Dean's Office
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
Sarah Cole / Dean of the School of the Arts
Jana Hart Wright / Dean of Academic Administration and Planning / 212.854.9847
Kayla Maiuri / Executive Assistant / 212.854.9847
Admissions and Financial Aid
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1808, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
212.854.2134, [email protected], [email protected]
Julie Dobrow / Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid / 212.854.3343
Rich Dikeman / Director of Institutional Research and Summer Programs / 212.851.9502
Kenny Wong / Director of Admissions and Financial Aid / 212.854.2876
Niquette Johnson / Officer, Admissions and Financial Aid / 212.854.5767
Tori Sheffer / Admissions Assistant
Office of Student and Alumni Affairs
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
212.851.0248; [email protected]; [email protected]
Laila Maher / Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs / 212.851.0442
Herbert Hugh / Assistant Dean of Student Support / 212.853.7417
Trenton Pollard / Associate Director of Student Affairs / 212.851.0248
Jessica Pierson / Associate Director of Artists' Resource Center and Alumni Affairs / 212.854.7717
Business Office
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
soa-businessoffice@columbia.edu
Andrew Hass / Associate Dean of Finance / 212.854.7553
Nekeia Rooks-Holder / Assistant Director of Finance / 212.854.5817
Katie Lee / Director of Human Resources / 212.854.1311
Nicole Jefferson / HR Manager / 212.853.4206
Anish Patel / Payroll Coordinator / 212.854.6557
Yecenia Lahoz / Financial Assistant / 212.854.5852
Office of Communications
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Kristina Tate / Senior Director of Communications / 415.693.8050
Tiffany Davis/ Assistant Director of Communications / 347.380.0417
Nicole Saldarriaga Coggins / Assistant Director of Communications, Content Strategy / 646.988.9428
Bernardo Garcia Valencia / Graphic Designer / 646.856.6205
Erin Hinz / Communications Assistant / 347.583.9719
Joel Jares / VHO, Photography & Videography
Public Programs and Engagement
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Carol Becker / Dean Emerita, Professor of the Arts / 212.854.9847
Gavin Browning / Director of Public Programs and Engagement / 212.853.1607
Development
305 DODGE HALL, MC 1803, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
212.854.4849 (phone); 212.854.7733 (fax)
Ruth Kaplan / Interim Associate Dean / 212.851.0275
Maggie Ress / Senior Associate Director for Individual and Corporate Giving / 212.854.3412
John Oursler / Snr Assoc Dir of Development for Industry Relations and Philanthropy- Film / 212.851.9567
Alix Platt / Development Assistant / 212.854.4849
Information Technology
Peter Vaughan / Director of Motion Picture and Information Technology / 212.854.7516
Alex Wyles / Associate Director of Instructional & Information Technology / 212.854.7523
Rafael Suarez / Systems Coordinator / 212.854.8978
Film Program
513 DODGE HALL, MC 1805, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Jack Lechner / Chair and Associate Professor of Professional Practice / 212.854.2815
Hanna Seifu / Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.7527
Sarah Adriance / Assistant Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.2815
Alexandre Ilic / Director of Film Program Events / 212.851.0132
Peter Vaughan / Director of Motion Picture and Information Technology / 212.854.7516
Joshua Troxler / Director of Production
Kai Miedendorp / Assistant Director of Motion Picture Technology - Technical Training and Quality Control / 212.853.7272
Matt Pourviseh / Assistant Director of Production Administration / 212.854.1564
Michael Cacioppo Belantara / Post Production Supervisor and Assistant Director, Instructional Technology / 212.854.8923
Andrew Castillo / Program Assistant / 212.854.2815
Brian Velsor / Equipment Prep and Inventory Assistant/ 212.854.9568
Film and Media Studies Program
513 DODGE HALL, MC 1805, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
Annette Insdorf / Director of Undergraduate Film and Media Studies, Professor
Nico Baumbach / Director of Film and Media Studies MA, Associate Professor
Hanna Seifu / Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.7527
Sarah Adriance / Assistant Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.2815
Andrew Castillo / Program Assistant / 212.854.2815
Sound Art Program
318 PRENTIS HALL, 632 W 125 STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Miya Masaoka / Director of Sound Art Program and Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Seth Cluett / Assistant Director of the Sound Art Program
