Eclipse Resources

Local Contacts

Please complete the form below if you are a local organizer and would like to be added to this list. If you are a journalist interested in additional regional information or story ideas, email Debra Ross, the AAS's Solar Eclipse Task Force co-chair, at deb@kidsoutandabout.com

Region: Texas

San Antonio: Angela Speck, Co-Chair, American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force, chair of Physics & Astronomy Department, UT San Antonio. Angela.speck@utsa.edu
Kerrville: Rain Thoresen, Tourism and Event Coordinator, City of Kerrville, rain.thoresen@kerrvilletx.gov
Hill Country: Dawn Davies, Night Sky Program Manager at Hill Country Alliance, Dawn@hillcountryalliance.org
Uvalde: Kate Russo, kate@beingintheshadow.com
Waco: eclipseovertexas2024@gmail.com
Dallas / Fort Worth area: Jo Trizilia, jo@trizcom.com , Tammy Cancela, tammy@trizcom.com, coordinators of TotalEclipseDFW.com

Region: Arkansas

Searcy: Jenna Friday, Searcy Eclipse Coordinator, searcyeclipsecoordinator@outlook.com

Region: Missouri

State of Missouri, as well as Perry County specifically: Trish Erzfeld, Chair of Missouri's Task Force on the 2024 eclipse as well as Director, Perry County Historic Tourism, Trish@perryvillemo.com

Region: Indiana

Vincennes: Sarah Wolfe, Eclipse Director, Dark Side of the Wabash, director@vincenneseclipse.com
Evansville: Alexis Berggren, CEO of Explore Evansville: aberggren@exploreevansville.com; Carlisle Wishard, Director of Science Experiences at the Evansville Museum, science@emuseum.org
Indianapolis: Visit Indy: Clare Clark, Senior Communications Manager, cclark@VisitIndy.com, Morgan Snyder, PR and Marketing Manager, msnyder@visitindy.com. Members of the press can apply for media credentials here.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Event in partnership with NASA: Suzie Elliott, selliott@Brickyard.com.

Region: Illinois

Carbondale: Bob Baer, Physicist, Southern Illinois University and coordinator for Carbondale's events in 2017 and in 2024, rbaer@siu.edu

Region: Ohio

Cleveland: Jay Ryan, Eclipse over Cleveland, jay@classicalastronomy.com; Scott Vollmer, Great Lakes Science Center, vollmers@glsc.org; Jen Valencic, Vice President of Destination Engagement of Destination Cleveland, jvalencic@destinationcle.org

Region: New York

Buffalo: Mark Percy, Chair, Buffalo Eclipse Consortium, Mark Percy, mjp.planetarium@gmail.com. (For more Buffalo-area press contacts, click here.)
Genesee County: Kelly Rapone, Tourism Marketing Director, Genesee County, kelly.rapone@geneseeny.com
Wyoming County: Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism, Wyoming County, eric@gowyco.com
Livingston County: Kelly Burns, Director of Tourism, Livingston County, KBurns@co.livingston.ny.us
Rochester: Debra Ross, Chair, Rochester Eclipse Task Force (and co-chair, AAS's SETF), deb@kidsoutandabout.com; Rachel Laber, Vice President, Communications of Visit Rochester, rachel@visitrochester.com; Dan Schneiderman, Eclipse Partnership Coordinator, Rochester Museum & Science Center, dschneiderman@rmsc.org
Wayne County: Christine Worth, Director of Tourism, Wayne County, CWorth@co.wayne.ny.us
Sackets Harbor: visitsackets@gmail.com

Region: Vermont

Brandon: Patricia Wood, President, Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce, patricia@brandonmuseum.org

Region: New Hampshire

State of NH: Jocelyn Bouchard, Marketing Coordinator, NH Division of Travel and Tourism, jocelyn.v.bouchard@livefree.nh.gov

Region: Maine

Houlton: Nancy Ketch. comm.development@houlton-maine.com

Eclipse Resources

Solar Eclipse Task Force, American Astronomical Society

Local Contacts

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Eclipse 2024 resources

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Eclipse Resources

Solar Eclipse Task Force, American Astronomical Society

Local Contacts

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Eclipse 2024 resources

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