The Carpentries Core Team
Meet Carpentries staff and others who work with us.
We work in teams to manage our day to day work and our large projects. Read more about who is on each team and what each team does.

Kari L. Jordan, PhD
Executive Director
Business Team Lead

Erin Becker, PhD
Associate Director
Membership Team Lead

François Michonneau, PhD
Senior Director of Technology
Infrastructure Team Lead

Zhian N. Kamvar, PhD
Lesson Infrastructure Technology Developer

Toby Hodges, PhD
Director of Curriculum
Curriculum Team Lead

Talisha Sutton-Kennedy
Operations Manager

SherAaron Hurt
Director of Workshops
Workshops Team Lead

Omar Khan
Communications Manager

Maneesha Sane
Quality Assurance Manager

Kelly Barnes, PhD
Deputy Director of Instructor Training

Karen Word, PhD
Director of Instructor Training
Instructor Training Team Lead

Danielle Sieh
Workshop Administrator

Brynn Elliot
Accessibility Manager

Angelique Trusler, PhD
African Capacity Development Manager

Alycia Crall, PhD
Director of Community
Community Development Team Lead
The Carpentries Strategic Partners

Michael Culshaw-Maurer, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher (joint with CyVerse)