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Leadership Overview
Cranbrook is made up of a network of Artists-in-Residence, Staff, and Board of Governors all committed to your success.
Leadership Overview
Cranbrook is made up of a network of Artists-in-Residence, Staff, and Board of Governors all committed to your success.
Top to bottom: Judy Dyki, Michael Stone-Richards, Lynn Tomaszewski
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Leadership Team
Cranbrook Academy of Art is led by the team of Judy Dyki, Deputy Director; Michael Stone-Richards, Dean of Public Programs and Partnerships; and Lynn Tomaszewski, Dean of Academic Affairs.
The trio of leaders has decades of experience in leading higher education arts programs, both at Cranbrook and other schools around the country. Their combined experience provides a uniquely inclusive and diverse shared voice on all matters related to future programming at the Academy.
Read the full press release about their appointments here to learn more about how their distinct backgrounds make them an ideal fit for a place as unique as Cranbrook.
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Emmy Bright
CO-HEAD OF PRINT MEDIA
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Carla Diana
HEAD OF 4D DESIGN
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Elliott Earls
HEAD OF 2D DESIGN
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Iris Eichenberg
HEAD OF METALSMITHING
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Chris Fraser
HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Martha Mysko
CO-HEAD OF PAINTING
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Cooper Holoweski
CO-HEAD OF PRINT MEDIA
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Scott Klinker
HEAD OF 3D DESIGN
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Ian McDonald
HEAD OF CERAMICS
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Joey Quiñones
HEAD OF FIBER
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Rebecca Ripple
HEAD OF SCULPTURE
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Willie Wayne Smith
CO-HEAD OF PAINTING
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Gretchen Wilkins
HEAD OF ARCHITECTURE
Artists-in-Residence
Artists-in-Residence
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Lynn Tomaszewski
DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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Judy Dyki
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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Michael Stone-Richards
DEAN OF PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS
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Vanessa Lucero-Mazei
DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES
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Julia Delagarza
MANAGER OF ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL AID
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Kate LaPier
REGISTRAR & STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
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Tatiana Flis
RECRUITMENT MANAGER
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Jennifer Lidemer
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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Mary Beth Kreiner
LIBRARIAN
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Laurén Kozlowski
LIBRARIAN/CATALOGER
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Meg Heeres
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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Danielle (deo) Owensby
DIGITAL MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
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Aaron Blendowski
FABRICATIONS MANAGER
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Megan Tamas
ACADEMY RESOURCES MANAGER
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José Arenivar-Gómez
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
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Lauren MacLean
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
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Autumn Parrott
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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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
Jim Berline, Vice Chair
Awenate Cobbina
JJ Curis
Peggy F. Daitch
Gretchen Davidson
Antoine Dubeauclard
Frank M. Edwards
Jennifer Hermelin
Mariana Keros
Jo Obasuyi
Pamela E. Rodgers
Catherine J. Schwartz
Marc A. Schwartz
Karen P. Swanson
Nancy Tellem
Robert T. Wilson
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
Sally A. Parsons
JoAnne Petersen
Horace J. Rodgers
Catherine S. Rosenthal
Susan M. Sosnick
Robert S. Swanson
Gary L. Wasserman
Evie Wheat
Lillian Zonars