People
The table below provides contact information for key NRAO personnel who are available to assist the VLA and VLBA user community. Questions on proposing, telescope time allocation, scheduling, observing, data reduction (AIPS, CASA), and various other topics, may be directed to the NRAO Helpdesk; you can expect a response within one to two business days.
The listed four-digit numbers are sufficient for calls made from within the SOC. If you are calling from outside the SOC, dial 575-835 before dialing the four-digit number. Please also refer to our searchable NRAO Directory.
If you wish to contact an NRAO staff member directly, you may e-mail them by addressing your message to "first initial last name"@nrao.edu. Thus, you may contact Joanne Astronomer at: "jastrono@nrao.edu". The name is truncated to eight characters.
| Name | Extension | DSOC Room | Notes |
| Patricia (Trish) Henning | 7300 | 336 | Assoc. Director for New Mexico Operations |
| Lori Appel | 7300 | 336 | Sr. Admin, AD office |
| Joseph McMullin | 7267 | 326 | Assistant Director, NM Operations |
| Walter Brisken | 7133 | 332 | Deputy AD for VLBA Development |
| Ylva Pihlstrom | 7383 | 340 | VLA/VLBA Science Support Division Head |
| Amy Mioduszewski | 7263 | 342 | Scheduling manager, VLA |
| Robert Minchin | 7261 | 344 | VLBA Scheduler |
| Paul Demorest | 7248 | 206 | VLA/VLBA Scientific Telescope Support Group Lead |
| Amy Kimball | 7156 | 290 | Pipeline Operations Support Group Lead |
| Receptionist | 7000 | Front Desk | SOC receptionist: aocrecep@nrao.edu |
| Reservationist | 7216 | 248 | SOC transportation & reservations: nmreserv@nrao.edu |
| Science Helpdesk | n/a | n/a | Science Helpdesk |
| SOC Computing | 7213 | n/a | Computing Helpdesk: helpdesk@nrao.edu |
| VLA Operator | 7180 or 7181 | VLA site | On-duty VLA Operator |
| VLBA Operator | 7251 | 269 | On-duty VLBA Operator |
