Staff
For general inquiries call 785.864.4710 or email spencerart@ku.edu.
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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
Ariel Rhines
Legal Extern
Payten Smith
Student Administrative Assistant
Communications & Creative Services
Elizabeth Kanost
Communications Manager
Ryan Waggoner
Creative Services Manager
Jeffrey McKee
Graphic Designer
Zach Boehm
Student Video Production Assistant
Elizabeth Davis
Student Digital Imaging Assistant
Casey Keel
Student Communications 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
Benjamin McBride
Sloan Intern, Works on Paper
Sara Stepp
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, European & American Art
Heather Tennison
Collections Intern
Katelyn Trammell
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, Global & Indigenous Art
Pinyan Zhu
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Loo Family Intern, Asian Art
Development
Alexis Fekete
Director of Advancement and Planning
Exhibitions
Richard Klocke
Exhibition Designer
Doug Bergstrom
Exhibition Technician
Dan Coester
Exhibition Technician
Fuko Ito
Matter/Framer
Collections
Sofía Galarza Liu
Head of Collection Management
Angela Watts
Associate Collection Manager
Sarah Schroeder
Assistant Collection Manager
Kris Kneisley
Rights & Reproductions Student Assistant
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
Sarah Hixson
Berkley Intern, Education
Technology
Robert Hickerson
Database Manager/Archivist
Jared Johanning
IT Support Technician
Greg Carlson
Web Developer
Ryan Thorup
Full Stack Web Developer, Freeman Foundation
University Education & Research
Celka Straughn
Andrew W. Mellon Director of Public Practice, Education, and Research
Joey Orr
Andrew W. Mellon Curator for Research
Kristan Hanson
Andrew W. Mellon Coordinator, Academic Programs
Tyler Allen
Berkley Multicultural Coordinator
Imani Wadud
Andrew W. Mellon Fund Integrated Arts Research Initiative Fellow
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
Neal Long
Tours Coordinator
Michelle Oboro
Student Public Programs and Visitor Experience Assistant
Emily Snider
Student Public Programs and Visitor Experience Assistant