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
Attorney, Koley Jessen
Bruce Grewcock
Founder
Executive Chairman, Kiewit
Cheryl Logan
Director
Superintendent, Omaha Public Schools
Constance Ryan
Director
Chairperson & CEO, Streck
Jane Miller
Director
President and Chief Operating Officer (Retired), Gallup
Lance C. Pérez, Ph.D
Director
Dean, University of Nebraska College of Engineering and Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lance Fritz
Director
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Union Pacific
Rachel Jacobson
President & Director
President, Heritage Services
Trent Demulling
Chairman & Director
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kiewit
Kiewit Luminarium
Advisory Group
Albert Varas
Chief Executive Officer, Latino Center of the Midlands
Bruce Carpenter
Senior Vice President, HDR
Cydney Franklin
President + Chief Executive Officer, Seventy Five North
Dr. Derrick Nero
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Jannette Taylor, MOL, MSNDR
President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Center for Advancement
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
Taylor Keen
Founder & Executive Director, Sacred Seed; Member of the Omaha and Cherokee Tribes; Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Creighton University
Kiewit Luminarium Staff
Alajia McKizia, Experience Coordinator
Amanda Kephart, Program Manager
Annabelle Abisset, Partnerships Coordinator
Barbara Meredith, Experience Assistant Manager
Ben Johnson, Partnerships Coordinator
Braxton Crowder, Experience Manager
Brenton Gomez, Experience Coordinator
Charita Dailey, Partnerships Coordinator
Chris Stratman, Community Engagement Manager
Dan Sitzman, Experience Coordinator
Dayna Berry, Experience Assistant Manager
Eli Crittenden, People Operations Manager
Emily Mwaja, VP Experience
G. Anthony Galdamez, Program Manager
Hina Agarwal, Experience Manager
James Prohaska, Exhibit Technician
Jeff Patry, Experience Assistant Manager
John Cohorst, Exhibit Technician
Juan Rodriguez, Experience Assistant Manager
Julie DeWitt, VP Marketing & Communications
Justin Alexander, Exhibit Technician
Kate Chapman, Program Manager
Kenley Sturdivant-Wilson, Development Manager
Kim DiMari, Executive Assistant
Laura Lenaghan, Finance Manager
Mackenzie Gross, Partnerships Coordinator
Mariana Nieto, Events Manager
Mark Fisher, Technology Manager
Michael Schaffart, Environmental Operations Coordinator
Natalia Tu, Partnerships Coordinator
Robert Franco, Environmental Operations Manager
Sarah Nucci, Exhibit Workshop Manager
Shaun Ilahi, VP Finance & Operations
Silva Raker, CEO
Sirisha Sualy, VP Partnerships
Tanis Herbert, Experience Assistant Manager
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
