Northcountry Planetarium Staff
Staff
Arianrhod
Mascot
Office: 108 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Brendan Clark
Planetarium Artists
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Jeremy Fithian
Alumni Volunteer
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Lisabeth Moore Kissner, Director
Office: 109 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3162
Fax: 518-564-3169
Email: [email protected]
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Mindy LaBarre
Administrative Assistant 1
Office: 337 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3155
Email: [email protected]
Student Planetarians
Zahra Burroughs
Planetarian
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Zarha is a double major in geology and physics, with a goal of getting her master’s degree in astronomy or planetary science to ultimately become a planetary scientist. Born and raised in Manhattan, N.Y., Zarha has dreamed of a career in astronomy ever since she started school as a child. Growing up, she watched every space documentary and read every space book there is, and looked up to her grandfather who worked for NASA. Once in high school, she found a special interest in the geology of rocky celestial bodies in our solar system, and then decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in geology, wanting to learn a new subject outside of just astronomy, in which she was already familiar. Zahra is currently looking to do research on volcanology in the solar system, as well as how the surfaces of rocky celestial bodies evolved over time and what processes took place to form these surface features.
Kaelyn DeKalb
Planetarian
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Kaelyn is a junior from Granville, N.Y. She grew up with a love for everything astronomical, and loved to learn about the universe around her. She had originally planned to study astronomy but the world of rocks and minerals caught her eye at Plattsburgh. One day Kaelyn hopes to mix the two together and become a planetary geologist. Kaelyn is the current secretary of the Galilean Society and helped to being the club back after some years of no meetings. She has worked for the planetarium since January 2023.
Nikki Harrison
Planetarian
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Nikki Harrison is an elementary education major with a minor in Spanish. She is passionate about science education and promoting it within the elementary classroom and throughout the school and community.
Emily Sipler
Planetarian
Office: 104 Hudson Hall
Phone: 518-564-3168
Email: [email protected]
Emily Sipler’s major is in environmental science. She is from the North Country. She finds the massiveness of the universe and how small Earth is compared to it baffling.