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
Kathleen Sobr, MA
Birmingham City University
2D Character Animation and 3D Character Animation
Department Head
Paul Downs, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Philip Allora, BFA
School of Visual Arts
Jeremy Cantor, BFA
Marywood University
George Cwirko-Godycki, BFA
Academy of Art University
Ricardo San 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
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
Sarita René Guillory, PhD, MBA, MFA
Southeastern University
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
Creative Writing
Department Head
Christine Manganaro, PhD
University of Minnesota
Glenn Schudel, MFA, MLitt
Mary Baldwin University
Ryan Van Cleave, PhD, MA
Florida State 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
Contributing Faculty
Chelsea Bruner, PhD, MS
CUNY Graduate Center
Pratt Institute
Richard Dakan, MFA
Pacific Lutheran University
Kurt Karussi, BFA, BS
Cleveland Institute of Art
The Ohio State University
Matthew Myers, BFA
Ringling School of Art and Design
Film
Department Head
Patrick Alexander, MFA
Florida State University
Bradley Battersby, MA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sheryl Haler, MFA
University of Houston
Damon Maulucci, MFA
Columbia University
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
Jennifer Greenburg, MFA
The University of Chicago
Joe Fig, MFA
School of Visual Arts
Noelle McCleaf, MFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Selina Roman, MFA
University of South Florida
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
Interim Program Director
Rob Tarbell, MFA, MS
University of Tennessee
Wala Alhadad, MFA
Academy of Art University
Eric Freeberg, MFA
New York Academy of Art
Maci Hass, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Jennifer Holmen, BFA
College for Creative Studies
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
Game Art
Department Head
Martin Murphy, BFA, MEd
University of South Florida
Ringling College of Art and Design
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
Patrick Fram, BFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Joseph Jobst, BFA
Columbus College of Art and Design
Ryland Loncharich, BFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Michael Phillippi, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Adelynn 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
Lisa Williard, MFA
Texas State University
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Illustration
Department Head
Christina Hess, BFA
The University of the Arts
Dominic Avant, BFA
Rhode Island School of Design
Gary Barker, BA
University of Indianapolis
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
Dustin Juengel, MA
Chelsea College of Art and Design
Michael Marsicano, MFA
School of Visual Arts
James Martin, BFA
Art Center College of Design
Octavio Perez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
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
Program Director
Christine Manganaro, PhD
University of Minnesota
Associate Program Director
Iva Petkova, PhD, MPHIL, MA
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
Susan Doll, PhD, MA
Northwestern University
Matt Giles, PhD, MA
University of California, Santa Barbara
New York University
Tyler Gillespie, PhD, MFA, MA
University of Memphis
University of New Orleans
University of South Florida
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
Catherine Mougalian, MA (TESOL), Certificates: CALL, TEFL
Monterey Institute of International Studies
San Diego State University
Christopher Nank, PhD, MA
Florida State University
Ania Nazarian, MFA, MA
University of Illinois at Chicago
Indiana University
Samantha Parkinson, MA
New York University
Anthony Rice, MFA
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tim Rumage, MA
Boston University
Matthew Seguin, MS
University of Central Florida
Skylar Smith, MALS, MA
Dartmouth College
Bard Graduate Center
Hector Sotomayor, MA
University of South Florida
David Steiling, PhD, MA
University of South Florida
Boston University
Christopher Wilson, PhD, MA
Middle East Technical University: Ankara, Turkey
Architectural Association: London, UK
Effie Yin, PhD, MA
The Ohio State University
Motion Design
Interim Department Head
Morgan Williams, BFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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
Jessica Ramirez, BFA
Ringling College of Art and Design
Dante Rinaldi, BS
Buffalo State College
Jill Taffet, MFA
San Francisco Art Institute
Photography and Imaging
Department Head
Jennifer Greenburg, MFA
The University of Chicago
Photography Coordinator
Selina Roman, MFA
University of South Florida
Noelle McCleaf, MFA
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Virtual Reality Development
Joel and Gail Morganroth Endowed Department Head of Virtual Reality Development Program
Martin Murphy, MEd, BFA
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
Department Head
Jennifer Greenburg, MFA
The University of Chicago
Faculty
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