Our Team

Your guides to the galaxy.

If you’re traveling through time and space with us, we invite you to meet the crew who plans and conducts the programs at Yerkes. Our staff members are dedicated professionals with expertise in astronomy, the arts, education, and visitor experience. We’re a passionate team committed to the Yerkes mission. Enjoy the ride!

Yerkes Staff

(in no particular order)

  • Jana Lund

    Tours and Programs Coordinator

  • Sherry Shaffer

    Director of Development

  • Dr. Amanda Bauer

    Montgomery Foundation Deputy Director + Head of Science & Education

  • Will Borgen

    Facilities & Grounds Manager

  • Walt Chadick

    Director of Programs & External Affairs

  • Mallory Conlon

    Outreach Astronomer

  • Erin Cullen

    Development & Operations Coordinator

  • Ashley Killeen

    Administrative Assistant for Development

  • Dennis Kois

    Executive Director

  • Marc Stanek

    Director of Facilities & Grounds

Keep Yerkes open for a new generation of explorers

Help us continue
the legacy.

More than a century ago a determined founder, masterful architect, skilled trades workers, diligent engineers, and inventive entrepreneurs built Yerkes. Visionary scientists and astrophotographers put it on the galaxy’s map. In 2020, a dedicated group of locals saved Yerkes for future generations. And now we look to you. Please consider becoming a contributor and friend of Yerkes Observatory. Your participation means everything.

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