The Works Museum Staff + Boad

The Works Museum Staff

Jill Measells
Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Curtis
Senior Director of Advancement

Marissa Woodruff
Director of Learning Experiences

Emily Kinny
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact

Frances Van Sloun
Director of Programs and Operations

Kaiya Hoyer-Leitzel
Database and Operations Manager

Kailey Kreienbrink
Visitor Experience Manager

Elise Wilson
School Groups and Camps Coordinator

Nicole Jaeckel Sykora
Graphic Designer and Website
Coordinator

Leah Nelson
Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Katy Epler
Registration Coordinator

Lauren Witt
Grant Coordinator

Sonia Krech-Jacobsen
STEM Educator and
Procurement Specialist

Cal Cauthorn
STEM Educator

Korey Haynes 
STEM Educator

Aaron Myers
Visitor Experience Staff

Aaron Mattson
Visitor Experience Staff

Kazoua Yang
Visitor Experience Staff

Michelle Downing
Visitor Experience Staff

Sarah Wisniewski
Visitor Experience Staff

Richard Pollard
STEM Educator

Will Schar
STEM Educator

Melanie Shibley
STEM Educator

Cathy Eiss
STEM Educator

Nicole Revelle
Visitor Experience Supervisor

Interested joining our team? View our current job openings!

Board of Trustees

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Nicole Cameli - Chair
Senior Associate General Counsel – Mergers and Acquisitions, Emerson

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Jazmine Darden
Senior Principal Philanthropy Specialist
Medtronic Foundation

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Charmaine Harris
Senior Program Manager,
Lifetouch

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John Lee
Retired CEO,
Barr Engineering

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Hawley Mathieson
Teacher of the deaf,
Edina Public Schools

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Rob Sleezer - Secretary
Professor of Computer Information Science,
Mankato State University

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Stephan Schaerbauer
USDA Veterinarian Area,
Vet in Charge

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Rachel Walker
Director of Permitting, Mission Clean Energy

Erica Amevo
Vice President, Human Resources, Uponor

Julianne Laue - Vice Chair
Environmental and Sustainability Director, JE Dunn

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Louise Miltich - Treasurer
Executive Vice President,
Great Plains Institute

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Komal Bansal
Senior Manager of Info
Security - Vice President,
U.S. Bank

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Derrick Schlangen
Director, Engineering & Technology, Great River Energy

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Sonja Jenko
Nuclear Fuel Supply Engineer, Talen Energy

Laurie Pryor
Former, State of Minnesota Legislator

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Sarah Simpson
Transmission & Distribution EDC Tech Manager,
Burns & McDonnell

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Sarah Stratton
VP, Senior Water Research Scientist, Barr Engineering

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Bradley Steber
Vice President, CenterPoint Energy & Minnesota Gas Operation