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Meet the Team

Our team is committed to fulfilling the museum's mission and here to be a resource for guests, students, researchers and stakeholders.

Leadership Team

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Amy Bartow-Melia

Executive Director
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Doug Beermann

Chief Operating Officer
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Sonja Bradford

Director of Human Resources and Inclusion
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Tom Falvey

Director of Audience Engagement
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Emily Gallo

Chief of Staff
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Dorothy Hall

Director of Visitor Services

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Karen Hall

State Museum Foundation Director
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Paul E. Matheny, III

Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs
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Jennifer Thrailkill

Director of Communications and Marketing

Audience Engagement

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Tom Falvey

Director of Audience Engagement
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Laura Ybarra-Kane

Manager of Education and Interpretation
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Meeghan Kane

Public Programs Coordinator
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Katherine Kerr

Education Coordinator
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Liz Klimek

Planetarium Manager
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Jessica Olin

Volunteer Manager
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Andrew Servinsky

Astronomy Educator
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Matthew Whitehouse

Observatory Manager

Collections and Curatorial Affairs

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Paul E. Matheny, III

Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs
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Robyn Adams

Registrar
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Hope Bruce

Collections Inventory Coordinator
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Dave Ciccimurri

Curator of Natural History
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Dr. Ramon Jackson

Curator of African American Culture and History
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Timia Thompson

Collections Outreach Manager

Communications and Marketing

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Jennifer Thrailkill

Director of Communications and Marketing
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Chandler Mack

Public Relations Manager

Human Resources and Inclusion

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Sonja Bradford

Director of Human Resources and Inclusion
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Sara Rivera

Human Resources Coordinator

Operations and Customer Experience

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Doug Beermann

Chief Operating Officer
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Dorothy Hall

Director of Visitor Services
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Tonia Johnson Alston

Chief of Public Safety
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Jason Bartley

Information Technology Manager
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Jeremy Burt

Lead Exhibition Specialist
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Melanie Davis

Accountant
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Kaylie Hires

Exhibition Specialist
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Harley Hoffman

Retail Operations Manager
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Rudine Hopkins

Public Safety Officer
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Matthew Hubbard

Exhibition Technology Specialist
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Angela Jackson

Visitor Services Manager
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Tyrone McCoy

Public Safety Officer
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Ron Miller

Public Safety Officer
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Tyler Pitts

Exhibition Specialist
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Tamera Tedder

Rentals and Special Events
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Haley Vaccaro

Special Events Operations Coordinator

State Museum Foundation

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Karen Hall

State Museum Foundation Director
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Hunter Brazell

Donor Relations Specialist
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Melanie Davis

Accountant
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Clayton Evans

Membership Manager
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