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Staff Directory

Administrative

  • Susan Weller

    Susan Weller
    Director & Professor

  • Mark Harris
    Associate Director

  • Caroline Clements
    Public Relations Coordinator & Membership Manager

Visitor Services

  • Pam Jelinek-Sniff
    Public Service Associate
    (402) 472-2637

  • Samantha Hayek
    Gift Shop Manager
    (402) 472-0090

Education

  • Emily Brown
    Museum Education Supervisor

  • Jennifer Ruyle
    Museum Education Associate

  • Cindy Loope
    Museum Education Associate

  • Annie Mumgaard
    Virtual Learning Coordinator

  • Molly Bloom

    Molly Bloom
    Volunteer Coordinator

  • Zach Thompson
    Planetarium Coordinator
    (402) 472-2641

Exhibits

  • Angie Fox
    Exhibit Coordinator & Scientific Illustrator

  • Joel Nielsen
    Graphics Specialist

  • Zak Kathol
    Exhibit Fabrication Coordinator

Anthropology

  • Alan Osborn
    Curator

  • Katelyn Trammell
    Collections/NAGPRA Assistant

Botany

  • Thomas Labedz
    Collection Manager

Entomology

  • Brett C. Ratcliffe
    Professor & Curator

  • Matt Paulsen
    Collection Manager

Geology

  • Matt Joeckel
    Professor & Curator

Invertebrate Paleontology

  • Robert Diffendal
    Adjunct Professor & Curator

Parasitology

  • Scott Gardner
    Professor & Curator

  • Gabor Racz
    Collection Manager

  • John Janovy, Jr.
    Adjunct Professor

  • Mary Lou Pritchard
    Emeritus Professor

Vertebrate Paleontology

  • Ross Secord

    Ross Secord
    Curator & Associate Professor

  • George Corner

    George Corner
    Collection Manager

  • Carrie Herbel

    Carrie Herbel
    Chief Preparator

  • Robert Skolnick

    Robert Skolnick
    Preparator

  • Shane Tucker

    Shane Tucker
    Highway Salvage Paleontologist

  • Jeremy McMullin

    Jeremy McMullin
    Highway Salvage Preparator

  • Robert Hunt, Jr.

    Robert Hunt, Jr.
    Emeritus Curator & Professor

Zoology

  • Thomas Labedz

    Thomas Labedz
    Collection Manager

  • Patricia Freeman
    Emeritus Curator & Professor

  • Hugh Genoways
    Emeritus Professor & Curator

  • Paul Johnsgard
    Adjunct Professor

Informal Science Education

  • Judy Diamond
    Professor & Curator

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

  • Rick Otto
    Superintendent

  • Sandy Mosel
    Museum Store & Educational Programs Assistant

  • Daniel George
    Ashfall Virtual Field Trip Educator

Trailside Museum of Natural History

  • Pattie Norman
    Museum Specialist