
The Team
Who We Are

Astronomy for Equity Founder
Mike Simmons
USA
Mike founded Astronomy for Equity based on his 50 years leading astronomy organizations, with a focus on inclusive global astronomy programs for the past 25 years.

Project Manager/ Amateur Astronomer
Cassondra Holmes
USA
Cassondra is a dedicated public outreach astronomer with the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and co-founder of Stargazer Events LA.

Astrophysicist, Professor
Kateryna Fantseva
Netherlands
Ukrainian astrophysicist and professor. Kateryna will return to her hometown of Vinnytsia where astronomy students received a telescope from A4Equity in 2023.

Professional Astronomer
Mirjana Povic
Ethiopia
Serbian-Spanish astronomer working across Africa. Mirjana grew up in Serbia during the Balkan Wars and works with students in countries in crisis based on her experiences.

Director, Producer, Writer
Dean Love
USA
Dean Love Films is an Emmy Award winning, New York City based full service television production company. He has produced hundreds of hours of television for such clients as National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, PBS, NBC, CBS, BBC, The Smithsonian Channel, RLTV, FAA, EEOC and more.