Spencer Museum of Art

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Staff Directory

Director's Office

Saralyn Reece Hardy

Marilyn Stokstad Director
srh@ku.edu
785-864-4710

Executive Assistant to the Director
lauracoker@ku.edu
785-864-2916

Operations

Jennifer Talbott

Deputy Director for Operations and Innovation
jtalbott@ku.edu
785-864-0135

Financial and Office Manager
whaywood@ku.edu
785-864-2137

Elizabeth Kanost

Director of External Affairs
elizacat@ku.edu
785-864-0142

IT Support Technician
seanlukowski@ku.edu
785-864-0940

Senior Graphic Designer and Production Manager
jeffreymckee@ku.edu
785-864-0133

Grant Writer and Project Coordinator
alexrussell@ku.edu
785-864-1049

Director of Creative Services
wag44@ku.edu
785-864-6797

Isabella Johnson

Student Administrative Assistant
spencerart@ku.edu
785-864-4710

Brosseau Communications Assistant
ejoo@ku.edu

Creative Services Student Assistant
mmperk@ku.edu

Curatorial

Curator for Global Indigenous Art and Lifeways
ryan.clasby@ku.edu
785-864-2696

Curator of European and American Art
earle@ku.edu
785-864-6789

Kris Imants Ercums

Curator of Global Contemporary and Asian Art
kiercums@ku.edu
785-864-0143

Curator of Works on Paper
kmm0045@ku.edu
785-864-0128

Curator for Public Practice
sydneypursel@ku.edu
785-864-0928

Mellon Foundation Public Practice Intern
lauryn.callis@ku.edu

Mellon Foundation Global Contemporary and Asian Art Intern
collections@ku.edu

Stephen Goddard

Associate Director / Senior Curator Emeritus
goddard@ku.edu

Photography Specialist
lukej@ku.edu

Cara Nordengren

Donald Sloan Works on Paper Intern
prints@ku.edu

Hana Rose North

Student Curatorial Assistant
hanarose.north@ku.edu

Loo Global Indigenous Art & Lifeways Intern
artsandcultures@ku.edu

European & American Art Intern
mrvaughn@ku.edu

Collections and Exhibitions

Sofía Galarza Liu

Head of Collection Management
reina@ku.edu
785-864-0146

Trang D. Nguyen

Director of Exhibitions & Installation
trangnguyen@ku.edu
785-864-1134

Exhibition Specialist: Matter/Framer
seamus@ku.edu
785-864-1261

Exhibition Designer
dug@ku.edu
785-864-6786

Exhibition Technician
msfalvey@ku.edu
785-864-7720

Collections Assistant
lholstrom@ku.edu

Sarah C. Schroeder

Collection Manager
scschroeder@ku.edu
785-864-7336

Josie Sneed-Gilliam

Exhibition Intern

Berkley Collections Intern
collections@ku.edu

University and K–12 Engagement

Deputy Director for Public Practice and Curatorial, Director of Academic Programs
straughn@ku.edu
785-864-6796

Partners in Education Across Kansas Program Coordinator
alexolson@ku.edu
785-864-2410

Lee Engagement Coordinator
lizpfeiffer@ku.edu
785-864-3017

Rachel Straughn-Navarro

School and Educator Engagement Coordinator
rsn@ku.edu
785-864-1052

Kristina Walker

Director of Education and Interpretation
kewalker@ku.edu
785-864-6798

Student Tour and Engagement Coordinator
arttours@ku.edu
785-864-0125

Student Ambassador

Loo Family Education Intern
educate@ku.edu

Youngin Arial Kim

Mellon Foundation Academic Programs Coordinator
academic@ku.edu

Kaitlynn McIntosh

Student Ambassador

Student Ambassador

Brittney Wilson

US Department of Education Partners in Education Across Kansas (PEAK) Intern
smapeak@ku.edu

Visitor Experience

Visitor Experience Specialist
visitors@ku.edu
785-864-3003

Kimia Aflatoonian

Visitor Experience Student Assistant

Visitor Experience Student Assistant

Raine Flores-Peña

Visitor Experience Student Assistant

Visitor Experience Student Assistant