Theatre Program
601 DODGE HALL, MC 1807, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Brian Kulick / Chair and Professor of Professional Practice / 212.854.7017
Anna Woodruff / Director of Academic Administration / on leave Fall 2024
Clarence Coo / Interim Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.3408
Kanika Vaish / Manager of Academic Administration / 212.854.3408
Tom Gilmore / Production and Facility Manager / 212.678.3490
Corrie Beth Knott / Director of Production / 212.854.0113
Jacob Robinson / Audio Visual Supervisor
Aaron Keller / Thesis Production Manager / 212-854-5343
Dana Sokolov / Assistant Production Manager - Schapiro
Rachel Dozier-Ezell / Costume Supervisor
Britta Kuhn / Nash Operations Manager
Aaron Treat / Technical Director / 212.853.0733
Andrew Machovec / Assistant Technical Director / 212.851.0236
Visual Arts Program
310 DODGE HALL, MC 1806, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Miya Masaoka / Chair and Associate Professor of Visual Arts / 212.854.4065
Laura Mosquera / Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.7137
Calvin Kim / Manager of Academic Administration / 212.854.2829
Claire Valdez / Program Assistant / 212.854.4065
Dana Buhl / Senior Manager of School of the Arts Photography Facilities
Elizabeth Zito / Assistant Director of Visual Arts Instructional Technology and Exhibitions / 212.854.4065
Andrew Brehm / Shops and Safety Manager / 212.280.2014
Sarah Tortora / Assistant Manager of Shops for Visual Arts / 212.854.2222
Nathan Catlin / Master Printer, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies / 212.854.7014
Samantha Rippner / Associate Director, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies / 212.854.7641
Tomas Vu-Daniel / Artistic Director, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies / 212.854.7641
Chloe Crookall / Assistant Studio Manager, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies / 212.854.7014
Rider Urena / Facilities Manager, Prentis Hall / 212.280.2014
Writing Program
415 DODGE HALL, MC 1804, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Deborah Paredez / Chair and Associate Professor
Shane McCrae / Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies / 212.854.3774
Frank Winslow / Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.4392
John McShane / Assistant Director of Academic Administration / 212.854.1320
Julia Burgdorff / Program Assistant / 212.854.4391
Anelise Chen / Assistant Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies / 212.854.3774
Dorla McIntosh / Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Creative Writing Program / 212.854.3774
Miller Theatre
DODGE HALL, MC 1801, 2960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Melissa Smey / Executive Director / 212.854.1633
Adrienne Stortz / Director of Programs and Finance/ 212-854-7867
Lauren Bailey Cognetti / Director of Marketing and Engagement / 212.854.2380
Taylor Riccio / Director of Artistic and Production Planning / 212.854.7824
Rhiannon McClintock / Assistant Director of Administrative Planning / 212.854.1633
Garrett Rollins / Assistant Director of Productions and Operations / 212.854.1956
Emily Elliott / Assistant Director of Development and Engagement / 212.851.1749
Daniel Im / Audience Services Manager / 212.854.1635
Arlene Kriv / Marketing and Communications Manager / 212.854.1488
Bryan Lin / Artistic Administrator / 212.854.9877
Columbia University Arts Initiative
Melissa Smey / Executive Director / 212.851.9574
Adrienne Stortz / Director of Programs and Finance / 212-854-7867
Rhiannon McClintock / Assistant Director of Administrative Planning / 212.851.9574
Taylor Crichton / Assistant Director of Communications and Program Administration / 212.851.2004
Katherine Howell / Assistant Director of Finance and Program Administration / 212.854.2382
Riley French / Ticket and Information Center Manager / 212.851.0776 / 212.854.7809
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 W 129TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027
[email protected]
Melissa Smey / Associate Dean and Executive Director / 212.854.1633
Lauren Weigel / Director, Lenfest Center for the Arts
Zack Tinkelman / Director of Production and Operations / 212.853.1609
Frank Spigner / A/V Network & Audio Production Manager / 212.853.1240
Holly Ko / Lighting & Theatrical Systems Production Manager / 212.853.1309
Dave Park / Film & Video Projection Manager / 212.853.1238
Julia Hahn / Production Manager / 212.853.1604
Calder Singer / Production Manager / 212.853.1601
Dawn E. Clements / Audience Services Manager / 212.853.1603
Ethan Caso / Audience Services Manager / 212.853.1235
Cat Foley / Lighting & Production Associate