As executive assistant, Gabriela Schunn serves as the primary support to senior and executive level roles within the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, performing a wide variety of administrative functions ranging from preparing and editing technical documents to making departmental purchases and managing office workflow.
Prior to working at Pitt, she worked in a variety of cultural and creative industries ranging from material culture history and museum development; vintage retail and subcultural media; copywriting and editing for luxury brands, museums, and editorials; and period consultancy for stage/editorials.
Schunn received her BA from the University of Pittsburgh in history of art and architecture with a minor in museum studies and pursued an MA in history of design and material culture at the University of Brighton in the UK.
