
Paul Bright
Director of Galleries and Programming
Hanes Gallery
brightpb@wfu.edu
Paul Bright arrived at WFU in 2004 and has been the director of the Hanes Gallery since 2012 and stArt Gallery since 2009. He has occupied diverse roles within art entities, universities, and museums, as a graphic and exhibition designer, studio art instructor, and curator. Recent collaborative projects and exhibitions under his curatorial direction can be found on the Hanes Gallery site.

Jessica Burlingame
Collections Manager
Office of University Art Collections
336.758.3069
burlinjo@wfu.edu
Jessica Burlingame is the Collections Manager of the Office of University Art Collections.

Jennifer Finkel
Acquavella Curator of Collections
Office of University Art Collections
336.758.5082
finkelj@wfu.edu
Jennifer Finkel is the Acquavella Curator of Wake Forest University’s Art Collections. Finkel studied art history at Georgetown University and received her doctorate in Renaissance art at Case Western Reserve University. She has been working in the world of contemporary art for the past 15 years.

Scott Klein
Artistic Director: Secrest Series, Professor of English
336.758.5399
klein@wfu.edu
Scott Klein Artistic Director of the Secrest Artist Series, the performing arts series at Wake Forest University. From 2014- 2017, Klein served on the national Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of English, and from 2015-18 he was the Chair of Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Modernist Studies Association.

Erin Kye
Art Installer/Art Handler
kyeee@wfu.edu
Erin Kye is from King, NC and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Guilford College, majoring in Printmaking and minoring in Documentary Filmmaking. Kye is interested in creating color woodcut monotypes of abstracted tree forms and alternative process photography.

Beth McAlhany
Senior Director, College Initiatives
Alumni Hall
336.758.4101
mcalhabd@wfu.edu
Beth McAlhany is a Senior Director of College Initiatives and focuses her efforts on supporting the Arts at Wake Forest.

Steve Morrison
Communication Strategist For Arts & Interdisciplinary Initiatives
morriss@wfu.edu
Steve Morrison is Communication Strategist for the Arts & Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Wake Forest. He uses design, social media, and visual ingenuity to showcase the exciting performances, artworks, and events on and off campus. Morrison received his BFA (Illustration) in 2006, and his MFA (Painting) in 2015.

Christina Soriano
Vice Provost for Arts & Interdisciplinary Initiatives
204 Reynolda Hall
336.758.4460
sorianct@wfu.edu
Christina Soriano is an Associate Professor of Dance and the Associate Provost for the Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Wake Forest University. She has taught courses in improvisation, dance composition, 20th C American Modern Dance History and modern dance technique. She excels in interdisciplinary courses that bring subjects like chemistry and dance together and arts literacy in elementary schools.

Maya Whitaker
Manager: stArt Gallery
stArt Gallery
whitml21@wfu.edu
Maya Whitaker graduated in 2023 as a sociology major with minors in art history and studio art. She has been the manager of stArt Gallery since 2023.