OUR TEAM
Board Members
Nader Moghaddam - President/CEO, Financial Partners Credit Union
Alexis Saab- Former Mayor of Downey, Attorney
Roger Brossmer - Downey Unified School District, Former Mayor of Downey
Rick Rodriguez - Former Mayor of Downey, Retired
Mario Guerra - Former Mayor of Downey, Retired
Alexa Rousso - Manager of Corporate Giving, Homeboy Industries
Diana Trujillo - Flight Systems Lead, NASA-JPL
City of Downey
Mayor: Claudia M. Frometa - District 4
Hector Sosa - District 2
Mayor Pro Tem: Horacio Ortiz - District 1
Dorothy Pemberton - District 3
Mario Trujillo - District 5
Administrative Personnel
Benjamin Dickow
President & Executive Director
bdickow@downeyspacecenter.org
Sarah Medina
Center Manager
smedina@downeyspacecenter.org
Rick Orán O'Connor
Education Coordinator
oconnor@downeyspacecenter.org
Laura Brim
Education Coordinator
lbrim@downeyspacecenter.org
Iliana Montano
Social Media Coordinator
imontano@downeyspacecenter.org
Diana Canales
Program Specialist
dcanales@downeyspacecenter.org
Valeria Uscanga
Program Specialist
vuscanga@downeyspacecenter.org
Soraya Quintana
Program Specialist
squintana@downeyspacecenter.org
Carissa Avina
Program Specialist
cavina@downeyspacecenter.org
Samantha Cisneros
Program Specialist
SCisneros@downeyspacecenter.org
Brittney Rodriguez
Program Specialist
brodriguez@downeyspacecenter.org
Chantel Diaz
Program Specialist
csdiaz@downeyspacecenter.org
Monica Jackson
Program Specialist
Emiliano Garcia
Program Specialist
Jessica Olivas
Program Specialist
Jazmyn Marquez
Program Specialist
Josephine Peralta
Office Assistant
jperalta@downeyspacecenter.org
Reservation Specialists
Dorian M.
Alexandra S.
Carmen W.
Gabriela U.
Museum Facilitators
David A.
Juan C.
Stephanie D.
Sully F.
Victor G.
Jared H.
Amanda K.
Arkita L.
Joel M.
Jessica M. O.
Dorian M.
David O.
Marie R.
Alejandro S.
Marco S.
Angelina S.
Luisa S.
Kevin T.
Guadalupe T.
Nateya W.