Smithsonian STARS National Team

Emma Marcucci, Ph.D
Executive Director

Neel Gudka
Communications Specialist

Kelsie Murphy
Education Development Specialist

Jason Gurtman
Community Engagement Specialist

Laura Blackwelder
Assistant Director for Advancement

Giezy Arias
Program Administrator

Jackie Westman
Telescope Education Specialist
Smithsonian STARS Arizona Team

Michael Vargas, Ph.D
State Operations Coordinator

Chloe Haramis
Program Engagement Specialist

John Dunegan
Program Engagement Specialist
Collaborators from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)

Catherine Zucker
Astrophysicist

Mary Dussault
Instructional Systems Specialist

Susan Sunbury
Education Researcher

Jillian Meyerson
Financial Administrator

Aidan Lilienfeld
Editor

Alaalden Ibrahim
IT Specialist