Staff Directory
Key Contacts
Leadership Team
Cheryl Donaldson
Co-Executive Director, City Partner
Phone: 970-416-2709
Laura Valdez
Co-Executive Director, Non-Profit Partner
Phone: 970-416-2767
Jason Wolvington
Associate Director
Phone: 970-416-2766
Brent Carmack
Associate Director
Phone: 970-416-2702
Michael Allison
Director of Development
Phone: 970-416-2726
Shannon Quist
Director of Community Connections
Phone: 970-416-2706
Museum Experience Department
Ben Gondrez
Digital Dome Manager
Phone: 970-416-2434
Nick Duarte
Music & Sound Lab Curator
Phone: 970-416-2720
Sierra Tamkun
Learning Experiences Manager
Phone: 970-416-2812
Angela Kettle
School Programs Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-2786
Lea Mikkelsen
Early Childhood Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-2783
Heidi Fuhrman
Discovery Camp Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-2705
Charlotte Conway
Public Programs Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-2978
Hannah Curtis
Education Assistant
Phone: 970-416-2204
Eisen Tamkun
Music Programming Lead
Kern Tamkun
Digital Dome Assistant
Forrester Tamkun
Music & Sound Lab Assistant
Goose Seifert
Music & Sound Lab Assistant
Museum Support Staff
Natalie Vázquez
Administrative Assistant
Development Department
Kristin Stern
Marketing & Communications Manager
Phone: 970-416-2288
Mackenzie Merrill-Wick
Membership & Development Manager
Phone: 970-416-2216
Laurel Baltic
Grants Manager
Phone: 970-416-4204
Brie Lipari
Event & Facility Rental Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-2727
Alex Ballou
Marketing Assistant
Phone: 970-416-2296
Community Connections Department
Laurel Drasner
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 970-416-4310
Madison Lee
Visitor Experience Retail Manager
Phone: 970-416-2339
David Garrison
Visitor Experience Team Manager
Phone: 970-416-2821
Laura Vilaret-Tuma
Discovery Agent – Reservations Specialist
Phone: 970-416-2769
Alyssa, Anthony, Bella, Brett, Emily, Kira, Jessica, Kathy, Krista, Krystle & Ryan
Discovery Agents
Phone: 970-221-6738
Collections and Exhibits Department
Ben Griswold
Exhibits Manager
Phone: 970-416-2708
Károl de Rueda
Graphic Designer
Phone: 970-416-2129
Linda Moore
Curator of Collections
Phone: 970-416-2784
Lesley Struc
Curator of the Archive
Phone: 970-416-2710
Jenny Hannifin
Archive Assistant
Phone: 970-221-6688
Barbara Cline
Archive Assistant
Phone: 970-221-6688
Sarah Frahm
Archive Assistant
Phone: 970-221-6688
Chris Jones
Exhibits Technician
Phone: 970-416-2708
Erica Quihuiz
Museum Attendant
Phone: 970-416-2708
Morgan Wilson
Museum Assistant for Collections
Phone: 970-416-2556
Alexa Leinaweaver
Live Animal Husbandry Coordinator
Kim Fraser
Black Footed Ferret Program Coordinator
Phone: 970-556-4334