RISD Museum Staff

Inquiries

Appraising Artwork
Conserving Artwork

Donating Artwork
Exhibition Proposals
Faculty Requests
Press and Marketing Inquiries
Museum Membership
401 454 6321
Museum Rentals
401 454 6505
Questions about Artists in the Collection
Questions from Artists

Student Inquiries
Tours
 

General Questions

Curatorial, Conservation, and Registration

Christopher Alviar
Post Production Photography Assistant

Emily Banas
Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts and Design

Denise Bastien
Registrar, Documentation and Digital Resources

Laurie Brewer
Curator, Costume and Textiles

Sháńdíín Brown
Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art

Wai Yee Chiong
Associate Curator, Asian Art

Alex Dunwoodie
Collection Information & Digital Resources Assistant

Tara Emsley
Registrar, Exhibitions and Loans

Christin Fitzgerald
Paper Preservation Specialist

Caleb Getto
Matting and Framing Assistant

Erik Gould
Photographer

Sionan Guenther
Associate Registrar, Digital Resources

Kate Irvin
Curator and Department Head, Costume and Textiles

Anna Rose Keefe
Assistant Conservator, Costume & Textiles

Marny Kindness
Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Administrator

Joseph Leduc
Head Registrar

Sarah Mirseyedi
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow 

Dominic Molon
Interim Chief Curator & Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art

Conor Moynihan
Assistant Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Erika Namaka
Assistant Registrar, Permanent Collection

Ingrid Neuman
Senior Conservator

Maureen O’Brien
Curator, Painting and Sculpture

Jac Parker
Associate Registrar, Collections Management

Nicole Priedemann
Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions and Loans

Brianna Turner
Conservation Assistant

Jessica Urick
Associate Conservator, Costume and Textiles

Elizabeth A. Williams
David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

Director's Office

Sarah Ganz Blythe
Interim Director and Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Education, and Programs

Tricia Hoffman
Assistant to the Director

401 454 6686

Exhibitions, Education, and Programs

Christina Alderman
Director, Family and Teen Programs

Lily Benedict
Museum Educator, School Programs

Brendan Campbell
Graphic Designer

Carlos De La Rosa
Content Producer, Digital Initiatives

Deborah Clemons
Director, Public Programs

Sarah Ganz Blythe
Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Education, and Programs

Kate Hao
Public Programs Coordinator 

Mariani Lefas-Tetenes
Director, School and Teacher Programs

Laura Ostrander
Supervisor, Department of Preparation and Installation

Thom Morin
Museum Preparator and Collection Care Specialist

Haydee Naula
Academic & K-12 Programs Coordinator,

Michael Owen
Museum Preparator and Collection Care Specialist

Amy Pickworth
Assistant Director of Museum Publications and Senior Editor

Alexandra Poterack
Director, Museum Academic Programming

Jeremy Radtke
Director, Digital Initiatives

Kristin Samuelson
Museum Preparator and Collection Care Specialist

Derek Schusterbauer
Senior Graphic Designer

Kajette Solomon
Museum SEI Program Specialist

401 454 6531

Stephen Wing
Manager, Installation and Preparation

Finance, Operations, Visitor Services

Jen Bose
Director of Museum Finance & Business Operations

401 454 6504

Michael Cheatham
Desk Attendant
401 454 6500

Jack Cummings
Visitor Services Weekend Supervisor

Amanda Eckhardt
Visitor Services Manager
401 427 3133

A. Howard
Database Manager

Lucia Huntley
Desk Attendant
401 454 6500

Philip Lessard
Manager of Safety, Security, and Facilities

401 454 6508

Peter Mrozowski
Desk Attendant
401 454 6500

Samuel Nehila
Desk Attendant

401 454 6500

Ashley Pelletier
Security Shift Supervisor
401 454 6688

Rachel Storey
Business Operations Coordinator 

Tim Taliaferro 
Group Visit Coordinator
401 454 6704

Marketing and Communications

Julia Temple
Marketing and Public Relations Manager

401 709 8524

Kara Nandin
Marketing and Public Relations Associate

Museum Advancement

Lauren Faria
Assistant Director, Institutional Giving and Evaluation

401 454 6793

Ariane Porter
Membership Engagement Coordinator
401 454 6321

Amee Spondike
Senior Executive Director, Museum Development

Tammie Worthington-Witczak
Associate Director, Donor Relations, Museum + Volunteer Management
401 709 8659