About
Staff Directory
Call 225.344.5272 then dial the following extensions:
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Karen M. Soniat, Ph.D., President & Executive Director ksoniat@lasm.org | 116 | |
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Gizaw Negassa, Finance Officer gnegassa@lasm.org | 113 | |
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Colleen Rials, Administrative & Operations Assistant crials@lasm.org | 130 |
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Tracey Barhorst, Curator & Director of Art Programs tbarhorst@lasm.org | 151 | |
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Brianna Olivier, Collections Manager bolivier@lasm.org | 125 | |
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Beth Welch, Assistant Curator & Museum Preparator bwelch@lasm.org | 117 |
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Leslie Charleville, Special Events Manager lcharleville@lasm.org | 137 | |
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Emily Davenport, Institutional Advancement & Development Manager edavenport@lasm.org | 114 |
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Krystal Swain, Education & Aerospace Director kswain@lasm.org | 115 | |
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Chandra Weathers, Education Coordinator cweathers@lasm.org | 149 |
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Marion Mayfield, Communications & Marketing Director mmayfield@lasm.org | 112 | |
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Roman Landry, Education Outreach Manager rlandry@lasm.org | 119 |
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Sheree Westerhaus, Operations Director swesterhaus@lasm.org | 124 | |
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Susan Al-Hamed, Frontline Services & Volunteer Manager susanal-hamed@lasm.org | 131 | |
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Paula Taylor, Museum Store & Membership Manager ptaylor@lasm.org | 128 |
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Jay Lamm, Planetarium & Facilities Director jlamm@lasm.org | 145 | |
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Michael Smith, Planetarium Projectionist msmith@lasm.org | 135 | |
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Mark Courter, Planetarium Projectionist mcourter@lasm.org | 135 |
Media Inquiries
For any media inquiries, please contact Marion Mayfield, Communications & Marketing Director, at mmayfield@lasm.org or 225.344.5272 x 112.
Services
Visitor Services Desk x 143
Reservations & Field Trips x 119
Museum Store x 118


