Staff & Boards

The people who keep the Map Center running

Staff

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Emily Bowe

Assistant Director

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Garrett Dash Nelson

President & Head Curator

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Ian Spangler

Assistant Curator of Digital & Participatory Geography

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Julia Williams

Communications & Gallery Coordinator

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Lauren Chen

Reference & Cataloging Librarian

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Nicole Claris

Director of Education & Educational Programs

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Rachel Sharer

Development & Grants Manager

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Satoh Feng

Visitor Services & Exhibition Assistant

Interns

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Carmen Hansen

Spring 2024 Georeferencing Intern

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Erin Olding

Spring 2024 Georeferencing Intern

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Julie Raporte

Spring 2024 Georeferencing Intern

Boards

Board of Directors

Janet P. Atkins
Michael G. Contompasis
Charles L. Cooney, PhD, Chair
Matthew J. Kiefer, Esq.
Michelle Knight, Treasurer
Alex Krieger
Khurram Jamil
Theodore Landsmark
Alexander Leventhal
Jack Lynch
Ronald P. O’Hanley
Richard Pegg
Barry L. Ruderman
Oscar Santos
William J. Schnoor
Natacha Scott
Christian J. Westra, Esq.

Ex Officio

Erin Claywell, Clerk
Priscilla Douglas, ex officio
David Leonard, ex officio

Legal Counsel

Achal Oza

Lifetime Directors

Richard H. Brown
Lawrence Caldwell
Robert M. Melzer

Board of Review

Charles Cooney, ex officio
Diana Greenwald
Matthew J. Kiefer
Alex Krieger
Sierra Laddusaw
Miriam Olivares
Margaret Wickens Pearce
Richard Pegg, Chair
Tim Wallace
Sarah Williams

Education Committee

Faroqua Abuzeit
Michael G. Contompasis
Ashlyn Crossfield
Khurram Jamil
Dr. Marcos Luna
Dia Riegler
Oscar Santos
Natacha Scott, Chair