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Tatiana Artis serves as the Office Manager Executive Assistant and Chief-of-Staff for the Department and his her duties include:

• Faculty and Staff recruitment, leave, promotion/tenure, award nominations, job appointments/assignments
• Assistant to the Chair
• Record minutes and provide materials for faculty and staff meetings
• Human Resource contact
• Supervisor of Building Manager, Course Scheduler, and Front Desk Administrative Assistant
• General Office Management
• General Office Management
• Faculty Tenure/Promotion
• Human Resources

Office: 1.144A

Phone: 232-5318

E-Mail: Tatiana.Artis@austin.utexas.edu

Jessica Champion serves as Building Manager for the Department and his duties include:

• Building Maintenance and Renovation
• Oversight of Student Workers
• Coordinate ABT Summer Camp

Office: 1.142A (in 1.144)

Phone: 232-2668

E-Mail: jesschamp@austin.utexas.edu

Natasha Small serves as Guest Artist Liaison and Event Coordinator. Her duties include:

• Guest Artist Paperwork
  Assist with Development Activities
• Assistant to Brant Pope
• Scheduling, Travel, and Calendar for Department Chair
  
  

Office: 1.144E

Phone: 232-9402

E-Mail: nlsmall@austin.utexas.edu

• Creating and Managing the course schedule and all related duties.

Office: 1.144

Phone: 475-6565

E-Mail: clarissasmith@austin.utexas.edu

Cassie Gholston serves as Director of Marketing.

• Oversight of all Publicity, Marketing, Public Relations for the Department
• Oversight of Web and Social Media Presence
• Oversight of Production Season Publicity

Office: 1.144D

Phone: 232-5301

E-Mail: gholston@austin.utexas.edu

Kevin Newcomb assists the Department of Theatre and Dance by managing the Technology Classrooms.

• Installs and Repairs A/V equipment in Winship.
• Assists Faculty with using Technology Classrooms, including keys.

Office: 2.114

Phone: 232.5305

E-Mail: newcomb@mail.utexas.edu

Megan Bommarito serves as Marketing Assistant.

• Web and Social Media Updates and other Publicity
• Website
• Video

Office: 1.144E

Phone: 232-5337

E-Mail: megan.bommarito@austin.utexas.edu

Lizeth R. Salinas serves as the Finance Manager for the Department.

• Budgeting for the Department
• Account Management and Reconciliation for the Department
• Approves Department Purchase

Office: 1.154B

Phone: 232-5317

E-Mail: lizeth@austin.utexas.edu

Patricia Semenov serves as the Purchasing Officer for the Department.

• Purchases for the Department
• Reimburses Faculty/Staff/Students
• Payroll

Office: 1.154A

Phone: 232-7978

E-Mail: patricia.semenov@austin.utexas.edu

Mark-Anthony Zuniga serves as the Undergraduate Advisor for the Department. 

• Advises Department Undergraduate Majors and Nonmajors
• Manages Enrollment Restrictions, Registration Bars, etc.
• Tracks Undergraduate Student Progress

Office: 1.118

Phone: 232-5308

E-Mail: mazuniga@austin.utexas.edu

TBD : serves as the Undergraduate Admissions Coordinator for the Department.

*Shelton Lewis may be contacted in the interim regarding admissions inquiries.

• Coordinate Department Undergraduate Admissions and Recruiting Activities
• Meet all Prospective Students/Parents
• SACS/Accreditation

Office: TBD

Phone: TBD

E-Mail: shelton.lewis.@austin.utexas.edu 

• Managing the graduate programs
• Admissions and recruitment of graduate students

Office: 1.144

Phone: TBD

E-Mail: andrea.grapko@austin.utexas.edu

Steven Hendrickson assists the Department by maintaining our Computer Lab (TADL) in WIN 1.138.

• Oversight and Maintenance of TADL Computer Classroom.
• Oversight of Proctors in TADL

Office: DFA 3.218

Phone: 471-6309

E-Mail: feck@austin.utexas.edu

Lara Dossettassists the Department by Coordinating Drama for Schools programming under Katie Dawson’s direction.

• Coordinate Drama for Schools programming
• Coordinate Drama for Schools Summer Institute

Office: WIN B.114

Phone: ----

E-Mail: laradossett@utexas.edu

Megan Tabaque is the Department Receptionist

• Main Office Reception
• Special Events

Office: WIN 1.142

Phone: 471-5793

E-Mail: mtabaque@austin.utexas.edu