Meet Our Team

Dr. Williams is the Senior Vice President of Science and Education at The Franklin Institute and Principal Investigator (PI) of Mission2Mars. He oversees the M2M project at the leadership level, advancing the project as an institutional priority. 

Derrick Pitts is Planetarium Program Director/Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute and Co-PI/Content Director for Mission2Mars. Dr. Pitts provides overall strategic and operational oversight with an emphasis on the program's astronomy and space exploration content. 

Andrea is the Assistant Director of National and Network Education Programs at the Franklin Institute and Project Manager for Mission to Mars. She oversees program development, processes, and overall project management and logistics. 

As Assistant Director of Professional Development at The Franklin Institute, Hollie leads the Mission2Mars team in the creation and facilitation of content trainings and professional development. 

Rachel is the Senior Manager of Learning Experiences at The Franklin Institute and for the Mission2Mars project. Rachel leads content selection and curation, and guides the development of trainings to support participating sites in program delivery. 

As Programs Coordinator at The Franklin Institute, Cabbie works with Out-of-School Time organizations in the Philadelphia community to implement local Mission2Mars programming. 

As Project Manager of Education Programs at The Franklin Institute, Alison supports the budgetary, materials, and network management of the local and national programs.

As the Curriculum and Training Specialist, Laura supports content selection and curation, as well as the development of trainings to support participating sites in program delivery.