PARI is governed by a Board of Directors and assisted in its efforts by a Scientific Advisory Council.  PARI has a fulltime salaried staff, several part time staff, a network of consultants and an active roster of several dozen volunteers.  The staff today includes:

• Don Cline, President
• David Clavier, PhD, Vice President of Administration and Development
• Michael Castelaz, PhD, Director of Astronomical Studies and Education
• Bob Hayward, PhD, Astronomer/Educator
• Christi Whitworth, Science Educator
• Lamar Owen, Chief Information Officer
• Ben Goldsmith, Site Support Engineer
• Ann Daves, Accountant and Assistant Treasurer
• Thad McCall, Facilities Manager
• Derek Dennis, Cisco/PARI Kenan Fellow

Primary consultants include:

• David Moffett, PhD, Professor of Astronomy, Furman University
• John Avant, Avant Communications Inc.
• Thurburn Barker, Astronomical Plate Data Archive Director
• Joe Phillips, MD, Friends of PARI President