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William G. Durden, PhD, Chairman
President Emeritus and Professor of Liberal Arts, Dickinson College
Joint Professor (Research), The Johns Hopkins University School of Education
William M. Smith, MEd
President & CEO, Columbia College Hollywood
Board of Directors, Icon Collective Music Conservatory
Kim Alpert
Founder & Director of Creative Strategy, Make Amazing
Nick Cohen, MFA
Principal, TrackTips
Tim Loomer, MBA
Founder and Managing Partner, Gulfstream Strategies
Anita D. McDonald, PhD
Chancellor Emerita, Penn State DuBois
Thomas McNamara, MBS
CEO, Copley Systems
Bryan Polivka, BA
Chief Executive and Principal Consultant, PolivkaVox LLC
Senior Director, Shorelight Education
J. David Shanks, MFA
Screenwriter, Producer, Director
Theodore O’Karma, MBA
Former Executive, NBC Universal Television
Patrick W. Zilliacus, BS
Principal, LZA, Inc
William M. Smith
President & CEO
Greg Bublitz
CFO
Wendi Franczyk
Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services
David Carter
Chief Academic Officer
Kevin McCarty
Dean of Academic Affairs, Los Angeles
Ernesto Paras
Senior Vice President, Operations, Chicago
Kelly Parker
Vice President, Student Affairs
Pat Olmstead
Vice President, Operations, Los Angeles
Amy Rising
Dean of Academic Affairs, Branch Campus
Rena Wright
Director, Human Resources
Kevin McCarty, MFA
Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
Genesis Diaz
Academic Coordinator
David Martin, MFA
Department Chair, Cinema
René Bruckner, PhD
Associate Dean of Liberal Arts
Department Chair, General Education
Amen Igbinosun, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, Acting
Milton Santiago, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, Cinematography
Lauren Steffen, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, Cinema Core Curriculum
Ben Sztajnkrycer, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, Screenwriting
Samantha Weisberg, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, General Education
Zelda Harris
Academic Advisor
April Cheverette
Library Coordinator
Richard Liu
Director, Online Education
Jessica Renslow
Instructional Designer
Ingrid Elias
Registrar
Wendi Franczyk
Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services
Lee Hughes
Associate Director of Admissions
Greg Rosete
Senior Admissions Counselor
Sarah Scott
Senior Admissions Counselor
Mylah Tolentino
Admissions Counselor
Miles Safford
Admissions Counselor
Chris Doucet
Admissions Counselor
LeGrand Love
Admissions Counselor
Kyle Encinas
Admissions Counselor
ENROLLMENT SERVICES
Meaghan Helmer
Enrollment Processor
Angelica Garcia
Enrollment Liaison
Brad Statland
Senior Director of Community Relations
Kit Rivers
Community Relations Manager
Kyle Ryan
Community Relations Coordinator
Greg Bublitz
Comptroller
Ashley Mendoza
Accounting Manager
Maria Leon
Business Office Coordinator
Rena Wright
Director, Human Resources
Bill Skowronnek
Director of Marketing
JoHannah “Jo” Winebrenner
Graphic Designer + Photographer
Patrick Olmstead
Vice President, Operations
Chris Whetstone
Manager, Equipment Center
Joe Siminson
Assistant Manager, Equipment Center
Darius Frye
Equipment Center Associate
Johnny Mendoza
Facilities Manager
Vitale Muzychuk
Facilities Associate
Stephen DeLello
Manager, IT & Production Services
Adam Strickland
IT Support
Vicente Garcia
Security Officer
Kelly Parker
Vice President, Student Affairs
Jessica Johnson Mills
Director of Student Success
Section 504/ADA Coordinator
Brenda Serrano
Student Life Director
Kelley Lewis
Senior Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations
Ricky Randle
Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations
Angelica Robinson
Residential Life Manager
Laura Kaufman, LMFT
Student Counselor
Jordana Epstein, AMFT
Counseling Intern
Jason Cupp
Director, Financial Aid
Lisette Sanchez
Financial Aid Manager
Phil Serafin
Financial Aid Coordinator
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