Staff

Contact the Smart Museum of Art

General inquiries
smart-museum@uchicago.edu
773.702.0200

Group and K–12 school tours
nicolebond@uchicago.edu
773.702.0180

University class visits
bness@uchicago.edu
773.834.9070

Make a gift
pkasian@uchicago.edu
773.834.1960

Director’s office
rerhart@uchicago.edu
773.834.1778

Press inquiries
cjlind@uchicago.edu
773.702.0176

Rights and reproductions
smart-images@uchicago.edu
773.702.9549


Staff Directory

Director’s Office

Vanja Malloy
Dana Feitler Director
vanjamalloy@uchicago.edu

Rebecca Holbrook-Erhart
Executive Assistant
773.834.1778
rerhart@uchicago.edu

C.J. Lind
Associate Director of Communications
773.702.0176
cjlind@uchicago.edu


Curatorial

Orianna Cacchione
Curator of Global Contemporary Art
773.702.3258
ocacchione@uchicago.edu

Jennifer Carty
Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
773.702.6501
jcarty@uchicago.edu

Laura Steward
Curator of Public Art
773.753.4823
steward@uchicago.edu

Shane Rothe
Curatorial Research Assistant
773.834.1210
srothe@uchicago.edu


Development

Polina Kasian
Assistant Director of Development
773.702.2368
pkasian@uchicago.edu


Exhibitions, Collections, and Publications

Samantha Forsko
Head Registrar
773.834.2139
sforsko@uchicago.edu

Gail Gomez
Associate Director of Exhibitions and Publications
773.702.4434
ggomez2@uchicago.edu

Ray Klemchuk
Associate Director of Exhibition Design and Production
773.702.0178
rklemchuk@uchicago.edu

Emily Edwards
Associate Registrar and Manager of Art to Live With
773.834.1989
emilyedwards@uchicago.edu

Derek Ernster
Lead Technician
773.702.0178
ernster@uchicago.edu


Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry

Berit Ness
Associate Director and Curator of Academic Engagement
773.834.9070
bness@uchicago.edu

Aneesah Veatch
Academic Engagement Coordinator
773.834.3886
aveatch@uchicago.edu

Tara Kuruvilla
Collections Research Preceptor
tkuruvilla@uchicago.edu


Guest Services

Stephen Lieto
Facility and Security Manager
773.702.9523
slieto@uchicago.edu

Morgan Sayers
Guest Services Coordinator
amsayers@uchicago.edu

Rochelle Baker
Guest Services
rbaker1@uchicago.edu

Starr Miles
Guest Services
dsmiles4@uchicago.edu

Larry Queen
Guest Services
lqueen@uchicago.edu


Public Practice

Dorian H. Nash
Manager of Public Programs
Acting Public Practice Lead

773.834.5925
msnash01@uchicago.edu

Nicole Bond
Manager of Learning and Public Engagement
773.702.0180
nicolebond@uchicago.edu

Katherine Davis
Lead Museum Educator
katyd@uchicago.edu

Erik L. Peterson
Manager of Family Programs and Student Engagement
773.702.2362 
eriklpeterson@uchicago.edu