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Staff Directory

The staff of the Burke Museum is available to answer questions and provide information.

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the email address is uw.edu

Key Contacts


Admissions Desk 206-616-3962
Café 206-543-9854
Education Office 206-543-5591
Manager of Human Resources &
Operations
Leslie Jones lajo@ 206-543-6846
Membership Associate Kristin Voss                kevoss@ 206-616-6057
Museology Program Director Kris Morrissey musdir@ 206-685-8207
Reception theburke@ 206-543-7907
Registrar Hollye Keister hgunter@ 206-616-7318
Store 206-685-0909
Traveling Exhibits Coordinator Mark Hand mrhand@ 206-616-0268

All Contacts


Administration

Blanchette, GiGi Executive Assistant burkeadm@ 206-543-5570
Olmstead, Richard Associate Director of Research
Curator, Botany
olmstead@ 206-543-8850
Stein, Julie K Executive Director jkstein@ 206-543-2784
Younger, Erin Associate Director eyounger@ 206-543-5235

Archaeology


Denton, Steve Program Manager sdenton@ 206-543-7696
Jolivette, Stephanie Research Assistant sajolive@ 206-685-3849 x2
Lape, Peter Curator, Archaeology plape@ 206-685-3849 x2,
206-685-9364
Louderback, Lisbeth Public Outreach Coordinator archy@ 206-221-6183
Meyers, Kelly Collections Coordinator, Archaeology kpm2@ 206-543-7696
Noble, Megon Assistant Collections Manager megnoble@206-685-3849 x2
Phillips, Laura Collections Manager lphill@206-685-3849 x2

Biology


Arachnida
Crawford, Rod Curatorial Associate tiso@206-543-9853

Genetic Resources
Birks, Sharon Genetic Resources Manager sbirks@ 206-221-8462
Leaché, Adam Curator of Genetic Resources
and Herpetology
leache@  

Herbarium
Giblin, David Collections Manager,
Herbarium, Gunther Garden
dgiblin@ 206-543-1682
Glew, Katherine Curatorial Associate, Lichens kglew@ 206-221-6891
Legler, Ben Informatics Specialist blegler@ 206-221-5234
Olmstead, Richard Associate Director of Research
Curator, Botany
olmstead@ 206-543-8850

Herpetology
Leaché, Adam Curator of Genetic Resources
and Herpetology
leache@  

Ichthyology
E. Stevenson, Duane Research Associate   206-526-4468
Maslenikov, Katherine Collections Manager, Fishes pearsonk@ 206-543-3816
Pietsch, Ted Curator, Fishes twp@ 206-543-8923
Wilder Orr, James Research Associate   206-526-6318

Lepidoptera
Pelham, Jon Curatorial Associate   206-543-9853

Malacology
Kohn, Alan Adjunct Curator kohn@206-616-4383
Rowell, Kirsten Curator rowellk@206-221-7170

Mammalogy
Bradley, Jeff Collection Manager jebrad@206-685-7417
Chavez, Andreas Graduate Student aschavez@  
Kenagy, Jim Curator kenagy@ 206-616-1781
Rausch, Robert Adjunct Curator   206-685-7417
Rausch, Virginia Affiliate Curator   206-685-7417
Yang, Dou Graduate Student dsyang@  

Ornithology
Faucett, Rob Collections Manager rfaucett@ 206-543-1668
Herron, Jon Lecturer herronjc@ 206-616-3953
Rohwer, Sievert Curator Emeritus rohwer@ 206-543-4066
Wood, Chris Collections Manager puffinus@ 206-543-1668

Communications


Godinez, Andrea PR and Marketing Coordinator burkepr@ 206-616-7538
Moughamer, Karin Campus Outreach Coordinator hoffmank@ 206-616-9621
Smith, Alaina Director of External Affairs smitham@ 206-543-9762

Computing & Web Communications


Computing and Web Communications Staff burkeit@

Development


Dobbs, JeeYoung Annual Giving Manager jdobbs@ 206-616-9865
Ferguson, Ellen Community Relations Director   206-543-5115
O'Donnell, Anna Director of Development acfrey@ 206-543-9539
Pelz, Ruth Manager, Foundation &
Corporate Relations
ruthpelz@ 206-616-1550
Pepin, Leah Development Events Coordinator pepinl@ 206-543-0421
Voss, Kristin Membership Associate kevoss@ 206-616-6057

