
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 Administration and Culture | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6782
Email: smontoya@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

Sheila Jaramillo
Payroll & Benefits Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6594
Email: sjaramillo@explora.us

April Padilla
Executive Assistant | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2984
Email: apadilla@explora.us

Sydney Hunter
IT Manager | she·her·hersEmail: shunter@explora.us

Drora Schub
Volunteer Program Project Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (500) 600-6331
Email: dschub@explora.us
Development

Nyra Klawer
Director of Development & External Relations | she·her·hersEmail: nklawer@explora.us

Karen Enriquez
Membership Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6487
Email: kenriquez@explora.us

Trisha Pillars
Development Manager| she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-1842
Email: tpillars@explora.us

Brian Lisi
Grant Writer | he·him·hisEmail: blisi@explora.us

Kristen Perez
External Relations and Development Associate | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6808
Email: kperez@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
School & Community Programs Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6568
Email: lbutcher@explora.us

Edwina Andrade
Reservations Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6734
Email: eandrade@explora.us

Don Bland
Camps Manager | he·him·his
Lenette Rodriguez
Educator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6252
Email: lrodriguez@explora.us

Marina Philip
Educator | 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

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

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

Kaitlynn Stewart
VE Coordinator: Public Programs| She·her·hersEmail: kstewart@explora.us
Phone: 505-600-6833

Alex Pesavento
Front Entry and Welcome Experience Manager | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600 6670
Email: apesavento@explora.us

Alex Corbin
V.E. Birthday Parties Coordinator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-7603
Email: acorbin@explora.us

Nicholas Soto
V.E. Admissions Coordinator | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-1295
Email: nsoto@explora.us
Exhibits

Hugh McDonald
Director of Exhibits, Exhibitions, and EnvironmentsEmail: hmcdonald@explora.us

Jeff Taylo
Manager, Exhibits Shop | he·him·hisEmail: jtaylo@explora.us

Lyric Ellison
Exhibits Logistics Coordinator | she·her·hersEmail: lellison@explora.us

Gary Macias
Exhibits Tech | he·him·hisEmail: gmacias@explora.us

Nick Springer
Exhibits Tech | he·him·hisEmail: nspringer@explora.us

Daniel Stromberg
Exhibit DeveloperRentals

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

Sarah Chang
Rentals Assistant | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6507
Email: schang@explora.us, rentals@explora.us
Project Management

Amon Haruta
Director of Project Management | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-6040
Email: aharuta@explora.us
X Studio

Sheldon Hamilton
X Studio Programs Manager | he·him·hisPhone: (505) 600-7516
Email: shamilton@explora.us

Julia Mongue
X Studio Programs Manager | she·her·hersEmail: jmonge@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

Dixie Cooper
Makerspace Educator | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-2356
Email: dcooper@explora.us
Facilities

Kris Dill
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: kdill@explora.us

Ian Stokes
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: istokes@explora.us

Andrew Silva
Facilities Tech | he·him·hisEmail: asilva@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