Merrillville Community Planetarium
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Planetarium Staff

Gregg Williams,
Planetarium Director

Gregg is a teacher in the Merrillville Community School Corporation and assigned to the planetarium full-time. He is responsible for the astronomy curriculum and presenting programs to Merrillville classes. He is also responsible for supervising all outside and public shows and for planetarium operation and maintenance. Gregg has been Planetarium Director since August, 1982.

 Gregg Williams
Linda Charnetzky
Linda Charnetzky,
Show Presenter

Linda is a Show Presenter for group and public shows. She is also responsible for writing and editing Sky News, the monthly newsletter produced by the planetarium. Linda has worked at the planetarium since April, 1990.
Pam Gower,
Show Presenter

Pam has been a Show Presenter at the planetarium since September, 1994. When not giving programs, she is responsible for helping to keep all of the planetarium's databases up-to-date.

 Pam Gower
Pam Powell
Pam Powell,
Gift Shop Manager

Pam is manager of the planetarium's gift shop, Orion's Trading Post. She is responsible for ordering merchandise and keeping financial records. Pam has been Gift Shop Manager since April, 1999.
Bonnie Bekelya and Laura Fries,
Reservation Clerks

As Teacher Aides, Bonnie and Laura are responsible for typing and duplicating materials for teachers at Pierce Middle School. They also take reservations for public programs at the planetarium. Bonnie has worked as a Teacher Aide at Pierce since August, 1997 and Laura since August, 2003.

 Bonnie Bekelya and Laura Fries