Our People

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

Administration & Staff
Executive Committee
William M. Smith
President & CEO

Richard Crowe
Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Stack
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Wendi Franczyk
Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services

Peter Gend
Interim Dean of Academic Affairs

Adrian Gonzalez
Vice President, Financial Aid

Patrick Olmstead
Vice President, Operations

Kelly Parker
Vice President, Student Affairs

Lex Sanderson
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness

Tina Olvera
Registrar

Academic Affairs
Peter Gend, MFA
Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
Department Chair, Visual Effects
Department Chair, Graphic Design + Interactive Media

René Bruckner, PhD
Associate Dean of Liberal Arts
Department Chair, General Education

David Martin, MFA
Department Chair, Cinema

Kevin McCarty, MFA
Director of Faculty Resources

Brandon Green
Academic Coordinator
Full-time Faculty

Amen Igbinosun, MFA
Lead Full-time Faculty, Acting

Milton Santiago, MFA
Lead Full-tim 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
Registrar

Tina Olvera
Registrar

Online Education
Richard Liu
Director, Online Education

Academic Advising
David Crawford, MFA
Academic Advisor

Library & Learning Resources
Cherice Hall, MM, MLIS
Director of Learning Resources

Admissions and Enrollment Services
Wendi Franczyk
Senior Vice President, Enrollment Services

Admissions
Carmen Muñoz
Senior Director of Admissions

Ozzie Rodriguez
Senior Admissions Counselor

Valerie Diaz
Admissions Counselor

Lee Hughes
Admissions Counselor

Myesha Reynolds
Admissions Counselor

Greg Rosete
Admissions Counselor

Sarah Scott
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 Programs
Mario Novoa
Director, High School Programs

Community Relations & Outreach
Brad Statland
Senior Director of Community Relations

Josh Campbell
Senior Recruiter

Allie Long
Recruiter

Harry McDonough
Recruiter

Finance and Accounting
Richard Crowe
Chief Financial Officer

Ashley Mendoza
Accounting Manager

Maria Leon
Business Office Coordinator

Housing
Angelica Robinson
Residential Life Manager

Financial Aid
Adrian Gonzalez
Vice President, Financial Aid

Lisette Sanchez
Senior Financial Aid Coordinator

Brandie Henry
Financial Aid Coordinator

Phil Serafin
Financial Aid Coordinator

Human Resources
Latora Green
Human Resources Manager

Institutional Effectiveness
Lex Sanderson, MBA, MS
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness
Accreditation Liaison Officer

Marketing and Communications
Kelly Stack
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Veronica Fuentes
Director of Marketing

Morgan Searles
Director, Strategic Communications

Michael Stadler
Marketing Manager

Ryan Brockmeier
Digital Media Artist

Lissette Hall
Content Writer/Social Media Coordinator

JoHannah “Jo” Winebrenner
Digital Content Coordinator

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

Miguel Ramirez
Driver

IT & Production Services
Ronald Reeves
Director, IT & Production Services

Stephen DeLello
Manager, IT & Production Services

Brian Duncan
IT Support

Kent Huffnagle
IT Support

Adam Strickland
IT Support

Front Office
Victoria Rivera
Office Supervisor

Stacey Abrams
Receptionist

Campus 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 Coordinator

Career Development & Alumni Relations
Kelley Lewis
Senior Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations

Ricky Randle
Director of Career Development & Alumni Relations

Counseling
Laura Kaufman, LMFT
Student Counselor

Jordana Epstein, AMFT
Counseling Intern