Meet Our Team
Leadership Team
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell
Executive Director + CEO
619 795 1560
Christine Dolan
Chief Financial Officer
619 795 1203
Gabrielle Wyrick
Chief Curator + Director of Audience Engagement
619 795 1402
Rebeca Lupian
Director of People + Culture
619 795 1703
Administration + Finance
Dawn Rogers
Office Manager + Executive Assistant
619 795 1563
Cat D’Camp
Accounting Manager
619 795 1773
Philanthropy + Membership
Cynthia Ybarra Billings
Director of Philanthropy
619 752 0047
Lynn Basquez
Senior Grant Writer
619 795 1743
Katherine Fortier
Corporate + Foundation Relations Manager
619 795 1721
Lauren Hartz
Assistant Manager
Membership + Annual Giving
membership@thinkplaycreate.org
Education + Exhibitions
Amy Gray
Director of Education
agray@thinkplaycreate.org
Rosa Hunt
Education Coordinator
education@thinkplaycreate.org and camps@thinkplaycreate.org
Kurosh Yahyai
Studios Manager
619 795 1570
Matt Picon
Exhibitions + Fabrication Manager
619 795 1264
Iyari Arteaga
Community Resources Manager
619 795 1678
Visitor Experience
Hannah Mykel
Manager of Engagement
hmykel@thinkplaycreate.org
Brittney DeVeau
Assistant Manager of Engagement
Alix Rodriquez
Assistant Manager of Engagement
Event Services
Liz Zajd
Events Manager
619 795 1659
Marketing + Communications
Emily Yu
Director of Marketing + Communications
619 795 1265
Facilities + Operations
Craig Winters
Director of Facilities
Menelik Bluitt
Security
Martin Villagomez
Maintenance Lead