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    Executive Office

    Molly Steenson, PhD

    President & CEO

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    Executive Office

    Ingrid Nyholm-Lange

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Michael Mathekar Cochran

    Executive Office

    Michael Mathekar-Cochran

    Chief Financial Officer

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    Operations

    Hannah Ricke

    Finance & Operations Associate

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    Experience

    Sally Carlson

    Content & Marketing Manager

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    Experience

    Darby Johnson

    Public Relations & Communications Specialist

  • Experience

    Jon Dahlin

    Media Design & Production Specialist

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    Engagement

    Anna Thorsen

    Director of Development

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    Engagement

    Nina Andersen

    Engagement Partner

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    Experience

    Andrea Justus

    Content & Research Specialist

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    Experience

    Erin Stromgren

    Creative Director

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    Experience

    Shawn Connors

    Exhibition Designer

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    Experience

    Inga Theissen

    Director of Collections and Organizational Strategy

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    Experience

    Maggie Coleman

    Collections Specialist

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    Operations

    Shelby Matula

    Director of Operations

  • A smiling middle-aged man with glasses, a beard, and a bald head, wearing a black and white checkered shirt, stands in front of a plain white background.

    Operations

    Todd Vandecar

    Operations Manager

  • A person with shoulder-length light brown hair is wearing a pink blouse and standing in front of a gray stone wall, smiling at the camera.

    Experience

    Britta Walstrom

    Director of Partnerships

  • Smiling person with long hair in a gray sweater stands in front of a stone wall.

    Experience

    Erin Swenson-Klatt

    Cultural Programs Manager

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    Experience

    Liz Stopka

    Language Programs Manager

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    Experience

    Lindsey Tscherne

    Youth & Family Programs Manager

  • A smiling man with a beard, wearing a navy blue shirt with small white dots, stands in front of a gray brick wall.

    Experience

    Jason Leuthold

    Youth & Family Programs Coordinator

  • Person with curly red hair and glasses, wearing a turquoise top and a black cardigan, stands against a textured gray wall. They have a slight smile and are wearing a silver necklace.

    Operations

    April Neske

    Director of Human Resources

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    Operations

    Layla DeLeon-Osweiler

    Museum Store Manager & Buyer

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    Operations

    Cathy Davis

    Inventory Specialist

  • Operations

    Nate Adelmann

    Building Manager

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    Operations

    Joel House

    Maintenance Technician

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    Slate & Stone (Rentals & Catering)

    Nadya Goncharova

    Food & Beverage Director

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    FIKA Café

    Amalia Obermeier-Smith

    Executive Chef

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    Slate & Stone (Rentals & Catering)

    Kim Benedict

    Director of Catering

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    Slate & Stone (Rentals & Catering)

    Emily Thompson

    Catering Event Coordinator

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