AURA FY25 Governance
AURA governance committees as of September 30, 2025
AURA Board of Directors
Andrew Baker, Vice-Chair
Elizabeth Barton
Karen Bjorkman, Chair
Emily CoBabe-Ammann, Chair of the SOC
Kelle Cruz, Chair of the NMOC
Roger Davies
Megan Donahue
Brenna Flaugher, Chair of the AMCR
Leopoldo Infante
Dan Jaffe
James McAteer
Matt Mountain, Ex Officio
Sally Oey
Jerome Oglesby
David Reitze
Willie Rockward, Chair of the STIC
Monica Rubio
AURA Management Council for
the Rubin Observatory (AMCR)
Tulika Bose, Vice-Chair
Brenna Flaugher, Chair
Matthew Graham
Paulina Lira, ex-officio
Allison Lung
David MacFarlane
Rachel Mandelbaum
Pat McCarthy, ex-officio
Joe McMullin
Matt Mountain, ex-officio
Vivian O’Dell
Connie Rockosi
Michael Wood-Vasey
2024-2025 Nominating Committee
Felipe Barrientos
Joan Burkepile
Mayra Montrose
Joe Shields
Sarah Tuttle
Nicolle Zellner
Michael Zwick, Chair
NOIRLab Management Oversight Council (NMOC)
JoAnn Browning
Kelle Cruz, Chair
Sean Dougherty
Jeff Kern
Jennifer Marshall
Matt Mountain, ex-officio
Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy
Lisa Storrie-Lombardi, Vice-Chair
David Shoemaker
Ezequiel Treister
Doug Welch
Solar Observatory Council (SOC)
Sarbani Basu
Doug Biesecker
Emily CoBabe-Ammann, Chair
Geoff Crowley
Dale Gary
James Mason, Vice-Chair
Sarah Matthews
Matt Mountain, ex-officio
Kathy Reeves
Alan Tokunaga
Gelys Trancho
Space Telescope Institute Council (STIC)
Scott Altman
Stuart Bale
James Bullock, Vice-Chair
Joan Higginbotham
Bruce Macintosh
David Mongeau
Matt Mountain, ex-officio
Willie Rockward, Chair
Ed Schlesinger
Linda Tacconi
Jessica Werk
Michael Wise