Staff & Boards

The people who keep the Map Center running

Staff

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Amanda Lookner

Administrative Assistant

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Claire Tratnyek

Learning Resource Specialist

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Emily Bowe

Assistant Director

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Garrett Dash Nelson

President & Head Curator

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Ian Spangler

Assistant Curator of Digital & Participatory Geography

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Julia Williams

Communications & Gallery Coordinator

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Katy Lasdow

Curatorial Fellow

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Kiana Harriel

Experiential Learning & Programs Educator

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Lauren Chen

Reference & Cataloging Librarian

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Nicole Claris

Director of Education & Educational Programs

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Samantha Walker

Visitor Services & Exhibition Assistant

Interns

Boards

Board of Directors

Janet P. Atkins
John D. Childs
Michael G. Contompasis
Charles L. Cooney, PhD, Chair
Diana Fernandez Bibeau
Matthew J. Kiefer, Esq.
Michelle Knight, Treasurer
Alex Krieger
Khurram Jamil
Theodore Landsmark
Alexander Leventhal
Jack Lynch
Dava Newman, PhD
Ronald P. O’Hanley
Richard Pegg
Barry L. Ruderman
Oscar Santos
William J. Schnoor
Natacha Scott
Allison D. Webster, Esq.
Christian J. Westra, Esq.

Ex Officio

Erin Claywell, Clerk
Raymond Liu, ex officio
David Leonard, ex officio

Legal Counsel

Achal Oza

Lifetime Directors

Richard H. Brown
Lawrence Caldwell
Robert M. Melzer

Board of Review

Charles Cooney, ex officio
Diana Greenwald
Matthew J. Kiefer
Alex Krieger
Sierra Laddusaw
Miriam Olivares
Margaret Wickens Pearce
Richard Pegg, Chair
Tim Wallace
Sarah Williams

Education Committee

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Michael G. Contompasis
Ashlyn Crossfield
Khurram Jamil
Dr. Marcos Luna
Dia Riegler
Oscar Santos
Natacha Scott, Chair