Staff and ContactStaff and Board of DirectorsContact Form Joseph Hastings Co-Executive Director | he·him·his Phone: (575) 224-1701 Email: jhastings@explora.us Kristin Leigh Co-Executive Director | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6365 Email: kleigh@explora.us Finance & Administration Shane Montoya Director of Administration and Culture | he·him·his Phone: (505) 600-6782 Email: smontoya@explora.us Renee Nieto Accounting Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6503 Email: tnieto@explora.us Alicia Gonzalez Accounting Assistant | she·her·hers Email: agonzalez@explora.us Sheila Jaramillo Payroll & Benefits Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6594 Email: sjaramillo@explora.us April Padilla Executive Assistant | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-2984 Email: apadilla@explora.us Sydney Hunter IT Manager | she·her·hers Email: shunter@explora.us Drora Schub Volunteer Program Project Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (500) 600-6331 Email: dschub@explora.us Development Nyra Klawer Director of Development & External Relations | she·her·hers Email: nklawer@explora.us Trisha Pillars Development Manager| she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-1842 Email: tpillars@explora.us Karen Enriquez Membership Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6487 Email: kenriquez@explora.us Brian Lisi Grant Writer | he·him·his Email: blisi@explora.us Erin Ruiz Development Associate | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6582 Email: eruiz@explora.us Education Tara Henderson Director of Education | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6510 Email: thenderson@explora.us Lauren Butcher School & Community Programs Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6568 Email: lbutcher@explora.us Edwina Andrade Reservations Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6734 Email: eandrade@explora.us Don Bland Camps Manager | he·him·his Lenette Rodriguez Educator | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6252 Email: lrodriguez@explora.us Marina Philip Educator | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6651 Email: mphilip@explora.us William Allen Educator | he·him·his Email: wallen@explora.us Kevin Dilley STEM Learning Coordinator | he·him·his Email: kdilley@explora.us Tom Curtis Educator | he·him·his Email: tcurtis@explora.us Nicole Garcia Educator | she·her·hers Email: ngarcia@explora.us Jasmine Roanhorse Educator | she·her·hers Email: jroanhorse@explora.us Caroline Rempe Educator | she·her·hers Email: crempe@explora.us Isabel Tafoya Educator | she·her·hers Email: itafoya@explora.us Brandon Barney Educator | he·him·his Email: bbarney@explora.us Visitor Experience Julia Sackett Director of Visitor Experience | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6325 Email: jsackett@explora.us Kristen Kinney Visitor Experience Manager | she·her·hers Phone: 505-600-6010 Email: kkinney@explora.us Kaitlynn Stewart VE Coordinator: Public Programs| She·her·hers Email: kstewart@explora.us Phone: 505-600-6833 Natalie Casaus VE Coordinator: Training and Volunteers | she·her·hers Phone: 505-600-2984 Email: ncasaus@explora.us Alex Pesavento Front Entry and Welcome Experience Manager | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600 6670 Email: apesavento@explora.us Alex Corbin V.E. Birthday Parties Coordinator | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-7603 Email: acorbin@explora.us Nicholas Soto V.E. Admissions Coordinator | he·him·his Phone: (505) 600-1295 Email: nsoto@explora.us Exhibits Hugh McDonald Director of Exhibits, Exhibitions, and Environments Email: hmcdonald@explora.us Jeff Taylo Manager, Exhibits Shop | he·him·his Email: jtaylo@explora.us Emilija Worthington Exhibit Developer | she·her·hers Email: eworthington@explora.us Lyric Ellison Exhibits Logistics Coordinator | she·her·hers Email: lellison@explora.us Gary Macias Exhibits Tech | he·him·his Email: gmacias@explora.us Nick Springer Exhibits Tech | he·him·his Email: nspringer@explora.us Daniel Stromberg Exhibit Developer Warren Pemberton Graphic Visual Designer | he·they Phone: 505-600-1406 