Administration

Museum Director 
Jon Seydl
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Senior Assistant Director, Operations and Strategy
Diane Gutenkauf
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Advancement

Senior Director of Advancement
Krannert Art Museum | School of Art + Design | Japan House
Brenda Nardi
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Collections & Exhibition Management

Museum Registrar and Exhibitions Director
Christine Saniat 
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Collection Manager
Kim Sissons
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Design & Installation Specialist
Tim Fox
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Design & Installation Specialist
Walter Wilson
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Graduate Assistant Preparator
Rachel Gu

Curatorial Department

Senior Curator and Curator of Global African Art
Allyson Purpura
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Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Amy L. Powell
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Curator of European and American Art
Maureen Warren
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Assistant Curator and Publications Specialist
Kathryn Koca Polite
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Education Department

Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Learning
Rachel Lauren Storm
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Interim Manager of Education
Kamila Glowacki
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Education Coordinator, Giertz Education Center
Ishita Dharap
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Graduate Assistants
Tim Abel

 

Marketing and Communications

Assistant Director for Marketing & Communications
Julia Nucci Kelly
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Marketing Assistant
Samantha Solis
 

Research and Academic Programs

Andean Arts Research

Kainen Bell | iSchool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Corey Bowen | Archeology, University of Illinois Chicago | Lives in Fragments: Reassessing the KAM Andean Collection
Val Arboniés Flores | iSchool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Yolanda Rivera | iSchool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Rosa Varillas Palacios | Anthropology, University of Illinois Chicago | Weaving Object Histories: Andean Textile Research at KAM
Ashley Vance | Anthropology/Archaeology, University of Illinois Chicago | Telling Stories with Seashells: Krannert Art Museum's Malacalogical Collections
Larry Washington | Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Esther Whang | Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

African Arts Research

Molly (Henry) Fox | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Beads that Speak: Women Language of Ndebele Beadwork from the Krannert Art Museum Collection
Bethany Johnson | History, Art History, Swahili Language, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | U of I Alum Bethany Johnson Earns Position as DEAI Coordinator at Field Museum
Navashni Naidoo | Anthropology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jenny Peruski | Art History & African Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Students at KAM: Jenny Peruski and Swahili Arts Research

 

European & American Arts Research

Ivan Cherniakov | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sophia Mendocino | Graphic Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Lost in the Landscape: Curatorial Research and Emily Groom's Winter Stream

 

20th Century Arts Research

Rachel Gu | Art Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Students at KAM: Blending Ceramics and Art Education with Rachel Gu
Tara Leininger | History & Classics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

Modern & Contemporary Arts Research

Lukas Angelus | English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hannah Brown | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sharayah Cochran | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Brittney Leatherman | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jo Urban | Studio Art, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Savannah Wills | Art History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
 

Operations

Senior Assistant Director of Operations and Strategy
Diane Gutenkauf
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Security Staff

Jonathan Koshinski
Shelby Graham
 

Docent

John Bennett