University Museums Staff

University Museums comprises the Longyear Museum of Anthropology and the Picker Art Gallery.

We are committed to enriching the intellectual and cultural life on campus through collections, exhibitions, and public programs.

Directors/Curators

Rebecca Mendelsohn

Co-Director of University Museums and Curator of the Longyear Museum of Anthropology; Research Affiliate and Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology

rmendelsohn@colgate.edu (315) 228-6643

217 Alumni Hall

Nicholas (Nick) West

Co-Director of University Museums and Curator of the Picker Art Gallery; Research Affiliate in Art and Art History; Director, Museum Studies Program

Curatorial

Summer Frazier

Assistant Curator, Longyear Museum of Anthropology

sfrazier@colgate.edu (315) 228-6483

217 Alumni Hall

Kelsey Olney-Wall

Repatriation Manager

Kali Steinberg

Assistant Curator, Picker Art Gallery

ksteinberg@colgate.edu (315) 228-4513

Collections

Brian Baker

Assistant Preparator

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Jenna Carro

Assistant Preparator

203 Dana Arts Center

Allison (Alli) Grim

Conservation and Digitization Technician

120 Case-Geyer

Scott Lewis

Preparator

slewis@colgate.edu (315) 228-6474

203 Dana Arts Center

Susanna White

Head of Collections

203 Dana Arts Center

Administration

Darwin Rodriguez

Museum Operations Manager

drodriguez1@colgate.edu (315) 228-6439

307 Dana Arts Center

Michelle VanAuken

Administrative and Academic Coordinator for University Museums and Museum Studies

203 Dana Arts Center

Don (Donny) Ybarra

Security Officer

203 Dana Arts Center

Assistants and Interns

Julia Bihari ’27
Katharine Monahan ’25
Tabby Saour ’26
Aleksia Taci ’25
Wendy Wu ’25

Museum Ambassadors

Jose Arriaza ’25
Oscar Brown ’26
Emma Herwig ’25
Bri Liddell ’25
Tiffany Liu ’25
Tabby Saour ’26
Grace Schmelzinger ’26
Aleksia Taci ’25
Jacky Zhang ’25

Gallery Attendants

Jose Arriaza ’25
Alyssa Bleyl ’27
Henry Choi ‘28
Charlotte Crowley ’25
Unity De La Zerda ’28
Mary Kate Doyle ’25
Kegan Foley ’26
Lauren Gage ’26
Chrissy Gelins ’25
Leslie Gonzalez ’27
Sam Harris ’27
Emma Herwig ’25
Joan Jatto ’25
Maya Jaworski ’28
Bri Liddell ’25
Tiffany Liu ’25
Jackson Lowell ’27
Kajol Luplunge ’28
Yoselin Martinez-Guzman ’28
Mia McDonagh ’28
Hser Nay Moo ’27

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