Staff
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Administration
Saralyn Reece Hardy
Marilyn Stokstad Director
Jennifer Talbott
Associate Director, Operations
Emma Davison
Financial and Systems Coordinator
Matt Miller
HR Coordinator
Brittany Nanney
Assistant to the Director
Tatiana Cosper
Student Administrative Assistant
Payten Smith
Student Administrative Assistant
Communications & Creative Services
Elizabeth Kanost
Communications Manager
Ryan Waggoner
Creative Services Manager
Jeffrey McKee
Graphic Designer
Elizabeth Davis
Student Digital Imaging Assistant
Casey Keel
Student Communications Assistant
Deven Knapp
Digital Imaging Assistant
Curatorial
Stephen Goddard
Associate Director/Senior Curator, Works on Paper
Susan Earle
Curator, European & American Art
Kris Ercums
Curator, Global Contemporary & Asian Art
Cassandra Mesick Braun
Curator, Global Indigenous Art
Kate Meyer
Curator, Works on Paper
Luke Jordan
Photography Specialist
Reilly Shwab
Sloan Intern, Works on Paper
Katelyn Trammell
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, Global & Indigenous Art
Tyler York
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, European and American Art
Pinyan Zhu
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, Asian Art
Development
Alexis Fekete
Director of Advancement and Planning
Michael Kates
Development Communications Coordinator
Exhibitions
Richard Klocke
Exhibition Designer
Sue Ashline
Matter/Framer
Doug Bergstrom
Exhibition Technician
Dan Coester
Exhibition Technician
Collections
Sofía Galarza Liu
Head of Collection Management
Angela Watts
Associate Collection Manager
Sarah Schroeder
Assistant Collection Manager
Lesley Wheeler
Collections Intern
K-12 & Family Education
Kristina Walker
Director of Education & Interpretation
Amanda Martin-Hamon
Associate Director of K–12 Engagement
Rachel Straughn-Navarro
Kress Interpretive Fellow
Sara Hancock
Francis Foundation Learning Communities Coordinator
Kelly Kotlinski
Berkley Intern, Education
Gretchen Pille
Student Tour Coordinator
E-Fahn Wang
Student Education Assistant
Technology
Robert Hickerson
Database Manager/Archivist
Jared Johanning
IT Support Technician
University Education & Research
Celka Straughn
Andrew W. Mellon Director of Public Practice, Education, and Research
Joey Orr
Andrew W. Mellon Curator for Research
Marco Polo Camacho
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Integrated Arts Research Initiative Fellow
Grace Clark
Berkley Multicultural Coordinator
Bryce Heesacker
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Integrated Arts Research Initiative Fellow
Chassica Kirchhoff
Andrew W. Mellon Digital Projects Research Assistant
Ashley Offill
Andrew W. Mellon Academic Coordinator
Visitor Services & Public Programs
Amy Duke
Associate Director of Public Engagement
Kristy McKinney
Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
Ashley Aranda
Student Public Programs and Visitor Experience Assistant
Michelle Oboro
Student Public Programs and Visitor Experience Assistant
Emily Snider
Student Public Programs and Visitor Experience Assistant