Sarah Holbrooke, Executive Director
Sarah Holbrooke is the Executive Director of Pinhead Institute. Before joining the organization in April 2014, she was a filmmaker and Peabody award-winning television producer, working for ABC News, CBS News and CNN. She collaborated with anchors such as Peter Jennings, Katie Couric and Larry King. As a television producer, Sarah specialized in particularly complicated and daunting field production, organizing shoots at the Museum of Natural History, the red carpet at the Oscars and filming in medical operating theaters. She also was a senior booker for several networks including CNN, where she arranged on-air interviews with leading opinion makers, scientists, and celebrities. Sarah is a graduate of Wesleyan University, with a double major in English and Psychology with a concentration in BioPsych. After living in New York city for two decades, she now lives in Telluride, Colorado with her husband David, the Founder of Original Thinkers, her three children and her two dogs. In her spare time she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, biking and relaxing with a good book.
Trang Pham, Program Manager
Trang has been romping around Telluride since 2012, but it took a while for her to realize she belongs at Pinhead. She’s always been an avid STEM lover, and she holds a B.S. in Media Studies and a minor in Math from Harvey Mudd. She was a middle school math teacher prior to Telluride and has tutored and mentored numerous youths in Telluride ever since. Pinhead is the cumulation of all the hats that she wears, and she’s really proud to be wearing this new hat to help students develop a passion for STEM. During her free time, find her teaching cooking classes at Ah Haa, whipping up latte art, or attempting to create some functional pottery.
Jessica Tenenbaum, Special Projects
Jessica is always excited to share her love of science with all the kids at Pinhead. She holds a B.A. in Earth System Science from Cornell University and comes to Pinhead with a diverse professional background that includes: outdoor retail, horticultural production, and manufacturing. Jessica enjoys getting to learn and teach so many interesting topics. Her favorites are coding and botany, because you can only stare at a screen for so long before it’s time to play in the dirt. When she’s not helping at Pinhead she can be usually be found gardening, cooking, and exploring our amazing area with her family.
Ana Ally, SITS Program Coordinator
Ana works part-time for Pinhead as the Scholars in the Schools (SITS) Program Coordinator. Originally from New York, Ana found herself called to explore the mountains and deserts of the western United States. After graduating from Syracuse University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ana realized that although she loved the subject, it wasn’t the career path for her. She spent the next seven years traveling and exploring, mainly to spend time in the great outdoors, rock climbing, hiking, and backpacking. Ana spent the last two years of these travels living in Chilean Patagonia, working in the backcountry with sheep and horses and waiting out the pandemic. She now lives in Telluride, Colorado where she started her small business, Roam & Rise, working as a Trauma Informed Integrative Health Coach and Wilderness Guide. She is thrilled to still be connected to the STEM fields, coordinating the SITS Program and providing STEM outreach to K-12 schools in our little corner of rural Colorado.