STAFF DIRECTORY
Christy Shira
Finance Director
Fun Fact: "The latin name for ferret, Mustela putorius furo means "smelly little thief""
Eric Miller
Executive Director
Fun Fact: "The Hubble telescope can be used to see more than 13 billion years into the past!"
Jessica Burke
Education Director
Fun Fact: "Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific name for brain freeze"
Alissa Korsak, PhD
Development Director
Fun Fact: "The average temperature on Mars is approximately -81°F"
Ashten Goodenough
Operations Manager
Fun Fact: "It is impossible to eat 6 saltine crackers in 60 seconds without drinking anything...I've tried...Several times."
Nina Schaeffer
Membership & Nerd Herd Coordinator
Fun Fact: "Cycling 10 km each way to work would save 1500 kg of greenhouse gas emissions each year!"
Jeff Kellner
Facility and Exhibits Manager
Fun Fact: "The Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland discharges 35 billion tons of icebergs per year into the Atlantic Ocean and flows at an average speed of 150 feet per day."
Janice Alexander
Education Manager
Fun Fact: "A group of tapirs is called a candle."
Mark Blaiser
Grant & Development Manager
Fun Fact: "The first practical electric vehicle was designed and built in America in 1835."
Cynthia Mouzis
Event & Donation Coordinator
Fun Fact: "If you force a smile for 30 seconds, you will feel happy."
Olivia Wargo
Visitor Services & Social Media Specialist
Fun Fact: "The Earth isn't flat, but according to the inflationary theory, the universe is measurably flat."
Jessica Bowman
Reservation Specialist
Fun Fact: "Prosopagnosia is a disorder in which people struggle to recognize familiar faces, including one's own face."
Daniel Coombs
Visitor Services Manager
Fun Fact: "Muscles cannot push, they can only pull."
