Our Staff

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Our Staff

Director of Collection Services and Chief Registrar
Susan Oshima

Susan has worked in the Registrar's Office since 2001, has been Chief Registrar since 2007, and has more than 25 years' professional experience in collections registration and logistics.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Vertebrate Paleontology
Adolfo Pacheco Castro, Ph.D.

Adolfo is studying the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI) as related to the Mexican fossil record of small mammal species, working with Xiaoming Wang at NHMLA and Jack Tseng at the University of California Berkeley.

Graduate Student, Dinosaur Institute
Emily Patellos
Curator, Herpetology & Director, Urban Nature Research Center
Greg Pauly, Ph.D.

Dr. Greg Pauly is Curator of Herpetology and Co-director of the Urban Nature Research Center. He studies the natural history, evolution, and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

DISCO Program Manager
Dean Pentcheff

Dean is coordinating NHM’s Diversity Initiative for the Southern California Ocean.

Project Archivist
Erin Perez
Collections Manager, Echinoderms
Tania Pineda-Enriquez, Ph.D.

Dr. Tania Pineda-Enriquez is the Collections Manager of Echinoderms and a marine biologist specializing in the systematics and phylogenetics of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea). She manages specimen curation, collection care and supports marine biodiversity research through collaborative science.

Fossil Lab Manager, Rancho La Brea
Stephany Potze

As the Fossil Lab Manager Ms. Potze is responsible for the preparation and conservation of all the fossils at Rancho La Brea.

Preparator, Vertebrate Paleontology
James Preston

James prepares fossils of mammals, mostly marine mammals including whales, dolphins, and pinnipeds from the Oligocene, Miocene, and Pleistocene, for use in research and display.

Preparator, Rancho La Brea
Karin Rice

As a Preparator at Project 23, Karin is responsible for excavating fossils, training volunteers and students and sharing her expertise with the public.