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Interim Dean Coltman

Dr. Heather Coltman

Heather Coltman, DMA, is serving as the Interim Dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. She was previously the Chair of the Department of Music, where she was also a Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies. In 1998, Coltman received the FAU Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Before coming to FAU, Coltman served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Austin Chamber Music Center and the Birmingham-Southern Conservatory.

Coltman holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas, a Master of Music degree from the Mannes College of Music in New York and a Bachelor of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. Owl Observer/Music of the Heart: The Heather Coltman Story

Interim Associate Dean Johnson

Linda Johnson Linda Johnson, Professor of Visual Arts and Art History, is serving as Interim Associate Dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. She was previously the Chair of the Department of Visual Arts and Art History.
Before she joined FAU in 1997, she was Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University and before that an Adjunct Professor of Communications Arts and Design at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.F.A. from the University of Houston and M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. An interest in handmade papers, unique book structures, letterpress printing, and story-telling has fueled her imagination and provided content for bookworks for over a decade. She has received several awards including the National Museum for Women in the Arts: Book Artist Fellowship and the Florida Artists' Book Prize. Her work is widely exhibited and resides in public and private collections including Tate Britain, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Sackner Archives of Concrete and Visual Poetry and many others.

Office of the Dean

Heather Coltman, Interim Dean
DMA University of Texas
Professor of Music | Director of Keyboard Studies
Boca Raton Campus, AH 217, 561-297-3803
Davie Campus, DW 303, 954-236-1106
Fort Lauderdale Campus, AT 812, 954-762-5073
coltman@fau.edu

Interim Associate Dean
Linda Johnson, Professor, Graphic Design
MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
Boca Campus, AH 214B, 561-297-0928
ljohnson@fau.edu

Interim Associate Dean
Michael J. Horswell, Associate Professor,
Spanish and Latin American Literature
PhD, University of Maryland
Boca Campus, AH 214C, 561-297-3863
horswell@fau.edu

Director of Development
Laurie Carney
Boca Raton Campus, AH 210, 561-297-3606
lcarney@fau.edu

Assistant Development Officer
Gail Vorsas
Boca Raton Campus, AH 210, 561-297-2337
gvorsas@fau.edu

Executive Secretary
Taina Teran
Boca Raton Campus, AH 217, 561-297-3803
tteran@fau.edu

Program Assistant
Gabrielle Denier
Boca Raton Campus, AH 214A, 561-297-0155 gdenier@fau.edu

Senior Secretary
Rochelle Anisman
Boca Raton Campus, AH 214, 561-297-3158
ranisman@fau.edu

Senior Secretary
Verna Roberts
Davie Campus, DW 303, 954-236-1106
vroberts@fau.edu

Senior Secretary
Sheena Orr
Fort Lauderdale Campus, AT 812, (954) 762-5073
sorr7@fau.edu

Business Office Staff

Business Manager
Kathleen DiMaggio
Boca Raton Campus, AH 215A, 561-297-3300
dimaggio@fau.edu

Budget Coordinator
Aldett Francis
Boca Raton Campus, AH 215, 561-297-2949
Davie Campus, LA 430, 954-236-1105
afrancis@fau.edu

Senior Fiscal Assistant
Silvana Jaramillo
Boca Raton Campus, AH 215C, 561-297-0852
sjarami@fau.edu