Staff

Administration
Michael D. Stafford, Ph.D. The Susan Flint Cooper Director
Nancy Swords Deputy Director
Head of Visitor Experience
248 645.3035
Denise Collier Executive Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director 248 645.3204
Astronomy, Exhibits, & Website
Michael J. Narlock Head of Astronomy/Exhibits & Web Coordinator CEC/CCCR/CHG/CIS 248 645.3235
Collections
Cameron Wood Curator of Collections 248 645.3241
Development
Madeline Aberle Assistant Director of Development 248 645.3576
Katja Thomakos Director of Development 248 645.3220
Taylor Travnik Membership Coordinator 248 645.3245
Walter Whitt Development Coordinator 248 645.7710
Education
Janet Beylin Public Programs Coordinator 248 645.3748
Danielle DiFalco Education Manager 248 645.3193
Cameron Wood Anthropology Coordinator/Museum Educator 248 645.3241
Marketing & Public Relations
Trysten Loos   906 235.4327
Watershed Education
Elizabeth Parkinson Coordinator of Freshwater Education 248 645.3223
Visitor Experience
Joshua Archey Guest Experience 248 645.3210
Eric Canapini Visitor Services Supervisor 248 645.3723 or
248 645.3209
Heather Groeger Reservations and Data Supervisor 248 645.3231

Board of Governors

Michael H. Acheson President, Interlaken LLC
Jon W. Allan Former Director, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan
Terry A. Barclay President & CEO - Inforum
Amit Batra Owner/Dentist, Personalized Dental Care
Greg Best President, LeCom Utility Contractors
Kristoffer Butler Associate Attorney, Cardelli Lanfear P.C.
Donald D. Carpenter, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP Drummond Carpenter PLLC
Terri Chapman Chief Executive Officer, MNP Corporation
Christy Clark Director, Environmental Management and Safety, DTE Energy
Dr. Wanda Cook-Robinson Superintendent, Oakland County Schools
Tony Y. Dong
(Treasurer)
Retired, Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Munder Capital Management
Mel J. Drumm President Emeritus Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Past President Detroit Science Center
Virginia B. Fox Civic Leader
Karyn Lyon Glover Program Director, Oakland Rhythmic Gymnastics
Gary Gonzalez Chairman, President and CEO, Gonzalez Design Group
Linda M. Hilbert, P.E. Executive Director of Environment, Sustainability and Laboratory Services at Consumers Energy
Trevor F. Lauer President and COO, DTE Electric
Beth Lieberman Michigan and Northwest Ohio Market Leader/Actuary, Willis Towers Watson
Gino Roncelli President, Roncelli, Inc.
Peter Samet, M.D.  
James Schwyn Valeo North America, Retired
Tresa Shaw Vice President, IT Product Management, Freedom Mortgage
Lee M. Smith
(Chairperson)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Flagstar
Richard E. Smith, M.D. Senior Staff Physician, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Henry Ford Hospital
Brandon Stein Strategic Content, Facebook
Jacob Taylor Senior Vice President and Market Leader, PNC Private Bank
Linzie Venegas
(Vice Chairperson)
Vice President, Ideal Group
Shaun Wilson Founder & Managing Partner at Cadence, Detroit

Board of Governors (Emeritus)

Frederick M. Adams, Jr.
Melonie B. Colaianne
Susan E. Flint Cooper
John M. Erb
Keith R. Kleckner
Richard D. McLellan
Jane Wooten Renaud
Samuel H. Thomas, Jr.
Richard E. Warren