Education


Carlisle, Maureen Education Assistant carlim3@ 206-543-5591
Elsner, Dana Beaudry Education Assistant danab4@ 206-543-5591
Glenn Harrigan, Gloriann School Programs Manager gglenn3@ 206-543-5591
Nino, Briana Education Outreach Manager brinino@ 206-685-4339
Quinn, Diane Director of Education aliceo@ 206-685-7154
Sander, Carl Public Programs Manager casander@ 206-616-6473
Sandkam, Cassandra Docent Program Manager csandkam@ 206-616-4415
Williams, David Education Assistant dbw2@ 206-543-5591

Ethnology


Andrews, Becky Collections Manager randrew@ 206-543-6623
Bunn-Marcuse, Katie Managing Editor, Bill Holm Center kbunn@206-543-5595
Dartt-Newton, Deana Curator, Native American Ethnology ddartt@206-543-5344
Harrell, Steve Adjunct Curator,
Asian Ethnology
stevehar@ 206-543-9608
Holm, Bill Curator, Emeritus bholm@ 206-543-5595
Kahn, Mimi Adjunct Curator, Pacific Ethno mkahn@206-543-3734
McCarthy, Justin Collections Outreach Coordinator swinumt@ 206-543-6623
McClelland, Ashley Rights and Reproductions Manager ashleyvm@ 206-543-6623
Nason, James Curator, Emeritus jnason@206-543-9680
Oliver, Marvin Adjunct Curator,
Contemporary Native Art
moliver@ 206-543-9082
Wright, Robin K. Curator, Native American Art wright@206-543-5595

Exhibits


Schipper, Paul Exhibit Fabricator pws4@ 206-543-5954
Slettebak, Arn Exhibit Fabricator asletteb@ 206-543-5954
Whiteman, Andrew Exhibit Designer, Production Manager andrewt@ 206-685-1731

Financial Office


Davis, Olga Payroll Coordinator odavis@ 206-543-5047
Miller, Janera Fiscal Technician delmam@ 206-685-5265
Swift, Hally Director of Finance hallys@ 206-543-8465

Geology and Paleontology


Barton, Bax Quaternary Research Center baxqrc@ 206-543-1166
Crowley, Bruce Fossil Preparator bcrowley@ 206-543-1856
Eng, Ron Collections Manager rceng@ 206-543-6776
Huttenlocker, Adam Graduate Student huttenla@ 206-543-1856
Martin, Ruth Graduate Student ruthm2@ 206-543-1856
Nesbitt, Liz Curator, Invertebrate &
Micropaleontology
lnesbitt@ 206-543-5949
Prentice, Adelina Graduate Student adelip@ 206-543-1856
Sidor, Christian Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology casidor@ 206-221-4181
Strömberg, Caroline Curator, Paleobotany caestrom@ 206-543-0495
Swales, Jude Scientific Illustrator jswales@ 206-543-1856

Museology


Chew, Ron Museology Community Scholar
in Residence
ronchew@ 206-221-0713
Hayes, Lisa Museology Office Assistant herg@ 206-616-1437
Morrissey, Kristine Director, Museology morriss8@ 206-685-8207
O'Donnell, Wilson Associate Director, Museology wilsonod@ 206-543-4642
Procel, Maya Museology Program Administrator procel@ 206-616-8280
Visscher, Nick Museology Internship Coordinator vissche2@ 206-221-0763

Operations


Anderson, Robert Admissons Lead robera@ 206-616-3962
Eisman, Benjamin Weekend Operations Coordinator bleisman@ 206-543-2525
Jones, Leslie Manager of Human Resources
& Operations
lajo@ 206-543-6846
Milhausen, Jess Shop Coordinator milhause@ 206-685-0909
Newkirk, Jessica Facility Rental Coordinator jessmn@ 206-221-7083
Liz Penttila Evening Operations Coordinator elizap5@ 206-543-2525
Tollefson, Sarah Operations Manager aberyst@ 206-543-2525
Porter, Samantha Receptionist seporter@ 206-543-7907

Registrar's Office


Keister, Hollye Registrar burkereg@ 206-616-7318
Hand, Mark Traveling Exhibits Coordinator mrhand@ 206-616-0268