Staff

OFA Main Administrative Office

Jack Megan

Director, Office for the Arts

Alicia Anstead NF '08

Associate Director for Programming;
Blog Editor

Alicia Anstead NF '08 is associate director for programming at the Office for the Arts and editor-in-chief/co-founder of the Harvard Arts...

Chris Abrams

Advisor, Public Art

Deena Anderson

Program Associate, Learning From Performers

Sonia Brathwaite

Financial Coordinator

Raúl Cornier

Administrative Associate
Office Manager

Raúl began a career in...

Brice Norton Hennelly

Technology & Operations Manager

Brice spent the early part of his career...

Sophia H. Holtz

Administrative Assistant to the Director

Marin Orlosky Randow

ARTS FIRST Coordinator

Marin Orlosky Randow ’07-‘08 is an event coordinator, entrepreneur, dancer, circus artist, choreographer, and teacher. In...

Heddi Siebel

Visiting Artist in Figure Drawing

Mariam Syed

Communications Coordinator

Mariam Syed is the Communications Coordinator at the Office for the Arts. She has previously worked in various marketing and communication roles in New...

Marie Tai

Associate Director for Administration

Marie Tai is an arts administrator, musician,...

Stephanie Troisi

Student Services Coordinator

Stephanie Troisi is an arts administrator, with experience in theater and box office management. Prior to her work at the...

Ceramics Program Administration

Kathy King

Director, Ceramics Program
Instructor, Ceramics Program
MFA in Ceramics, University of Florida. BA in Studio Art from Connecticut College. Prior to this appointment, King was Director of Education at...
Read more about Kathy King
Artist Website
kking@fas.harvard.edu
Ji-Eun Kim

Administrative Coordinator
MFA in 3D/Ceramics, Massachusetts College of Art and Design ('98), BFA in Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design ('94). Formerly the publicity...
Read more about Ji-Eun Kim
jikim@fas.harvard.edu
Geoff Booras

Operations Coordinator, Ceramics Program
Instructor, Ceramics Program
MFA, SUNY New Paltz, BA, Skidmore College

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Artist Website
gbooras@fas.harvard.edu
Darrah Bowden

Assistant to the Director, Ceramics Program
Resident Artist, Ceramics Program
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. She is currently working towards her MA in Critical and Historical Craft Studies at Warren...
Read more about Darrah Bowden
Artist Website
darrahbowden@fas.harvard.edu

Ceramics Program Staff

Deighton Abrams

Intern, Ceramics Program

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Amanda Aquiar

Intern, Ceramics Program

Peter Berry

Staff, Ceramics Program
Instructor, Ceramics Program

Peter Berry is a long-time staff member, specializing in leading the transformation of our program from studio to showplace twice a year for our Shows and... Read more about Peter Berry

Masha Bertling

Intern, Ceramics Program

Jenny Blicharz

Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program
Short-Term Resident Artist, Ceramics Program

BFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA (2004)
... Read more about Jenny Blicharz

Artist Website

Rosanna Bonnet

Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program

Rosanna creates handmade, ceramic tiles. She specializes in custom design wall and accent tiles for kitchen, bathrooms, tabletops, floors and outdoors.

Artist Website

Kierstyn Brady

Intern, Ceramics Program

Sarah de Besche

Staff, Ceramics Program
Instructor, Ceramics Program
Resident Artist, Ceramics Program

BA, Smith College, Northampton, MA. Electric kiln instructor, office assistant, and a Resident Artist at Harvard Ceramics Program, Sarah's functional work...

Pam Gorgone

Staff, Ceramics Program
Resident Artist, Ceramics Program
Instructor, Ceramics Program

BFA, Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Pam has been a Non-Resident Tutor and Instructor at Harvard’s Mather House. Her small...

Nina Hulbert

Intern, Ceramics Program

Marek Jacisin

Instructor, Ceramics Program
Intern, Ceramics Program

MS, University of Economics, Slovakia, Graphic Design Diploma, Clark University, Worcester, MA

Marek’s slab built geometric sculptures and wall...

Melinda Jordan

Staff, Ceramics Program
Intern, Ceramics Program

BFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Adria Katz

Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program
Intern, Ceramics Program

Adria Katz focues on sculptural work inspired by living creatures, ecology and sustainability. She received her BA in Visual Art and MA in Elementary...

James Keller

Staff, Ceramics Program

Cecilia Lang

Intern, Ceramics Program
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program

... Read more about Cecilia Lang

Artist Website

Suzana Lisanti

Intern, Ceramics Program
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program

Diane Lulek

Instructor, Ceramics Program
Intern Supervisor, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design. Diane is an active Boston artist who specializes in making dinnerware for local restaurants. She also holds the...

