About Us Discovering, together.
Welcome to Kiewit Luminarium, a place for people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds to explore astonishing phenomena at the intersection of science, art, and human perception.
A place for curious humans
Now open on Omaha’s reimagined RiverFront, Kiewit Luminarium will rekindle your curiosity and change the way you see the world. With more than 100 interactive exhibits and a kaleidoscope of engaging programs, you’ll want to visit again and again. Together we are building a future for Omaha and the region where everyone will have the opportunity to dream, play, wonder, experiment, and consider something new.
Kiewit Luminarium
Board of Directors
Anne M. Hubbard
Director
Professor Emeritus of Radiology, UNMC
Brandon Hamm
Director & Secretary
Attorney, Koley Jessen
Constance Ryan
Director
Chairperson & CEO, Streck
Halley Kruse
Director
Vice President & Director, Acklie Charitable Foundation
Jane Miller
Director
President and Chief Operating Officer (Retired), Gallup
Jannette Taylor, MOL, MSNDR
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Center for Advancement
Lance Fritz
Director & Treasurer
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Union Pacific
Lance C. Pérez, Ph.D
Director
Dean, University of Nebraska College of Engineering and Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sarah Yale
Director
Community Engager
Trent Demulling
Chair & Director
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kiewit
Silva Raker
Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Kiewit Luminarium
Bruce Grewcock
Founder
Executive Chairman, Kiewit
Kiewit Luminarium
Advisory Group
Albert Varas
Chief Executive Officer, Latino Center of the Midlands
Bruce Carpenter
Senior Vice President, HDR
Cydney Franklin
Commercial Real Estate Agent, PJ Morgan Real Estate
Dr. Derrick Nero
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Jon Doyle
SVP Enterprise Operations, First National Bank of Omaha
Julie Sigmon
Director, Omaha STEM Ecosystem
Michelle Wodtke Franks
Program Officer, Iowa West Foundation
Peter Fankhauser
Program Director, Amplify Arts
Kiewit Luminarium Staff
Alajia McKizia, Program Coordinator
Amanda Kephart, Program Manager
Annabelle Abisset, Partnerships Coordinator
Braxton Crowder, Senior Experience Specialist
Brenton Gomez, Program Coordinator
Cesar Hinojosa, Luminator Associate
Chris Stratman, Director of Community Collaboration
Dan Sitzman, Experience Coordinator
Eli Crittenden, People Operations Manager
Emily Mwaja, VP Experience
G. Anthony Galdamez, Program Manager
Grant Goldstein, Luminator Associate
Hina Agarwal, Director of Experience
James Prohaska, Exhibit Technician
Jeff Patry, Experience Specialist
John Cohorst, Exhibit Technician
Juan Rodriguez, Experience Specialist
Julie DeWitt, VP Marketing & Communications
Justin Alexander, Exhibit Technician
Katie Brown, Finance and Operations Specialist
Kim DiMari, Executive Specialist and Board Liaison
Laura Lenaghan, Director of Finance and Analytics
Mackenzie Gross, Partnerships Coordinator
Mariana Nieto, Events Manager
Mark Fisher, Technology Manager
Michael Schaffart, Environmental Operations Coordinator
Natalia Tu, Partnerships Coordinator
Quentin Graves, Marketing & Events Coordinator
Russell Holmes, Luminator Associate
Sabrina Janse Van Noordwyk, Luminator Associate
Sarah Nucci, Exhibit Workshop Manager
Shaun Ilahi, VP Finance & Operations
Silva Raker, CEO
Sirisha Sualy, VP Partnerships
Tanis Herbert, Experience Specialist
Terah Speigner, Events Coordinator
Z Long, Marketing Coordinator
Kiewit Luminarium
Founding Luminators
Amal Bashir
Anthony Taylor
Cecilia Ochoa
LaMare’ Wright
Mya Cooper
Raven Boyland
Project Partners
