Meet Our Staff
Susan Lynn
Executive Director
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
Cornelius the corn snake!
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"Enchanted Castle" By E. Nesbit
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
I loved playing cards with my grandmother!
Fun Fact:
I still have my childhood love of climbing - rocks, trees, mountains, you name it!
Hannah Hausman
Senior Director, Development & Communications
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
Bubbles! They are beautiful, fantastical and make my son smile.
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
I love so many, but if I had to pick I'd say: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Red Rover!
Fun Fact:
I auditioned for Ringling Brothers Clown College when I was 18.
Jack Hopkins
Finance Manager
Laura LoTurco-Gorian
Developmental Administrative Assistant
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
The Make & Take are and Fine Art Friday! I love anything that has to do with art!
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" -Novel by E. L. Konigsburg
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Catching fireflies!
Fun Fact:
I'm a book hoarder! I enjoy books on art culture, foreign places, and children's books.
Leona Hillary
Director of Education
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
The garden and our Seeds & Sprouts program because we are able to grow food, eat, play, get dirty, and learn about nature!
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"Where the Wild Things Are" - by Maurice Sendak
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
I enjoyed playing dress-up in any way! I wore tutus and hats and would put on fashion shows! Playing real estate and climbing on the jungle gym were also my favorite things to do!
Fun Fact:
I am an artist too! I paint, draw and build sculptures from trash. Making things at the Museum is great because it’s always more fun with friends!
Asis Gonzalez
Planetarium Coordinator
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
Cornelius and his feedings! Because Cornelius is a fun danger noodle!
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"Magic School Bus" (Any)
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Hide and Seek
Hector Solis
Facilities Manager
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
The pepper and chile beds in the planting area
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
I never read.
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
"Black Ops" on Xbox 360
Fun Fact:
I like to dance cumbia and rancheras!
Fran Narain
Programs & Volunteer Coordinator
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
Science Saturday is my favorite because sometimes we make slime and I think that's pretty great.
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
I didn't enjoy reading all that much, but when I did, it was either non-fiction about nature or absolute fiction about unicorns.
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
I really loved playing with marble runs!
Fun Fact:
I used to compete on FIRST Robotics team 2945, which is essentially a less intense version of battle bots!
Howard Theron Hommer
Fun Facilitator/Planetarium Assistant/Manager on Duty
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
"People on the Go" (because it encourages the imagination of travel)
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" - A 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Kick the Can
Fun Fact:
I have travelled the United States alone for two years visiting 44 states.
Norma Flores
Fun Facilitator
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
I love our earthworks, there is a lot to play with.There’s a music plaza, an adobe playhouse, a sand pit, and the horno where sometimes we cook veggies from our garden. You can also see lizards,butterflies, birds, and the beautiful flowers.
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"The Five Chinese Brothers" by Claire Huchet Bishop
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Mancala
Fun Fact:
I like to watch and draw anime, one of my favorite shows is Avatar the last air bender!
Isabelle Clinton
Fun Facilitator
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
So many to chose from! Gotta say, I never get tired of the bubbles. But I also love the art room. And anything outdoors! The Seeds and Sprouts program has to be my favorite program, because who doesn't love playing with worms?
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
I was a huge Nancy Drew fan. I read all 56 books! Twice!
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
The board game Clue! I went ten years without losing a single game. To be fair, I was playing against my baby sisters.
Fun Fact:
When I was younger, I had an imaginary friend named Blue Sky Images, a name that I got from a PBS commercial
Cody Stelzer
Science Educator & Museum Engineer
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
The Magnet Ball Wall
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
"The Way Things Work" -Book by David Macaulay and Neil Ardley
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
Any PC game I could convince my parents to let me buy (but MechWarrior 2 was was my obsession) , track and field, basketball, using magnifying glasses to start fires, soccer, catching bees, running away from angry bees.
Fun Fact:
I can make a dolphin call with my mouth and farting noises with my neck and supraclavicular fossa (indentation above collarbone).
KT Lopez
Special Projects Coordinator
Favorite Exhibit/Program:
Seeing the toddlers fill the museum for our "Wee Wednesday" mornings is magical! I also enjoy getting to interact with the children as they explore the worm bin!
Childhood Book I Enjoyed:
I liked books that were interactive such as "Magic Eye," "Where's Waldo" or "Search & Find" activity books.
Game(s) I Liked To Play:
I would play anything from kickball, to "colored eggs," or even pretended to be a chef in a fake restaurant. I especially enjoyed playing catch, basketball, and chess with my dad.
Fun Fact:
I have been skydiving over the Rocky Mountains and bungee jumping 3x off of California's Bridge to Nowhere.
