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
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
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Teresa Henderson
Event Planner, Office, and Store Manager
Office: Museum Building 205 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-3168
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 205C 921 S 8th Ave Stop 8096 Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-2603
Amy Commendador, MS
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