Staff

Dorothy Cochrane curates the collections of general aviation aircraft; flight materiel (specifically personal, business, and utility production aircraft); aerial cameras; and the history of general aviation and women in aviation.

Malcolm Collum is the Engen Conservation Chair and has been the Chief Conservator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum since 2008.

Dr. Roger Connor curates the museum’s vertical flight collection (helicopters, gyroplanes, and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), Army ground force aircraft, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft systems, and ground effect vehicles.

Dr. Bob Craddock began his career as a geologist at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies in 1988.

Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrative posts.

Beth Crownover guides the National Air and Space Museum's Education and Visitor Services Teams team in leveraging the Museum’s collections and research to spark visitor curiosity and empower learners to envision the possibilities of the future.

Jean DeStefano is the Assistant Director of Education and oversees public programs at the Museum.  She works with the staff who create and plan family days, lectures, virtual programs, astronomy outreach, and young adult strategies, including efforts like the Museum’s podcast, AirSpace.

Dr. David DeVorkin is an senior curator emeritus, history of astronomy and the space sciences, at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. DeVorkin's research and collections center on the origins and development of modern astrophysics and the space sciences during the 20th Century.

Shauna Edson has been an astronomy educator at the Museum and its Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory since 2012. Edson provides the Museum's guests with their "daily dose of wonder" with opportunities to look through telescopes or even hold a meteorite.

Andrew Elwood is the resident Aerospace Educator joining the National Air and Space Museum from Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). He works with school outreach, field trips, teacher professional development, and public programs.