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
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
Erin Ruiz
Development Associate | 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
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
Julia Sackett
Director of Visitor Experience | she·her·hersPhone: (505) 600-6325
Email: jsackett@explora.us
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
Natalie Casaus
VE Coordinator: Training and Volunteers | she·her·hersPhone: 505-600-2984
Email: ncasaus@explora.us
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 Developer Warren Pemberton
Graphic Visual Designer | he·theyPhone: 
505-600-1406
Email: wpemberton@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
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
Hilma Chynoweth
PresidentDirector of Strategic Development, Decker|Perich|Sabatini
Kathleen Larese
President-elect and Strategic Planning ChairVice President of Customer Operations, PNM
Kamal Ali
Director, Vice PresidentFormer Regional President-New Mexico, PNC Bank
Rathi Casey
SecretaryChief Creative Officer, Homewise
Alexis Artery
Director, Treasurer & Finance Committee ChairVice President of Operations, Contrast, Inc.
Jaime Leaños
Nominating Committee ChairTeacher and SANA President
Alexis Kerschner Tappan
Fundraising Committee ChairCo-Founder 2540 Group
Kenneth Armijo
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeSenior Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Karissa Culbreath
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeDirector of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Tricore Laboratories
Lucinda Romero
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargePrincipal, Business Management, Sandia National Labs
Xochitl Campos Biggs
Director, Executive Committee Member-at-LargeChief Policy Advisor, Albuquerque Police Department
Karina Burciaga Alvarez
DirectorExecutive Support Specialist at Abriendo Puertos/Opening Doors
Brook Bassan
DirectorCity Councilor, District 4, City of ABQ
John Bell
DirectorPresident & Chief Strategist, NextNow Digital
Gabriella Blakey
DirectorSuperintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools
Jeron Campbell
DirectorSchool Entrepreneur, Founder, ACES Technical Charter School
Amy Coburn
DirectorArchitect
Will Elias
DirectorGeneral Counsel and Secretary of NTESS, LLC, Sandia National Laboratories
Benjamin Gardner
Former Board Member and Land Committee ChairCEO, Decker|Perich|Sabatini
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
Nate Lee
DirectorVice President of Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Bob Murphy
DirectorRetired Executive Director, Economic Forum
Matt Oberer
DirectorOwner, mattophoto, Architectural Photography
Steve Rottler
Former Board Member and Finance & Strategic Planning Committee MemberSenior Vice President, National Laboratory Management & Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute
Shelle Sanchez
DirectorDirector, Department of Arts & Culture, City of Albuquerque
