Meet Our Team
Leadership Team
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Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell (She/Her)
Executive Director + CEO
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Gabrielle Wyrick (She/Her)
Chief Curator + Director of Audience Engagement
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Rebekah J. Hook-Held (She/Her)
Chief Strategic Advancement Officer
Administration + Finance
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Anneka Van Dongen (She/Her)
Controller
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Cat D’Camp (She/Her)
Accounting Manager
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Erin Shaner (She/Her)
Assistant to the CEO / Special Projects Manager
Development + Membership
Stephanie Malyn (She/Her)
Director of Development
Christopher Hincke (He/Him)
Senior Database Manager
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Lauren Hartz (She/Her)
Assistant Manager
Membership + Annual Giving
Education + Exhibitions
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Kurosh Yahyai (He/Him)
Studios Manager
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Matt Picon (He/Him)
Exhibitions + Fabrication Manager
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Iyari Arteaga (She/Her)
Creative Community Advocacy Manager
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Alejandro Bastien Olvera (He/Him/Any)
Creative Youth Advancement Coordinator
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Maddie Juarez (She/Her)
Education Coordinator
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Megan Swiertz (She/Her)
Education Manager
Visitor Experience
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Hannah Pham (She/Her)
Manager of Engagement
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Brittney DeVeau (She/Her)
Assistant Manager of Engagement
Nicole Zawadzki (She/Her)
Assistant Manager of Engagement
Marketing + Communications
Amanda Lopez (She/Her)
Director of Communications + Marketing
Facilities + Operations
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Craig Winters (He/Him)
Director of Facilities
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Menelik Bluitt (He/Him)
Security
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Martin Villagomez (He/Him)
Maintenance Lead