LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Theodore O’Karma, MBA
Former Executive, NBC Universal Television

Patrick W. Zilliacus, BS
Principal, LZA, Inc

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

William M. Smith

President & CEO

Greg Bublitz

Comptroller

Kelly Stack

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Wendi Franczyk

Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services

Peter Gend

Interim 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

Lex Sanderson

Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness

Rena Wright

Director, Human Resources

LOS ANGELES ADMINISTRATION & STAFF

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Peter Gend, MFA

Interim Dean of Academic Affairs

Kevin McCarty, MFA

Director of Faculty Resources

Brandon Green

Academic Coordinator

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

David Martin, MFA

Department Chair, Cinema

René Bruckner, PhD

Associate Dean of Liberal Arts

Department Chair, General Education

Peter Gend, MFA

Interim Dean of Academic Affairs

Department Chair, Visual Effects

Department Chair, Graphic Design + Interactive Media

FULL-TIME FACULTY

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

ACADEMIC ADVISING

David Crawford, MFA

Academic Advisor

LIBRARY & LEARNING RESOURCES

April Cheverette

Library Coordinator

ONLINE EDUCATION

Richard Liu

Director, Online Education

Jessica Renslow

Instructional Designer

REGISTRAR

Tina Olvera

Registrar

ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES

Wendi Franczyk
Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services

Carmen Muñoz
Senior Director of Admissions

Lee Hughes
Associate Director of Admissions

Ozzie Rodriguez
Executive Admissions Counselor

Myesha Reynolds
Senior Admissions Counselor

Greg Rosete
Senior Admissions Counselor

Sarah Scott
Senior Admissions Counselor

Christiana Swain
Admissions Counselor

Cherisse Theriault
Admissions Counselor

Mylah Tolentino
Admissions Counselor

ENROLLMENT SERVICES 
Oshumare Jones
Enrollment Processor

Leah Suansing
Enrollment Liaison

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM

Bruce Winston
Director, High School Programs

COMMUNITY RELATIONS & OUTREACH

Brad Statland
Senior Director of Community Relations

Allie Long
Associate Director of Community Relations

Harry McDonough
Recruiter

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

Greg Bublitz
Comptroller

Jackie Doerr
Vice President, Finance

Ashley Mendoza
Accounting Manager

Maria Leon
Business Office Coordinator

HUMAN RESOURCES

Rena Wright
Director, Human Resources

Latora Green
Human Resources Manager

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Lex Sanderson
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness

Accreditation Liaison Officer

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Kelly Stack
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Veronica Fuentes
Director of Marketing

Ryan Brockmeier
Art Director

Morgan Searles
Director, Strategic Communications

Lissette Hall
Content Writer/Social Media Coordinator

JoHannah “Jo” Winebrenner
Graphic Designer + Photographer

OPERATIONS

Patrick Olmstead
Vice President, Operations

EQUIPMENT CENTER

Chris Whetstone
Manager, Equipment Center

Joe Siminson
Assistant Manager, Equipment Center

Darius Frye
Equipment Center Associate

FACILITIES

Johnny Mendoza
Facilities Manager

Vitale Muzychuk
Facilities Associate

Clara Hernandez
Day Porter

IT & PRODUCTION SERVICES

Stephen DeLello
Manager, IT & Production Services

Brian Duncan
IT Support

Adam Strickland
IT Support

FRONT OFFICE

Victoria Rivera
Office Supervisor

SECURITY

Vicente Garcia
Security Officer

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Kelly Parker
Vice President, Student Affairs

STUDENT SERVICES

Jessica Johnson Mills
Director of Student Success
Section 504/ADA Coordinator

Brenda Serrano
Student Life Director

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS

Kelley Lewis
Senior Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations

Ricky Randle
Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations

HOUSING

Angelica Robinson
Residential Life Manager

COUNSELING

Laura Kaufman, LMFT
Student Counselor

Jordana Epstein, AMFT
Counseling Intern

FINANCIAL AID

Adrian Gonzalez
Vice President, Financial Aid

Jason Cupp
Director, Financial Aid

Lisette Sanchez
Senior Financial Aid Coordinator

Phil Serafin
Financial Aid Coordinator