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
Marketing and Communication
Amythyst Marciano
Communications and Marketing Manager | she·her·hersPhone: 505-600-6072
Email: amarciano@explora.us
Warren Pemberton
Graphic Visual Designer | he·theyPhone: 
505-600-1406
Email: wpemberton@explora.us
Finance & Administration
Tory Hajny
Business Development Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6594
Email: thajny@explora.us
Renee Nieto
Accounting Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6503
Email: tnieto@explora.us
Mike Tomes
Accounting Assistant | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6508
Email: mtomes@explora.us
Sydney Hunter
IT/Office Manager | she·her·hersEmail: shunter@explora.us
Brandon Fagua
Rentals Specialist | he·him·hisPhone: 505-600-7603
Email: bfragua@explora.us
Angelique “Angie” Romero
Rentals Assistant | she·her·hersPhone: 505-600-7603
Email: aromero@explora.us
Sarah McKinney
Director, Coalition of Science Learning in Early Childhood | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6159
Email: smckinney@explora.us
Adrianna Sanchez
Executive Assistant | she·her·hersEmail: asanchez@explora.us
Fundraising
Trisha Pillars
Development Manger | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6487
Email: tpillars@explora.us
Sarah Mellin
Grant Writer | she·her·hersEmail: smellin@explora.us
Becky Anderson
Project Coordinator, Capital Campaign | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6582
Email: banderson@explora.us
Karen Enriquez
Membership Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6665
Email: kenriquez@explora.us
Education
Tara Henderson
Director of Education & Visitor Experience | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6510
Email: thenderson@explora.us
Lauren Butcher
School & Community Programs Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6568
Email: lbutcher@explora.us
Julia Sackett
Camps & Public Programs Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6325
Email: jsackett@explora.us
Edwina Andrade
Reservations Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6734
Email: eandrade@explora.us
William Allen
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: wallen@explora.us
Kevin Dilley
STEM Learning Coordinator | he·him·hisEmail: kdilley@explora.us
Tom Curtis
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: tcurtis@explora.us
Nicole Garcia
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: ngarcia@explora.us
Jasmine Roanhorse
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: jroanhorse@explora.us
Victoria Roanhorse
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: vroanhorse@explora.us
Caroline Rempe
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: crempe@explora.us
Alyii Perea
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: aperea@explora.us
Emily McGinty
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: emcginty@explora.us
Marina Philip
Educator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6651
Email: mphilip@explora.us
Macarena Blevins
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: mblevins@explora.us
Roxanne Candelaria-Ley
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: rcandelaria-ley@explora.us
Isabel Tafoya
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: itafoya@explora.us
Anthony Salvagno
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: asalvagno@explora.us
Brandon Barney
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: bbarney@explora.us
Rachel Zollinger
Educator | she·her·hersEmail: rzollinger@explora.us
Drew Lauderdale
Educator | he·him·hisEmail: dlauderdale@explora.us
Visitor Experience
Alex Pesavento
Front Entry and Welcome Experience Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600 6670
Email: apesavento@explora.us
Kristen Kinney
V.E. Public Programs Coordinator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6833
Email: kkinney@explora.us
Lyric Ellison
V.E. Volunteer/CPI Training Coordinator | she·her·hersEmail: lellison@explora.us
Alicia Gonzalez
V.E. Admissions Coordinator | she·her·hersEmail: agonzalez@explora.us
Nathan Cournoyer
Visitor Experience Manager | he·him·hisEmail: ncournoyer@explora.us
Alex Prestia
V.E. Birthday Parties Coordinator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-7603
Email: aprestia@explora.us
Gary Macias
Visitor Experience Facilitator | he·him·hisEmail: gmacias@explora.us
Rebecca Amador
Visitor Experience Facilitator | she·her·hersEmail: ramador@explora.us
Kolbey Kramm
Visitor Experience Facilitator | he·him·hisEmail: kkramm@explora.us
Michelle DeBonis
Visitor Experience Facilitator | she·her·hersEmail: mdebonis@explora.us
Natalie Casaus
