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Our Staff

Database & Reports Manager

Bill Mertz

Bill administers NHM’s collections management system.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Dinosaur Institute

Zach Morris, Ph.D.

Collections Technician, History

Briyana Negrette

Briyana assists with various projects in Material Culture and the Seaver Center for Western History Research.

Senior Collections Manager, Marine Biodiversity Center

Kathy Omura

Kathy was the first person to join the Marine Biodiversity Center when it opened in 2000. She earned a B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and came to the Natural History Museum with 13 years of marine invertebrate taxonomy experience.

Assistant Collections Manager, Collections Rescue (Herpetology)

Alix Onorato

Alix is part of the Collections Rescue project team.

Senior Manager, Community Science

Miguel Ordeñana

Miguel Ordeñana, who joined NHMLAC in April 2013, is an environmental educator and wildlife biologist.

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.

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.

Digitization Technician, Marine Biodiversity Center (DigIn)

Emma Perez

Emma Perez is part of the DigIn digitization team.