Email: wpemberton@explora.us Rentals Kena Boeckner Rentals Manager| he·him·his Phone: (505) 600-6507 Email: kboeckner@explora.us, rentals@explora.us Angelique “Angie” Romero Rentals & Administrative Assistant | she·her·hers Phone: 505-600-6507 Email: aromero@explora.us, rentals@explora.us Sarah Chang Rentals Assistant | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6507 Email: schang@explora.us, rentals@explora.us Project Management Amon Haruta Director of Project Management | he·him·his Phone: (505) 600-6040 Email: aharuta@explora.us X Studio Sheldon Hamilton X Studio Programs Manager | he·him·his Phone: (505) 600-7516 Email: shamilton@explora.us Julia Mongue X Studio Programs Manager | she·her·hers Email: jmonge@explora.us Rose Smithson CPI Manager | she·her·hers Email: ssmithson@explora.us Jeanette Ortiz Youth Development Specialist | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-6584 Email: jortiz@explora.us Dixie Cooper Makerspace Educator | she·her·hers Phone: (505) 600-2356 Email: dcooper@explora.us Facilities Kris Dill Facilities Tech | he·him·his Email: kdill@explora.us Ian Stokes Facilities Tech | he·him·his Email: istokes@explora.us Andrew Silva Facilities Tech | he·him·his Email: asilva@explora.us Board of Directors Hilma Chynoweth President Director of Strategic Development, Decker|Perich|Sabatini Kathleen Larese President-elect and Strategic Planning Chair Vice President of Customer Operations, PNM Kamal Ali Director, Vice President Former Regional President-New Mexico, PNC Bank Rathi Casey Secretary Chief Creative Officer, Homewise Alexis Artery Director, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair Vice President of Operations, Contrast, Inc. Jaime Leaños Nominating Committee Chair Teacher and SANA President Alexis Kerschner Tappan Fundraising Committee Chair Co-Founder 2540 Group Kenneth Armijo Director, Executive Committee Member-at-Large Senior Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories Karissa Culbreath Director, Executive Committee Member-at-Large Director of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Tricore Laboratories Lucinda Romero Director, Executive Committee Member-at-Large Principal, Business Management, Sandia National Labs Xochitl Campos Biggs Director, Executive Committee Member-at-Large Chief Policy Advisor, Albuquerque Police Department Karina Burciaga Alvarez Director Executive Support Specialist at Abriendo Puertos/Opening Doors Brook Bassan Director City Councilor, District 4, City of ABQ John Bell Director President & Chief Strategist, NextNow Digital Gabriella Blakey Director Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools Jeron Campbell Director School Entrepreneur, Founder, ACES Technical Charter School Amy Coburn Director Architect Will Elias Director General Counsel and Secretary of NTESS, LLC, Sandia National Laboratories Benjamin Gardner Former Board Member and Land Committee Chair CEO, Decker|Perich|Sabatini Melissa Gomez Director VP, Corporate Support & Estimating, JB Henderson Construction Co., Inc. Renee Grout Director City Councilor, District 9, City of Albuquerque Annemarie Henton Director Director of State + Local Services for RS21 Dakotah Jim Director Technical Support Specialist, NDN Collective Judith Lavender Director Founder of Tic, Tac, Grow Playwear Nate Lee Director Vice President of Commercial Banking, Bank of America Bob Murphy Director Retired Executive Director, Economic Forum Matt Oberer Director Owner, mattophoto, Architectural Photography Steve Rottler Former Board Member and Finance & Strategic Planning Committee Member Senior Vice President, National Laboratory Management & Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute Shelle Sanchez Director Director, Department of Arts & Culture, City of Albuquerque Marketing & CommunicationsFinance & AdministrationDevelopmentEducationVisitor ExperienceExhibitsRentalsProject ManagementX StudioFacilitiesBoard of DirectorsFall 2020 Explorations Schedule Contact Us Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message This site is protected by reCAPTCHA, the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.