Meet Creative Industry Helpful Humans at Duke and Beyond
“Helpful Humans” is a listing of Duke staff, faculty, and alumni to help you navigate your interest in creative industries. Use this list to jump start your networking! This abbreviated collection of names is brought to you in partnership with DEMAN (Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network). Meet Helpful Humans from across the world…
Bill Adair
Professor of the Practice, Journalism and Public Policy
Associate, Duke Initiative for Science & Society
J’nai Adams
Associate Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs
Chrissy Beck
General Manager, The Chronicle
Neal Bell
Professor of the Practice, Department of Theater Studies
Torry Bend
Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Theater Studies
Puppet artist, scenic designer
Hayley Broadhead
Experiential Learning Coordinator, Duke Global Education
John Brown
Vice Provost for the Arts
Director of the Jazz Program
Professor of the Practice of Music
Laura Coutts
Assistant Director, Career Services, Duke Career Hub
Michael Faber
Co-Lab Program Manager
Graphic Designer
Bill Fick
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Co-director, Supergraphic, a printmaking studio
Josh Gibson
Director, Duke Cinematic Arts
Associate Professor of the Practice, Art, Art History and Visual Studies
George Grody
Lecturing Fellow, Markets & Management Studies
Susan George James
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Sanford School of Public Policy
Jim Haverkamp
Lecturing Fellow of Arts of the Moving Image
Wendy Hower
Director of Engagement and Marketing
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Shambhavi Kaul
Associate Professor of the Practice of Filmaking of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Caitlin Kelly
Director, Power Plant Gallery
Laura Lane
Sector Director, Marketing & Media, Entertainment, Sports
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
Scott Lindroth
Professor, Department of Music
Jody McAuliffe
Professor of the Practice, Theater Studies
Julia McHugh
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
Trent A. Carmichael Curator of Academic Initiatives
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Steve Milligan
Lecturing Fellow, Cinematic Arts
Advisor, Freewater Productions
Ted Mott
Duke MFA | EDA
Program Coordinator
Jules Odendahl-James
Director of Academic Engagement, Arts and Humanities
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Adjunct Instructor of Theater Studies
Co-Director, Story+
Karen Price
Director, Duke in LA program
Instructor, Center for Documentary Studies
Ellen Raimond
Assistant Curator of Academic Initiatives
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Tom Rankin
Duke MFA | EDA
Professor of the Practice of Art and Documentary Studies
Martha Reeves
Professor of the Practice, Sociology
Director, Markets and Management Studies
Raquel Salvatella De Prada
Associate Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History and Visual Studies
Chris Sims
Undergraduate Education Director/Associate Professor of the Practice, Fall 2017 Lehman Brady Fellow
Jed Simmons
Visiting Professor of the Practice, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Shelley Stonecipher
Associate Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy
Jeff Storer
Professor of the Practice, Theater Studies
Mariana Torgovnick
Professor, English
Director, Duke in NY: Arts and Media
Drew Neisser ’79
CEO & Founder, Renegade
Dneisser@renegade.com
Karen Gottlieb ’89
Partner, Grubman Shire & Meisales, P.C.
Kgottlieb@gispc.com
Cassie Goldring ’15
Partnerships Manager, Events, Condé Nast
CassieGoldring7@gmail.com
Amanda Jones ’12
US Marketing Manager, Affiliate and Influencer Partnerships, NET-A-PORTER
Amanda.Jones509@gmail.com
Jordan Rodriguez ’13
Product Manager, Data, Facebook
Rodriguez.Jordan93@gmail.com
Martavius Parrish ’14
Teaching Artist, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
MDP2523@gmail.com
Aruna N Inalsingh, MBA ’95
Marketing Consultant
ArunaInalsingh@gmail.com
Matt Giegerich ‘09
Screenwriter/Author
Mattgieg@gmail.com
Chelsea Giegerich ‘09
Screenwriter/Author
Chelsea@mattandchels.com
Julia Zou ’15
Graphic Designer & Fashion Model
juliawzou@gmail.com
Alex Elliott ‘16
Development Assistant, New Line Cinema
alexryanelliott@gmail.com
Mark Vahradian ‘89
Producer, Paramount Studios
Mark_Vahradian@Paramount.com
Lauren D. Menkes ‘83
Senior Counsel, Boyarski Fritz LLP
lmenkes@boyarskifritz.com
Madeleine Lambert ’08
Actress, Teacher, Audiobook Narrator, & Arts Activist
Pola Changnon, ’85
General Manager, Turner Classic Movies
pola.changnon@warnermedia.com
Erica Henry ‘94
Vice President of News, CNN
emehs@me.com
Je-Anne Berry ‘06
Executive Producer, Branded Podcasts, Pineapple Street Studios
jberry@pineapple.fm
Sarah Thorpe ‘06
Global SVP, Sales & Partnerships, FootballCo
sarahthorpe@gmail.com
