Staff

Administration

John Dexter

Executive Director

jdexter@heardmuseum.org

Membership

Nicole Ellerbrock

Administrative Operations Manager

nellerbrock@heardmuseum.org

Marketing, PR & Advertising

Stephanie Jennings

Marketing & Communications Director

sjennings@heardmuseum.org

Fundraising & Development

Brittany Kryder

Deputy Director

bkryder@heardmuseum.org

Meg Latham

Director of Stewardship

mlatham@heardmuseum.org 

Operations

Spencer Dudas

Heard Operations Manager

sdudas@heardmuseum.org

Facilities

Pete Madrulli 

Facilities Manager 

pmadrulli@heardmuseum.org

Sanctuary 

Braeden Duffee

Nature Preserve Manager 

bduffee@heardmuseum.org 

Living Collections

Mary Riley-Samuels

Living Collections Curator

mriley@heardmuseum.org

Programs

Jessica Mills

Director of Programs

jmills@heardmuseum.org 

Horticulture

Juan Garibay

Horticulturist

jgaribay@heardmuseum.org 

Accounting

Mojdeh Lakani

Finance & Accounting Director

mlakani@heardmuseum.org

Facility Rental

hello@boxwoodhospitality.com

https://boxwoodhospitality.com/the-overlook

Education

Joale Groote

Education Manager

jgroote@heardmuseum.org

Education Program Reservations

Children’s Birthday parties, Field Trips, and Other Educational Programs

Brooklynn Nelson

Program Scheduling Coordinator

education@heardmuseum.org

Outreach

Norma Rodríguez Argüelles

Outreach Coordinator

outreach@heardmuseum.org

Volunteer Coordinator

Laura Ragan

volunteers@heardmuseum.org

Heard Special Events

events@heardmuseum.org

Collections and Paleontology Lab

Darlene Sumerfelt

Curator of Collections, Paleontology Lab Director

dsumerfelt@heardmuseum.org