Our Team
“Yerkes holds so many fond memories for me, from before it closed to after it reopened. During my sophomore year of high school, I heard about a job opportunity on Yerkes' grounds and decided to step out of my comfort zone and apply.
That day, I scored the best job I could have asked for. While the grounds were tough to maintain, and the building needed a lot of work, it’s been incredibly magical to see how much they have both transformed from dust and shambles to a bustling place full of ideas, creativity, community, and inspiration.
I am proud to be a part of the team here and to work in the background, keeping peace and cleanliness for the people who put great passion into expanding this beautiful capsule of time.”
Chloé Schlesner
Building Cleaner
Chloé graduated from Williams Bay High School, where she scored her first position at Yerkes Observatory as a groundskeeper. After graduation, Chloé and her best friend set off to Italy and from there enjoyed a three and a half month trip in Europe and two weeks in South Korea, visiting nine countries on the trip. Since then, Chloé has embarked on even more travel, including road trips out west and down south and flights all the way to Colombia, Jamaica, and France. After moving to Milwaukee and working at a plant nursery for some time and as a teacher’s assistant at Waldorf Tamarack in Milwaukee, she is back working at Yerkes. She is very grateful for where life has brought her and is so very excited to see where she will endeavor next. With an incredible job, many fur babies, and a loving partner and family, she truly couldn’t ask for more!
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