UCR ARTS Staff

Joanna Szupinska
Chief Curator & Interim Executive Director

External Affairs

Katherine Vieser
Director of Development
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
katherine.vieser@ucr.edu
(951) 522-9869

Summer Clark
Communications Representative
summer.clark@ucr.edu

Curatorial

Kathryn Poindexter-Akers
Curator & Director of Exhibitions
kathryn.poindexter@ucr.edu

Nikolay Maslov (UCR Alum)
Curator of Special Projects
nikolay.maslov@ucr.edu

Anna Gaissert
Curatorial Assistant
anna.gaissert@ucr.edu

Learning & Engagement

Lindsey Hammel
Director of Learning & Engagement
lindsey.hammel@ucr.edu

Steffanie Padilla
Education Programs Manager
steffanie.padilla@ucr.edu

Collections

Alyse Yeargan (UCR Alum)
Collections Manager
alyse.yeargan@ucr.edu

Exhibitions

Grace Saunders
Exhibition Designer
grace.saunders@ucr.edu

Danielle Peltakian (UCR Alum)
Registrar
danielle.peltakian@ucr.edu

Emily Gray (UCR Alum)
Principal Preparator
emily.gray@ucr.edu

Victoria Naser-Saravia (UCR Alum)
Preparator
victoria.nasersaravia@ucr.edu

Public Experience & Operations

Luis Portobanco
Financial & Administrative Officer
luis.portobanco@ucr.edu

Amy Metcalf
Senior Events Manager
amy.metcalf@ucr.edu
(951) 827-1467

Allissa Payne
Finance & Visitor Services Assistant
allissa.payne@ucr.edu

Rene Balingit
Media Technician
rene.balingit@ucr.edu