Academic Affairs
Vice President for AA
Tiffany Holmes, PhD
University of Plymouth, UK
Assoc. VP for AA & Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Jeffrey Schwartz, MFA
American University
Assoc. VP for AA & Dean of Faculty
David Jackson, MFA
University of Kentucky
Interim Co-Directors for the Center for Creative Economy
Richard Dakan, MFA
Pacific Lutheran University
Business of Art and Design
Department Head
Kathleen Sobr, MA
Birmingham City University
Nicole Apostle, MBA
University of South Florida
Anabella Bergero, MFA
Fashion Institute of Technology
Eric Boelts, MBA
University of Arizona
Kendall Brugger, MPS
Pratt Institute
Marilyn Garman, DBA, CSM, CSPO, CSD
Saint Leo University
Carnegie Mellon University
Sarita René Guillory, PhD, MBA, MFA
West Texas A&M University
Florida State University
Pat Mizak, PhD, MS, MA
State University of New York at Buffalo
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cleveland State University
Computer Animation
Interim Department Head
Paul Downs, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Curriculum & Assessment Coordinator
Karen Sullivan, MFA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Philip Allora, BFA
School of Visual Arts
Jeremy Cantor, BFA
Marywood University
George Cwirko-Godycki, BFA
Academy of Art University
Ricardo Emeterio, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Justin Farris, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Vincent Gorman, BA
Ball State University
Steve Hickner, BFA
New York University
Matthew Killian, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sean McLaughlin, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Billy Merritt, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Joseph Pepe, BID
Pratt Institute
Vladimir Stanishevskii, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Heather Thomson, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Andrew Welihozkiy, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Tammy Zeitler, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Creative Writing
Interim Department Head
Ryan Van Cleave, PhD, MA
Florida State University
Florida State University
AI Coordinator
Richard Dakan, MFA
Pacific Lutheran University
Glenn Schudel, MFA
Mary Baldwin University
Sylvia Whitman, MFA, MA
University of Virginia
Georgetown University
Entertainment Design
Department Head
Jamie DeRuyter, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Seongwoo Nam, MArch
University of Oklahoma
Greg Randle, MBA, BFA
Rollins College
California Institute of the Arts
Film
Interim Department Head
Patrick Alexander, MFA
Florida State University
Bradley Battersby, MA
Savannah College of Art & Design
Sheryl Haler, MFA
University of Houston
Damon Maulucci, MFA
Columbia University
Mark Parry, MFA
University of Southern California
Andy Nguyen, MFA
Columbia University
Mark Parry, MFA
University of Southern California
Sean Webley, MFA
Columbia University in the City of New York
Fine Arts
Department Head
Joe Fig, MFA
School of Visual Arts
Claudia Cumbie-Jones, MFA, MA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Photography Coordinator
Noelle McCleaf, MFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Photography Coordinator
Selina Roman, MFA
University of South Florida
Vicky Randall, MFA
Southern Illinois University
Nathan Skiles, MFA
Montclair State University
Eszter Sziksz, DLA, MFA
University of Pecs
Memphis College of Art
Michael Wyshock, MFA
Florida State University
First Year Studio Program
Program Director
Karen Sullivan, MFA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eric Freeberg, MFA
New York Academy of Art
Maci Hass, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Hunter Huang, MFA
California State University, Fullerton
Paul Hudson, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Robert Jinkins, MFA
Iowa State University
Julie Kanapaux, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Kurt Karussi, BFA
Cleveland Institute of Art
Jenny Medved, MFA
Academy of Art University
David Murray, BFA
Rhode Island School of Design
Matthew Myers, BFA
Ringling School of Art and Design
Molly Reilly, MFA
Cranbrook College of Art
Taylor Robenalt, MFA
University of Georgia
Alexander Snyder, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Steven Strenk, MFA
University of South Florida
Rob Tarbell, MFA
University of Tennessee
Game Art
Department Head
Martin Murphy, BFA, MEd
University of South Florida
Ringling College of Art and Design
Coordinator
Ryland Loncharich, BFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Wala Alhadad, MFA
Academy of Art University
Michael Bonaldi BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Scott Carroll, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
David Dannelly, MFA
University of Central Florida
Joseph Jobst, BFA
Columbus College of Art and Design