Visitor Experience Facilitator | she·her·hersEmail: ncasaus@explora.us
Lola Jaramillo
Visitor Experience Facilitator | she·her·hersEmail: ljaramillo@explora.us
Jayson Sant
Visitor Experience Facilitator | he·him·hisEmail: jsant@explora.us
Exhibits
Shane Montoya
Director of Exhibits, Environments, & Culture | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6782
Email: smontoya@explora.us
Jeff Taylo
Manager, Exhibits Shop | he·him·hisEmail: jtaylo@explora.us
Emilija Worthington
Exhibit Developer | she·her·hersEmail: eworthington@explora.us
Karen Enriquez
Membership Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6665
Email: kenriquez@explora.us
Drew Hatzung
Exhibit Tech | he·him·hisEmail: ahatzung@explora.us
Project Management
Amon Haruta
Director of Project Management | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6040
Email: aharuta@explora.us
Drora Schub
Front Entry Project Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (500) 600-6331
Email: dschub@explora.us
George Moran
Project Manager, Exhibits | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-0176
Email: gmoran@explora.us
Lenette Rodriguez
Project Manager, Square Roots | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6252
Email: lrodriguez@explora.us
X Studio
Sheldon Hamilton
X Studio Programs Manager | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-7516
Email: shamilton@explora.us
Rose Smithson
CPI Manager | she·her·hersEmail: ssmithson@explora.us
Jeanette Ortiz
Youth Development Specialist | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6584
Email: jortiz@explora.us
Facilities
Ron Sanchez
Facilities Manager | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6590
Email: rsanchez@explora.us
Kris Dill
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: kdill@explora.us
Ian Stokes
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: istokes@explora.us
Nick Springer
Email: nspringer@explora.us
Thomas Meetze
Facilities Tech | He·him·hisEmail: tmeetze@explora.us
Board of Directors
Hilma Chynoweth
PresidentDirector of Business Development, Garcia Automotive Group
Benjamin Gardner
Immediate Past-President and Land Committee ChairCEO, Decker|Perich|Sabatini
Kathleen Larese
Vice President, President-elect, and Strategic Planning ChairDirector of Customer Solutions & Operations, PNM Resources
Rathi Casey
Secretary and Fundraising Committee ChairPartner and CEO, UKUU Creative
Steve Rottler
Treasurer and Finance & Investment Committee Chair Dan Kingston
Director, Nominating Committee ChairHuman Resources Manager, PNM
Kamal Ali
Director, Nominating Committee ChairRegional President-New Mexico, PNC Bank
Kenneth Armijo
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeSenior Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Alexis Artery
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeVice President of Operations, Contrast, Inc.
Karissa Culbreath
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeDirector of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Tricore Reference Laboratories
Melissa Gomez
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeCorporate Support and Estimating Manager, JB Henderson
Lucinda Akers
DirectorPrincipal Member, Business Management Professional, Sandia National Labs
John Bell
DirectorPresident & Chief Strategist, NextNow Digital
Gabriella Blakey
DirectorChief Operations Officer, Albuquerque Public Schools
Jeron Campbell
DirectorSchool Entrepreneur, Founder, ACES Technical Charter School
Ray Campos
DirectorDepartment of Defense Federal Civilian Employee at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
Amy Coburn
DirectorUniversity Architect and Director of Planning, Design & Construction, UNM
Will Elias
DirectorGeneral Counsel and Secretary of NTESS, LLC, Sandia National Laboratories
Darrell Garcia
DirectorAssistant Principal, Rio Grande High School
Rachel Gupton
DirectorEngineer, Sandia National Labs
Annemarie Henton
DirectorDirector of State + Local Services for RS21
Judith Lavender
DirectorFounder of Tic, Tac, Grow Playwear
Jaime Leaños
DirectorTeacher and SANA President
Nate Lee
DirectorVice President of Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Bob Murphy
DirectorRetired Executive Director, Economic Forum
Adrián Pedroza
DirectorNational Executive Director at Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Shelle Sanchez
DirectorDirector, Department of Arts & Culture, City of Albuquerque
Steve Schreiner
DirectorVP of Digital Strategy & Operations, U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union
Alexis Kerschner Tappan
former Board member, Nominating Committee memberPresident, AKT Communications
