Christopher Rodriguez Barake oversees internships, accreditation, data input, collection, and analysis. He is tasked with managing Student Success Pathways: admissions, recruitment and retention for the Department of Art + Art History as well as creating exhibition opportunities for students, and maintaining community and alumni relationships. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Curatorial Practice from FIU; Thesis on Alternative Spaces, Cultural Production and the coalescence of Art + Industry. His previous body of research was in Latin American and Caribbean Contemporary Art with an emphasis on Brazil. He is a proud Golden Panther, having earned both his Bachelors of Arts, and Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies at FIU.