Museum Staff
Dr. Leif Tapanila
Director/Curator, Earth Sciences/Professor
Office: Museum Building 205B 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-5417
Tabatha M Butler
Director of Development
Office: 62 E Terry St College of Education
(208) 282-3617
Dr. Charles “Andy” Speer
Curator, Anthropology & Earl H. Swanson Archaeological Repository (ESAR)
Office: Graveley Hall 162 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8005 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-4906
Dr. Brandon Peecook
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Assistant Professor
Office: Office: Museum Building 113 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-4151
Teresa Henderson
Event Planner, Office, and Store Manager
Office: Museum Building 205 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-3168
Robert Gay
Education Coordinator
Office: Museum Building 205C 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-2195
Kate Zajanc
Museum Senior Accountant
Office: Museum Building 212A 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-6168
Christina Reddoor
University Business Officer
Office: Business Administration 203 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-3806
Curt Schmitz, MA, PMP
Museum Registrar/Exhibits Manager
Office: Museum Building 127 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-3168
Amy Commendador, Ph.D.
Manager, Earl H. Swanson Archaeological Repository (ESAR)
Office: Museum Building 129 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-3042
Amber Tews, MS
Collections Manager, Anthropology/Marketing
Office: Museum Building 205A 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-2451
Trista Crook, MS
Life Science Collection Manager
Office: Museum Building 921 S 8th STOP 8096 Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 282-3168
Timothy Gomes
Idaho Virtualization Laboratory Tech Specialist
Office: Museum Building 204A 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-5420
Evelyn Vollmer
Digital Specialist
Office: Museum Building 204A 921 S 8th Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-5420