Staff Directory

Christina Olsen
Director
olsenc@umich.edu
734.615.2827

Terri Gable
Administrative Manager
terrig@umich.edu
734.647.0518

KATHRYN HUSS
Deputy Director, Chief Administrative Officer
khuss@umich.edu
734.647.0517

Alisunn Jones
Assistant to the Director
alisunnj@umich.edu
734.615.2827

Natalie Vasher
Director of Partnerships and Chief of Staff
natavano@umich.edu
734.647.3951

Matt Casadonte
Collections and Exhibitions Technician
mdcasad@umich.edu
734.764.8319

Roberta Frey Gilboe
Chief Registrar Collections & Exhibitions
rgilboe@umich.edu
734.764.1178

Qian He
Asian Art Conservator
qianhe@umich.edu
734.647.3378

Brendan Harman
Collections and Exhibitions Technician
lermond@umich.edu
734.763.8453

Kate Holoka
Collections and Exhibitions Technician
kholoka@umich.edu
734.764.8012

Katherine Prichard
Assistant Registrar
katprich@umich.edu
734.647.0527

Kathryn Beaton
Communication Coordinator
kbeaton@umich.edu
734.764.7032

Mike McGowan
Graphic Designer
mcgo@umich.edu
734.615.2796

Laura De Becker
Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art
ldbecker@umich.edu
734.647.0526

Jennifer Friess
Assistant Curator of Photography
jfriess@umich.edu
734.764.2426

Vera Grant
Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs, and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
vgrant@umich.edu
734.764.8873

Natsu Oyobe
Curator of Asian Art
onatsu@umich.edu
734.647.0523

JENNA MORGAN
Senior Development Assistant
jemcc@umich.edu
734.764.1983
 

JUSTIN REASH
Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
jreash@umich.edu
734.647.3132

ANNA SAMPSON
Senior Associate Director of Development, Foundation and Government Relations
asamps@umich.edu
734.647.0516

Carrie Throm
Deputy Director for Advancement and Chief Strategy Officer
cthrom@umich.edu
734.763.6467

Laura Yoo
Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving and Corporate Partnerships
lyoo@umich.edu
734.647.2064

Lisa Borgsdorf
Interim Deputy Director of Education
lherbert@umich.edu
734.615.9815
 

David Choberka
Andrew W. Mellon Manager of Academic Outreach & Teaching
dchoberk@umich.edu
734.615.8181

Briannon Cierpilowski
Education Program Coordinator, Student Engagement
briannon@umich.edu
734.764.1917

Isabel EngeL
Andrew W. Mellon Academic Teaching Fellow
iengel@umich.edu
734.936.3461
 

Elizabeth Rauh
Irving Stenn, Jr. Curatorial Fellow
erauh@umich.edu

Pamela Reister
Curator for Museum Teaching and Learning
preister@umich.edu
734.615.6247
 

Grace VanderVliet
Education Outreach Program Coordinator
mdegroo@umich.edu
734.647.0522

Katharine Derosier
Director of Exhibitions & Publications
kaweiss@umich.edu
734.615.8186

Erika Larson
Exhibitions & Publications Project Manager
elarso@umich.edu
734.615.7754

Sarah Phalen
Exhibitions & Publications Project Manager
scpha@umich.edu
734.936.0163

Bruce Glazier
Facilities Manager
brucegla@umich.edu
734.660.5804

Shayla Johnson
Museum Applications Developer
shayla@umich.edu
734.647.0529

John Turner
Senior Manager of Museum Technology
jmturner@umich.edu
734.763.0256

Neil Van Houten
Retail Operations Manager
nvanh@umich.edu
734.763.9051