project Management
Amon Haruta
Director of Project Management | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6040
Email: aharuta@explora.us
Jessica Trahern
Special Projects ManagerEmail: jtrahern@explora.us
X Studio
Sheldon Hamilton
X Studio Programs Manager | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-7516
Email: shamilton@explora.us
Jeanette Ortiz
Youth Development Coordinator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6584
Email: jortiz@explora.us
Dixie Cooper
Makerspace Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2356
Email: dcooper@explora.us
Facilities
Ian Stokes
Facilities Manager | he·him·hisEmail: istokes@explora.us
Rhea Wilson
Weekend Facilities Manager | she·theyEmail: rwilson@explora.us
Kris Dill
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: kdill@explora.us
Andrew Silva
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: asilva@explora.us
Julian Chavez
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: jchavez@explora.us
Board of Directors
Kathleen Larese
PresidentVice President of Customer Operations, PNM
Hilma Chynoweth
Past PresidentDirector of Strategic Development, Decker|Perich|Sabatini
Kamal Ali
Vice PresidentFormer Regional President-New Mexico, PNC Bank
Alexis Artery
Director, Treasurer, Finance Committee ChairVice President of Operations, Contrast, Inc.
Rathi Casey
SecretaryChief Creative Officer, Homewise
Jeron Campbell
Executive Committee Member-at-LargeSchool Entrepreneur, Founder, ACES Technical Charter School
Nate Lee
Executive Committee Member-at-LargeVice President of Commercial Banking, Bank of America
John Bell
Executive Committee Member-at-LargePresident & Chief Strategist, NextNow Digital
Karina Burciaga Alvarez
Executive Committee Member-at-LargeExecutive Support Specialist at Abriendo Puertos/Opening Doors
Alexis Kerschner Tappan
Fundraising Committee ChairCo-Founder 2540 Group
Jaime Leaños
Nominating Committee ChairTeacher and SANA President
Kenneth Armijo
DirectorSenior Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Karissa Culbreath
DirectorDirector of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Tricore Laboratories
Xochitl Campos Biggs
DirectorChief Policy Advisor, Albuquerque Police Department
Gabriella Blakey
DirectorSuperintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools
Amy Coburn
DirectorArchitect
Melissa Gomez
DirectorVP, Corporate Support & Estimating, JB Henderson Construction Co., Inc.
Renee Grout
DirectorCity Councilor, District 9, City of Albuquerque
Annemarie Henton
DirectorDirector of State + Local Services for RS21
Dakotah Jim
DirectorTechnical Support Specialist, NDN Collective
Judith Lavender
DirectorFounder of Tic, Tac, Grow Playwear
Yolanda Lin
DirectorAssistant Professor, Director of ASPIRE, The University of New Mexico
Bob Murphy
DirectorRetired Executive Director, Economic Forum
Matt Oberer
DirectorOwner, mattophoto, Architectural Photography
Lucinda Romero
DirectorPrincipal, Business Management, Sandia National Labs
Louis Sanchez
DirectorCity Councilor, District 1, City of Albuquerque
Shelle Sanchez
DirectorDirector, Department of Arts & Culture, City of Albuquerque
Sophia Smith
DirectorExecutive Director, Girls on the Run Rio Grande
