OUR TEAM
Board Members
Nader Moghaddam - President/CEO, Financial Partners Credit Union
Alexis Saab- Former Mayor of Downey, Attorney
Roger Brossmer - Downey Unified School District, Former Mayor of Downey
Rick Rodriguez - Former Mayor of Downey, Retired
Mario Guerra - Former Mayor of Downey, Retired
Alexa Rousso - Manager of Corporate Giving, Homeboy Industries
Diana Trujillo - Flight Systems Lead, NASA-JPL
City of Downey
Mayor: Claudia M. Frometa - District 4
Hector Sosa - District 2
Mayor Pro Tem: Horacio Ortiz - District 1
Dorothy Pemberton - District 3
Mario Trujillo - District 5
Administrative Personnel
Benjamin Dickow
President & Executive Director
bdickow@downeyspacecenter.org
Sarah Medina
Center Manager
smedina@downeyspacecenter.org
Rick Orán O'Connor
Education Coordinator
oconnor@downeyspacecenter.org
Laura Brim
Education Coordinator
lbrim@downeyspacecenter.org
Iliana Montano
Social Media Coordinator
imontano@downeyspacecenter.org
Diana Canales
Facility & Challenger Learning Center Program Specialist
dcanales@downeyspacecenter.org
Valeria Uscanga
Girls In STEM Program Specialist
vuscanga@downeyspacecenter.org
Soraya Quintana
Exhibits/Archives Program Specialist
squintana@downeyspacecenter.org
Alejandro Saavedra
Exhibits/Archives Program Specialist
MJackson@downeyspacecenter.org
Carissa Avina
Events Program Specialist
cavina@downeyspacecenter.org
Samantha Cisneros
Program Development Program Specialist
SCisneros@downeyspacecenter.org
Brittney Rodriguez
Outreach Program Specialist
brodriguez@downeyspacecenter.org
Chantel Diaz
Volunteer Program Specialist
csdiaz@downeyspacecenter.org
Monica Jackson
Makerspace & Challenger Learning Center Program Specialist
MJackson@downeyspacecenter.org
Jazmyn Marquez
Grants Program Specialist
JMarquez@downeyspacecenter.org
Emiliano Garcia
Operations Program Specialist
EGarcia@downeyspacecenter.org
Jessica Olivas
Operations Program Specialist
jolivas@downeyspacecenter.org
Josephine Peralta
Office Assistant
jperalta@downeyspacecenter.org
Reservation Specialists
Dorian M.
Alexandra S.
Carmen W.
Gabriela U.
Museum Facilitators
David A.
Juan C.
Stephanie D.
Sully F.
Victor G.
Jared H.
Amanda K.
Arkita L.
Joel M.
Jessica M. O.
Dorian M.
David O.
Marie R.
Marco S.
Angelina S.
Luisa S.
Kevin T.
Guadalupe T.
Nateya W.