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Leadership Overview
Cranbrook is made up of a network of Artists-in-Residence, Faculty, Staff, and Board of Governors all committed to your success.
Leadership Overview
Cranbrook is made up of a network of Artists-in-Residence, Faculty, Staff, and Board of Governors all committed to your success.
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Elise DeChard
INTERIM FACULTY, ARCHITECTURE
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Elliott Earls
HEAD OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Iris Eichenberg
HEAD OF METALSMITHING
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Chris Fraser
HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Cooper Holoweski
HEAD OF PRINT MEDIA
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Ian McDonald
HEAD OF CERAMICS
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Martha Mysko
CO-HEAD OF PAINTING
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Joey Quiñones
HEAD OF FIBER
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Leon Ransmeier
HEAD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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Rebecca Ripple
HEAD OF SCULPTURE
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Gina Reichert
INTERIM FACULTY, ARCHITECTURE
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Willie Wayne Smith
CO-HEAD OF PAINTING
Artists-in-Residence and Faculty
Artists-in-Residence and Faculty
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Shelley Brinkley
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
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Judy Dyki
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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Michael Stone-Richards
DEAN OF PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS
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Lynn Tomaszewski
DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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Vanessa Lucero-Mazei
DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES
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Kate LaPier
REGISTRAR & STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
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Julia Delagarza
MANAGER OF ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL AID
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Tatiana Flis
RECRUITMENT MANAGER
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Jennifer Lindemer
RECRUITMENT COORDINATOR
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Julie Montgomery
BUSINESS MANAGER
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Laura Bombach
TECHNOLOGY AND CENTRAL MEDIA LAB MANAGER
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Rachel DeBoard
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
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Laurén Kozlowski
LIBRARIAN/CATALOGER
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Randi Bachman
Library Assistant
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Zahra Almajidi
CENTRAL MATERIALS LAB COORDINATOR
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Ted Prassinos
WRITING PROGRAM MANAGER
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Julie Fracker
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
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Amanda Coe
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
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Aaron Blendowski
FABRICATIONS MANAGER
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Megan Tamas
ACADEMY RESOURCES MANAGER
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Caryn Brooke Emmer
DONOR & VOLUNTEER RELATIONS MANAGER
Staff Directory
Staff Directory
Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum Board of Governors
Denise Anton David, Chair
Greg Bartelt, Vice Chair
Edward Hogikyan, Vice Chair
Bill Burdett
Molly Beauregard
Awenate Cobbina
Christine Colman
JJ Curis
Gretchen Davidson
JJ Curis
Gretchen Davidson
Katie Dwan
D’Wayne Edwards
Samara (Johnson) Furlong
Jennifer Gilbert
Richard Haddad
Jennifer Hermelin
Jennifer Hermelin
Brandon Little
Don Manvel
Pamela E. Rodgers
Marc A. Schwartz
Corri Taubman
Nancy Tellem
Grant Theron
Nate Wallace
Robert T. Wilson
Robert T. Wilson
Liz Youngblood
Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum Life Governors
Mary Lou Brous
James A. Kelly
David E. Klein
Bonnie A. Larson
Arthur C. Liebler
Timothy W. Mast
Beverly J. Moore
Horace J. Rodgers
Catherine S. Rosenthal
Susan M. Sosnick
Robert S. Swanson
Gary L. Wasserman
Lillian Zonars