Jeanne Gerulskis,
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Jeanne T. Gerulskis began her tenure as Executive Director of the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in January, 1998. Gerulskis received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Williams College in 1979. She came to the Planetarium with a background in the museum field, the tourism industry, and a lifelong interest in astronomy. Prior to becoming the Planetarium’s Executive Director, she was Senior Curator of Programs for Ketchikan Museums, overseeing all programs and exhibits at a Native American cultural center and museum, Totem Heritage Center, and a history museum, Tongass Historical Museum, in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Gerulskis currently serves on the New Hampshire Space Grant Board, on the steering committee of the New Hampshire Science Center Collaborative, on the Bow Rotary Club's fundraising, immunization, and recognition night committees, and on the cultural advisory board of the Kearsarge Indian Museum. Under Gerulskis’ leadership, the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium has been designated NASA's Educator Resource Center for New Hampshire and Star Station One (a national NASA-Boeing-Bishop Museum collaborative program on the International Space Station) for New Hampshire.
Born and raised in Norwood, MA, Gerulskis spent childhood vacations in New Hampshire. She gathered together around a small black and white TV in 1969 with a group of friends and neighbors on Tucker Pond in Warner, NH, to watch men walk on the moon for the first time.
Jeanne is delighted to be back in New Hampshire working with astronomers, astronauts, and educators to bring the excitement of space science and astronomy to residents of and visitors to the Granite State.