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