Denny McLaughlin

Instructor, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program

MFA, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. BA, Southwest State University, Marshall, MN

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Cathy Moynihan

Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program

Harris Rosenblum

Intern, Ceramics Program

Casey Zeng

Instructor, Ceramics Program
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program
Staff, Ceramics Program

BS in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

Casey heads the clay-recycling program at the Ceramics Program with the use of...

Dance Center

Jill Johnson

Dance Director, Harvard Dance Center, Theater, Dance & Media (TDM); Senior Lecturer, Theater, Dance & Media; Artistic Director, Harvard Dance Project
(TDM 140R, TDM 141, TDM 90DR)

Bio

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Elizabeth Epsen

Communications & Programs Coordinator for Dance
Ballet II

Bio
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Jon Gonda

Production Supervisor for Dance

Bio

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Kirsten Leonard

Administrative Manager for Dance

Aysha Upchurch

Visiting Lecturer, Theater, Dance & Media
Hip Hop Dance: Exploring the Groove and the Movement Beneath and Beyond the Beat (TDM 149U)
Performing Culture: Exploring Identity and Power Through Hip Hop Dance (TDM 149UB)

Bio... Read more about Aysha Upchurch

Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex

Eric Engel

Director, Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex

Eric Engel is the Director of the Memorial / Lowell Hall Complex (a position he...

Tina Bowen

Production Manager

Jayscott Crosley

Program and Administrative Associate

Jayscott Crosley is a theatre artist, onstage and off. As stage...

Ben Janey

Production Services Coordinator

Maureen Lane

Production Assistant/Venue Representative

Ruth Polleys

Program Manager

Jonathan Salz

Production Associate

Raymond Traietti

Assistant Director

Harvard Box Office

Tina Smith

Manager, Harvard Box Offce

tlsmith@fas.harvard.edu

Bob Bartosch

Box Office Associate

bartosch@fas.harvard.edu

Taylor Brajczewski

Box Office Assistant

tbrajczewski@fas.harvard.edu

Jason Govostes

Manager of Operations and Student Ticketing Services

govostes@fas.harvard.edu

Amy LeBrun Stepsis

Box Office Associate

stepsis@fas.harvard.edu

Michael Van Devere

Box Office Associate

devere@fas.harvard.edu

Ari Shvartsman

Ticketing Services Associate / Venue Representative

ashvartsman@fas.harvard.edu

Kathryn Daugherty

Staff Assistant

kathryn_daugherty@fas.harvard.edu

OFA Theater

Thomas Morgan

Technical Director for College Theater

Dana Knox

Production Coordinator, College Theater

Music Conductors

Justin Blackwell

Collegium Musicum Accompanist

Don Braden

Jazz Combo Instructor

donbraden@fas.harvard.edu

Phoebe Carrai

Artistic Director, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Andrew Clark

Director of Choral Activities, Sr. Lecturer in Music

Federico Cortese

Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra; Sr. Lecturer in Music

Sarah Darling

Assistant Director, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Elizabeth Eschen

Voice Teacher
Skills for Singing Instructor

Instrument: Voice
Level: beginner to emerging professional
Cost: $70/hour or $50/45-minute lesson... Read more about Elizabeth Eschen

eschen@fas.harvard.edu

Allen Feinstein

Conductor, Harvard Pops Orchestra

James Gutierrez

Managing Director, Cambridge Common Voices

jamesawg@gmail.com

William Houchin

Instructor, Cambridge Common Voices

will.houchin@gmail.com

Edward Jones

Conductor, University Choir;
Artistic Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus

Jensen Ling

Bands Coordinator
Bassoon teacher

Instrument: Bassoon
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Cost: $75/hour... Read more about Jensen Ling

jzaneling@gmail.com

Mark Olson

Director of Harvard Band and Wind Ensemble

Sheldon Reid

Conductor, Kuumba Singers of Harvard College

Nathan Reiff

Resident Conductor, Harvard Glee Club

nreiff@fas.harvard.edu

John Sullivan

Harvard Choruses Accompanist

Yosvany Terry

Senior Lecturer on Music and Director of Jazz Ensembles

Joseph Turbessi

Harvard Choruses Accompanist

Instrument: Piano And Organ
Level: beginner to advanced
Cost: 30 min: $40 45 min: $50 60 min (advanced students only): $60... Read more about Joseph Turbessi

website

joseph.turbessi@gmail.com