Michael Phillippi, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Cesar Rodriguez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Morgan Woolverton, MFA
University of North Carolina
Graphic Design
Department Head
Jeffrey Bleitz, MFA
University of Arizona
Brian Carlock, BFA
Brigham Young University
Allen Harrison, MFA
Maryland Institute College of Art
Jennifer Holmen, BFA
College for Creative Studies
Lisa Williard, MFA
Texas State University
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Illustration
Department Head
Christina Hess, BFA
The University of the Arts
Coordinator
Dustin Juengel, MA
Chelsea College of Art and Design
Workshop Coordinator
Octavio Perez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Dominic Avant, MS
University of Tampa
Gary Barker, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Renee Bates, BFA
Brigham Young University
Aaron Board, MFA
New York Academy of Art
Don Brandes, MA
Syracuse University
Matteo Caloiaro, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Oliver Dominguez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Regan Dunnick, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Jon Foster, BFA
Rhode Island School of Design
David Gardner, BS
Northwestern University
Stephanie Henderson, MFA
Wayne State University
John Herzog, BFA
Brigham Young University
Amanda Ho, MFA
Columbus College of Art and Design
Stewart Leith, MFA
Academy of Art University
Michael Marsicano, MFA
School of Visual Arts
James Martin, BFA
Art Center College of Design
Sean Murray, BFA
Syracuse University
George Pratt, BFA
Pratt Institute
Caleb Prochnow, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Dominick Saponaro, BFA
The University of the Arts
Ken Spirduso, BFA
The University of Kansas
Joseph Thiel, MFA
State University of New York at Buffalo
Bjorn Thorkelson, MFA
Academy of Art University
Liberal Arts
Co-Interim Program Director
Tiffany Holmes, PhD
University of Plymouth, UK
Maryland Institute College of Art
Co-Interim Program Director
Iva Petkova, PhD, MPHIL
Columbia University
Columbia University
Coordinator of Art History
Anthony Rice, MFA
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Coordinator of First Year Writing
Tyler Gillespie, MA
University of South Florida
ESL Coordinator
Catherine Mougalian, MA (TESOL), Certificates: CALL, TEFL
Monterey Institute of International Studies
San Diego State University
Social & Behavioral Sciences/Literature and Media Studies Coordinator
Iva Petkova, PhD, MPHIL
Columbia University
Chelsea Bruner, PhD, MS
CUNY Graduate Center
Pratt Institute
Nicole Caron, MA
Portland State University
Kevin Cooley, PhD, MA
University of Florida
Bonaventure University
Nathan Cox, PhD, MFA
University of California, Santa Barbara
San Jose State University
Phillippe Diederich, MFA
University of South Florida
Susan Doll, PhD, MA
Northwestern University
Matt Giles, PhD, MA
University of California, Santa Barbara
New York University
Genevieve Hill-Thomas, PhD, MA
Indiana University, Bloomington
Case Western Reserve University
Delmar Jacobs, MA
University of South Florida
Chrystine Keener, PhD, MA
Indiana University
Kent State University
Christopher Nank, PhD, MA
Florida State University
Ania Nazarian, MFA, MA
University of Illinois at Chicago
Indiana University
Tim Rumage, MA
Boston University
Matthew Seguin, MS
University of Central Florida
Skylar Smith, MALS, MA, BA
Dartmouth College
Bard Graduate Center
Oklahoma State University
Hector Sotomayor, MA
University of South Florida
David Steiling, PhD, MA
University of South Florida
Boston University
Christopher Wilson, PhD, MA, BArch
Middle East Technical University: Ankara, Turkey
Architectural Association: London, UK
Temple University, Philadelphia
Effie Yin, PhD, MA
The Ohio State University
Motion Design
Department Head
Ed Cheetham, MA
The Ohio State University
David Brodeur, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Joshua Fronk, MFA
Fashion Institute of Technology
Jared Greenleaf, MFA
Brigham Young University
Christian Huthmacher, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Dante Rinaldi, BS
Buffalo State College
Jessica Ramirez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Jill Taffet, MFA
San Francisco Art Institute
Morgan Williams, BFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Photography and Imaging
Photography Coordinator
Noelle McCleaf, MFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Photography Coordinator
Selina Roman, MFA
University of South Florida
Virtual Reality Development
Joel and Gail Morganroth Endowed Department Head of Virtual Reality Development Program
Martin Murphy, BFA, MEd
University of South Florida
Ringling College of Art and Design
Ana Pereira, BFA
The Art Institute of Houston
Michael Trezza, BFA
Sanford-Brown College
Visual Studies
Program Coordinator
Claudia Cumbie-Jones, MFA, MA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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