Staff

Administrative Staff

Name	Contact
Lynn Lukkas Department Chair	Room E209 612-625-8096 lukkas@umn.edu
Shannon Birge Laudon Administrative Director	Room E208 612-624-0339 birge006@umn.edu

Name	Contact
Layla Nereson Executive Office & Administrative Specialist	Room E206 612-625-8096 nere0008@umn.edu
Regina Hopingardner Executive Office and Administrative Specialist	Room E201 612-625-8096 rhopinga@umn.edu
Patricia Straub Senior Academic Advisor Graduate Program Coordinator	Room E211 612-625-1848 pstraub@umn.edu
Tetsuya Yamada Director of Undergraduate Studies	Room E273 tyamada@umn.edu
Jenny Schmid Director of Graduate Studies	Room W170A jrschmid@umn.edu
Iryna Podolyan Senior Accountant	Room E212 612-625-0121 ipodolya@umn.edu
Howard Oransky Nash Gallery Director Coordinator of Outreach	Room E223A 612-624-6518 horansky@umn.edu
Teréz Iacovino Nash Gallery Assistant Curator	Room E223A 612-624-7900 iaco0030@umn.edu
Kevin Obsatz Communications Specialist	Room E213 obsat001@umn.edu

Name	Contact
Jim Gubernick Facilities Coordinator	Room E135 612-624-4567 guber001@umn.edu
Karen Haselmann Regional Media Specialist	Room W112 612-626-2486 hase@umn.edu
Paul Linden Sculpture & Foundry Technician	Room W112 612-625-6894 linde078@umn.edu
Sonja Peterson Technology Administrator	Room W112 612-624-5715 sonja@umn.edu
Caroline Houdek Solomon Digital Service Bureau & Photo Technician	Room W138 612-626-4196 choudek@umn.edu
Lynda Pavek Digital Service Bureau, Photo Crib Checkout & Locker Rental	Room 138 612-626-4196 pavek021@umn.edu
Robin Schwartzman Research Technician, XYZ Lab & DPP Area	Room W112 612-626-8445 schwa966@umn.edu