Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

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Who We Are
Staff

Kathryn Kanjo
CEO

Jana Baker
Executive Assistant

Rekha Kapania
CFO & COO

Uria Leopold
Controller

Alejandro Villegas Nieto
Supervisor, Accounting

Joshua Lapp
Accounting Clerk

Carla Lockhart
Director, Human Resources Business Partner

Dhruvi Shah
Human Resources Associate

Jenna S. Jacobs
Sr. Director, Operations / Sr. Director, Curatorial Affairs

Karin Zonis-Sawrey
Registrar

Kristina Taylor
Assistant Registrar

Jeremy Woodall
Chief Preparator, Collections & Exhibitions

Nick O’Dell
Lead Preparator, Collections & Exhibitions

Maxwell Loyola
Preparator, Collections & Exhibitions

Alexander Mazegue
Preparator, AV Technician, Collections & Exhibitions

Andrea Ekholm
Assistant Preparator

Shae Sims
Manager, Facilities

Adam Dibernardo
Facilities Specialist

Nick Farcich
Facilities Maintenance Technician

Emmanuel Kolidakis Jr.
Facilities Event Technician

Jenna S. Jacobs
Sr. Director, Operations / Sr. Director, Curatorial Affairs

Annie Hruska
Manager, Exhibitions & Curatorial

Jill Dawsey
Sr. Curator PhD

Collete Tamayo
Programs & Interpretation Associate

Anna Zeltins
Program Production Associate

Maru Lopez
Manager, Education & Engagement

Zak Abramson
Lead Museum Educator

Kimberly Cando
Museum Educator Assistant

Kelley Katan
Museum Educator

Jared Padilla-Elliot *
Museum Educator

Norma Schwab *
Museum Educator

Frankie Martin *
Museum Educator

Mika Castaneda *
Museum Educator

Ian Guzman *
Museum Educator

Janet Rostovsky *
Museum Educator

Alexis Polakoff
Sr. Director, Development

Claire Coll
Advancement Operations Associate

Martín Campos
Major Gifts Officer

Sophia McManigal
Individual Giving Manager

Lesley Cohen
Manager, Institutional Giving

Lindsay Zapata *
Grant Writer

Lesley Emery
Director, Special Events

Cheyenne Benton
Senior Special Events & Travel Programs Associate

Teresa Magdaleno
Manager, Membership

Aubrey Menich
Membership Associate

Lena Shareef
Director, Marketing & Communications

Carrington Kelso
Marketing & Communications Lead

Hailey Honegger
Content & Graphic Designer

Willa Madrid
Marketing & Communications Coordinator

April Farrell
Director, Earned Revenue

Imani Camara
Venue Sales Associate

Sierra Tillman
Manager, Earned Revenue Operations

Una Vukosavljevic
Supervisor, Venue Specialist

Keegan Farrell *
Lead Venue Specialist

Sophia Jones *
Venue Specialist

Patrick Mellon *
Venue Specialist

Noelle Ocen-Odoge *
Venue Specialist

Dante Rowley
Manager, Retail & Visitor Experience

Mayce Keeler
Visitor Experience Administrative Assistant

Alejandro Mendoza-Mercado *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

Davina Alvarado *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

Georgina Flores *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

Madi Hoffman *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

Jilian Silveria *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

Xochi Zepeda *
Visitor Experience Ambassador

David Mesa
Chief of Security & Director, Safety

George Garcia
Manager, Security Services

Lori Watson
Supervisor, Security Services

Paul Chien
Supervisor, Security Services

Daysha Williams
Supervisor, Security Services

Fabian Rivera
Flex Lead Security Services Representative

Diana Contreras
Security Services Representative

Bella Alves-Esquivel *
Security Services Representative

Danny Ball *
Security Services Representative

Starr Barrowclough *
Security Services Representative

Ricardo Cardona
Security Services Representative

Patty Celaya *
Security Services Representative

Erika Coleman *
Security Services Representative

Luis Cortes
Security Services Representative

Ruben Ibarra *
Security Services Representative

Isaac Medina *
Security Services Representative

Mario Mendoza *
Security Services Representative

Joseph Moore *
Security Services Representative

Breiner Murillo *
Security Services Representative

Dany Musser *
Security Services Representative

Valerie Pedron *
Security Services Representative

Marcos Rebello *
Security Services Representative

Orlando Reyna *
Security Services Representative

Raymond Soltero *
Security Services Representative

Faris Qari *
Security Services Representative

* Part Time

Board of Directors

Trustees have a fiduciary and policy-setting responsibility for the welfare of the Museum; MCASD's Board is extraordinarily generous, supporting ongoing operations as well as special needs such as the 75th Anniversary Campaign and art acquisition. Nomination is by committee; Trustees are elected for three-year terms, with a maximum of two terms before a mandatory one-year rotation off the board. The maximum number of Trustees is 40. The Board of Trustees meet six times a year; other board committees meet at regular intervals throughout the year.

Steve Strauss, President

Melissa Garfield Bartell, Vice President

Maryanne Pfister, Vice President

Dagmar Smek, Secretary

Ken Altman

Barbara Arledge

Dr. Mary F. Berglund

Chris Birchby

Viveca Bissonnette

Charles Black

Nancy Browar

Karen Cohn

Karen Fox

Celia Henely

Margaret Jackson

Dr. Paul E. Jacobs

David Marino

Nevins McBride

Anna Haudenschild Meier

Dr. Fenner Milton *

Alessandra Moctezuma

Dr. Sheldon Morris

Garna Muller

Jennifer Nelson

Elizabeth Phelps

Marcos Ramírez ERRE

James Robbins

Tom Rosso

Colette Carson Royston

Lorenza Fabre Vega

* Deceased