Student Museum Staff
Kat Leddy
(she/her)
Position: Part-time Student Employee
Primary Project: Collections management, registrar, and exhibitions preparation.
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Anthropology
Personal Interests: Kat enjoys reading and watching movies when she is not working on her thesis.
Circierra Franko
(she/her)
Position: Part-time Student Employee
Primary Project: Supports museums’ operations
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Senior
Major: Anthropology
Minor: Museum Studies, Comparative Study of Religions
Personal Interests: Circie enjoys exploring subjects in anthropology, humanities, arts, literature, natural sciences, fashion, and music.
Joce Dolezal
Position: Part-time Museum Staff
Primary Project: Supports museums’ operations
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Graduate
Degree: B.A. in Comparative Cultural Studies with minors in Art History and Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Joce enjoys studying Medieval art history.
Student Interns
Angelina Cruz
(she/her)
Position: Collections Management Intern
Primary Project: Digitization of donor files
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Senior
Major: English with an emphasis in Creative Writing
Minor: Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Angelina enjoys watching movies, sewing, reading, and sharing her cooking with friends.
Riana Best
(she/they)
Position: Exhibition Design Intern
Primary Project: Curation of the Marguerite Hettel Weiss Art Museum galleries
Department: NAU Art Museums, Marguerite Hettel Weiss Art Museum
Year: Junior
Major: History
Minor: Art History, Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Riana enjoys collecting records and making her own art.
Alyssa Icke
(she/her)
Position: Collections Management Intern
Primary Project: Digitization of donor files
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Senior
Major: Anthropology
Minor: Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Alyssa enjoys attending live music events and record-shopping.
Sam Schumacher
(he/him)
Position: Preparator Intern
Primary Project: Preparing art objects with display and storage mounts, collections management.
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Junior
Major: History
Minor: Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Sam enjoys studying history, natural history, archaeology, geography, space exploration, art, music, books, and chess.
Rachel Flowers
(she/her)
Position: Preparator Intern
Primary Project: Exhibitions preparation, collections management.
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Junior
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Learning and Pedagogy
Minor: Anthropology and Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Rachel enjoys reading and watching movies, junk journaling, and crafting. She also enjoys spending time with friends and seeing live music.
Sydney Dale
(she/her)
Position: Preparator Intern
Primary Project: Exhibition preparation, collections management
Department: NAU Art Museums
Year: Junior
Major: Studio Art
Minor: Museum Studies
Personal Interests: Sydney is a professional painter and who enjoys any activity outdoors.