Public Lab is open for anyone to join — please [join us](http://publiclab.org/join)! The team members below run the Public Lab nonprofit organization, which supports the open research community with digital infrastructure, building organizational partnerships, community development, planning and executing organization-wide events such as Barnraisings and conferences, fundraising, and facilitating open source publication of the community's work, along with a variety of other tasks. Also see [our Fellows program](/fellows). [**Liz Barry**](http://publiclab.org/profile/liz) (she/her)
_Director of Community Development_
Location: New York City, NY
Contact: liz@publiclab.org
Director of Community Development at Public Lab and co-founder of TreeKIT, Liz develops geographic tools and civic science methods for collaborative cities. Her background is in urban landscape design, and she teaches at Columbia University and Parsons the New School for Design. Previously, she worked at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill planning international new cities and campuses, at Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) coordinating youth urban horticulture enterprise, and has travelled around the country catalyzing interaction among strangers with a “Talk To Me” sign – a project that received international press including the _New York Times_, AP, CNN, Oprah and NPR’s _This American Life_. She likes to play outside. [**Shannon Dosemagen**](http://publiclab.org/profile/Shannon) (she/her)
_Organization Advisor_
Location: New Orleans, LA
Contact: shannon@publiclab.org
Shannon has spent the last 20 years working with environment and public health groups to address declining freshwater resources, coastal land loss and building monitoring programs with communities living adjacent to industrial facilities. She is currently a Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow working on the Open Environmental Data Project, co-founder of Public Lab and Executive Director from 2010-20, a steward of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, member of the Union of Concerned Scientists Science Advocacy working group, and previous Chair of both the U.S. EPA National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology and the Citizen Science Association. Shannon is an Ashoka Fellow, a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, and a previous Fellow with both the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and Loyola University Institute for Environmental Communications. For more information about Shannon's work visit [shannondosemagen.com](shannondosemagen.com) or find her on Twitter @sdosemagen. **[Joe Hui](https://publiclab.org/profile/joyofsoy)** (he/him)
_Communications Manager_
Location: New Orleans, LA
Contact: joe@publiclab.org
Joe Hui joins Public Lab with over a decade of experience in social media and communications. In his previous work with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world’s largest LGBTQ nonprofit, he managed exponential growth across the organization’s social media channels, and contributed to award-winning print publications and public education programs. In his spare time, you can find Joe volunteering for social justice organizations, singing jazz, attending concerts, traveling the world, or exploring his adopted home in New Orleans. [**Stevie Lewis**](http://publiclab.org/profile/stevie) (she/her)
_Interim Executive Director/Senior Program Director_
Location: Miami, FL
Contact: stevie@publiclab.org
As Senior Program Director, Stevie is responsible for overseeing program work of the non profit team. She came to Public Lab in 2014 with a background in environmental science, community engagement, and resource management. Stevie has over 10 years of experience working with community groups, nonprofits, and state and federal government. Her past work experience includes positions with Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the National Park Service in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, and the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring. Stevie holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Dickinson College and a MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Edinburgh. She is a 2012 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and a 2014 Loyola University Institute for Environmental Communications Fellow. In her spare time, Stevie enjoys doing pottery, spending time with her dog, and all things outdoors. [**Jeanette Lim**](http://publiclab.org/profile/bhamster) (she/her)
_Research Coordinator_
Location: Bellingham, WA
Contact: jeanette@publiclab.org
Jeanette is a biologist with experience in research, education, and science communication. She has studied and written about how hagfish slime clogs fish gills, how lobsters use their paddling appendages like tiny jet packs, and how robots can help us learn about swimming fish. Her favorite part of science is sharing it. Prior to joining the Public Lab team, Jeanette managed content for an open online library about nature and nature-inspired technologies. Jeanette has a PhD in biology from Harvard University and earned previous degrees from St. Francis Xavier University and the University of British Columbia. In her spare time, she enjoys sewing, food tours in new cities, and exploring the outdoors with her family. [**Ashley D. Mocorro Powell**](http://publiclab.org/profile/amocorro) (they/them)
_Community Manager_
Location: Salish Sea Bioregion
Contact: amocorro@publiclab.org
Ashley praises the source of every briny breath :ocean: . Glaciers, watersheds, and estuarine universes — the point where land meets water — are some of their most influential teachers. Etched into their skin, through the magic of citrus thorn, is a celestial story and cosmology that leaves them dreaming of coral kingdoms, bioluminescent trails, giants climbing pandanus, and heartbeats echoing through rainforests. Ashley organizes for biocultural diversity, environmental justice, and just climate futures. They were born and raised (diasporic + settler) in the shadows of stratovolcanoes, EPA Superfund sites, and armored seawalls within the boundaries of the Medicine Creek Treaty (1854). Some of Ashley’s fondest memories include (1) aninipot blinking in their hair, (2) witnessing the return of the Elwha River mouth - post the removal of the great dams, and (3) chasing arctic bumblebees under the midnight sun. [**Alahna Moore**](http://publiclab.org/profile/a1ahna) (she/her)
