Staff

Susan Zaeske

Interim Director

director@arts.wisc.edu

Rachel Niles

Assistant to the Director

reniles@wisc.edu

Kate Hewson

Interim Associate Director

kate.hewson@wisc.edu

Lisa Spierer

Interim Director of Operations

lisa.spierer@wisc.edu

Emilie Schada

Sponsorship, Grant and Development Manager

eschada@wisc.edu

Cathy Sheets

Creative Director

cmsheets@wisc.edu

Kate Lochner

Integrated Marketing & Communications Strategist

krlochner@wisc.edu

Gwen Rice

Writer and Communications Specialist

grice2@wisc.edu

Heather Owens

Audience Development & Communications Specialist

heather.owens@wisc.edu

Aaron Granat

Videographer

adgranat@wisc.edu

Amanda Sweno

Digital Marketing Specialist

aksweno@wisc.edu

Ben Reiser

Wisconsin Film Festival Outreach & Community Engagement Manager

ben.reiser@wisc.edu

Terry Kerr

Wisconsin Film Festival Volunteer Coordinator

tjkerr@wisc.edu

Kathy Ricci

Wisconsin Film Fest Sponsorship Coordinator

kricci@wisc.edu

Angela Richardson

Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program Interim Director

arichard@wisc.edu

Cheryl Bensman-Rowe

Madison Early Music Festival Artistic Director

cbensmanrowe@wisc.edu

Sarah Marty

Madison Early Music Festival Program Director

sarah.marty@wisc.edu

Faisal Abdu'Allah

The Studio Faculty Director

abduallah@wisc.edu

Dominique Haller

The Studio Program Coordinator

dhaller@wisc.edu

Maryam Ladoni

Photographer

Brette Olpin

Arts Recruitment & Student Engagement Program Assistant

Junlin Ou

Photographer

Duncan Slagle

Student Assistant