_Kits Fulfilment Coordinator_
Location: New Orleans, LA
Contact: alahna@publiclab.org
Alahna was born and raised in coastal Louisiana and the majority of her work focuses on documenting landscape change along the Gulf Coast. She works to develop innovative means of data collection and digital curation to communicate environmental change through spatial, material, and historical frameworks. She has many experiences in this capacity: as a self-employed UAS pilot, as the chairperson of the Communications Committee for the Louisiana Master Naturalists, as an archaeologist in New Orleans, as a GIS researcher with NASA DEVELOP, and as a photogrammetrist for the National Park Service. Alahna earned a M.S. in cultural resource management and a B.A. in anthropology from the University of New Orleans, and is currently working towards her doctorate in environmental communications and citizen participation. She’s always eager to chat about archaeology, 3D modeling, maps, drones and satellites geomorphology, public history, urban legends, swamps, mushrooms and mycology, environmental education, the National Historic Preservation Act, cultural preservation, and dogs (especially Labradoodles). **[Mimi Spahn Sattler](https://publiclab.org/profile/mimiss)** (she/her)
_Education Manager_
Location: New Orleans, LA
Contact: mimi@publiclab.org
As the Education Manager at Public Lab, Mimi works to develop and expand our educational programming, and to build a network of educators interested in making their classrooms a part of the Public Lab community. Mimi joins the team with experience in laboratory science as well as K12 STEM education. Her work at Public Lab allows her to live out her dream of making science accessible for everyone. Mimi has a BA in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California and earned her Masters in Cell & Molecular Biology at Tulane University. Outside of work, Mimi enjoys all things science fiction, Louisiana’s native plants, and spending time with her dogs. [**Sebastian Silva**](http://publiclab.org/profile/icarito)
_Systems Administrator_
Location: Madre de Dios, Peru
Contact: web@publiclab.org
Our sysadmin, Sebastian, learned to program at age five using a turtle (LOGO). Since his teenage years, a self-learning path in informatics was enlightened by being involved in Free Software communities. This gave him a chance to earn a living early on as a Software Developer and Systems Administrator. Featuring insatiable curiosity, and a holistic approach, he received his formation in Psychology at the Catholic University in Chile. Sebastian first heard about Public Lab in 2010 when they helped a group of indigenous people from the Shipibo tribe to map their settlement in downtown Lima city. Impressed at the time, he was himself leading volunteering efforts around improving free educational software on OLPC laptops in rural Peru. He is co-founder of the SomosAzucar R&D team, whose mission is to bring libre technology to public classrooms in Latin America. Sebastian enjoys gardening servers and keeping them running smoothly and orderly. Having worked before in the industry as SysAdmin, since 2012 he has been a core member of the Sugar Labs Infrastructure Team, and has assumed responsibility of Public Lab servers in 2015. Being a Karate instructor, loving husband and father of two homeschooled children, Sebastian also enjoys nature and tranquility. [**Jeffrey Warren**](http://publiclab.org/profile/warren) (he/him)
_Lead Code Community Coordinator_
Location: Providence, RI
Contact: web@publiclab.org
The creator of GrassrootsMapping.org and co-founder and Research Director for Public Lab, Jeffrey Warren designs mapping and civic science tools and professionally flies balloons and kites. Notable software he has created include the vector-mapping framework Cartagen and orthorectification tool MapKnitter, as well as open spectral database and toolkit Spectral Workbench. He served from 2015-17 as Vice President of the board of the Open Source Hardware Association, is on the board of alternative education program Parts and Crafts in Somerville MA, and an advocate of open source software, hardware, and data. He co-founded Vestal Design, a graphic/interaction design firm in 2004, and directed the Cut&Paste Labs project, a year-long series of workshops on open source tools and web design in 2006-7 with Lima designer Diego Rotalde. Jeff holds an MS from MIT and a BA in Architecture from Yale University, and spent much of that time working with artist/technologist Natalie Jeremijenko, building robotic dogs and stuff. To find out more, visit [unterbahn.com](unterbahn.com). [**Jess Wright**](https://publiclab.org/profile/thewrightjess) (they/them)
_Business and Operations Manager_
Location: New York City, NY
Contact: jess@publiclab.org
With a background in finance, volunteer management, and operations, Jess is deeply connected to finding meaningful ways to engage team members while maintaining efficiency and productivity. Jess is a lover of systems, MacGyver of tools, believer in the power of a solid spreadsheet, and manager of over six years. Before joining the team at Public Lab, Jess held management roles in tech nonprofit and human rights nonprofit organizations. Jess loves to travel and spend time outdoors and will soon be on the road in a custom built home-on-the-road visiting every national park and every state. [**AprioCloud**](https://www.apriocloud.com/)
Location: Atlanta, GA
A small accounting team led by Adam Rimes from AprioCloud handles Public Lab’s accounting and financial reporting.