Faculty & Staff
Vann Graves
Executive Director
Ashley Sommardahl
Associate Director
Emma Barone
Director of Strategic Initiatives & Enrollment
Shannon Wilke
Director of Operations and Administration
Sharon Rauch, Ed.D.
Associate Director of Extension Programs
Micah Berry
Associate Director of Technical Training
Sean Boutchard
Adjunct Professon, Evening MBA
Everett Ching
Adjunct Professor, Creative & Evening MBA
Dean Collins
Assistant Director of Operations
Jess Collins
Professor, Strategy
Alyson Gaiser
Visiting Professor of Practice
Greg Gilbert
Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
Alana Gleason
Adjunct Professor, Social Strategy
Holly Hessler
Chair & Professor, Copywriting
Berwyn Hung
Professor, Creative
Andrew LeVasseur
Professor, Experience Design
Jeff MacDonald
Adjunct Professor, Experience Design
Ken Marcus
Adjunct Professor, Copywriting
Sarah Moore
Communications and Marketing Manager
Hattie Nguyen
Executive Coordinator and Director's Council Secretary
Diana Ojibway
Designer in Residence
Jeremy Paredes
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
Jonathan Pitts
IT Support Specialist
Rick Plautz
Adjunct Professor, Experience Design
K.J. Ricasata
Assistant Director of Student Affairs
Kevin Rothermel
Professor, Strategy & Creative Brand Management
KT Schaeffer
Professor, Creative
Tom Scharpf
Chair & Professor, Art Direction
Marielle Beckers Siebers
Assistant Director of Admissions Operations
Patrick Simkins
Adjunct Professor, Evening MBA
Noel van Aartriijk
Adjunct Professor, Strategy
Director’s Council
The Brandcenter Director’s Council is comprised of brand leaders and visionaries from some of today’s most innovative businesses. Serving as a direct link to the business world, our Director’s Council members are committed to helping prepare students to lead the workforce of tomorrow. Their insights and support are integral to our mission, as they regularly spot opportunities and provide recommendations for program development.
Anne Bartscherer
Global Head of Brand & Creative (FMR) / The Economist
Nadja Bellan-White
CEO / SS+K | Group CEO, North America / M+C Saatchi Group
Brad Blondes
Entrepreneur; Principal / 4East
Ebenezer Bond
CEO / Studio Listo
Vida M. Cornelious
SVP Creative & Strategy, NY Times Advertising / The New York Times
Tara DeVeaux
Burrell Communications / BCG Worldwide
Dionna Dorsey
CEO & Co-Founder / The Creative Ladder
Chris Duffey
AI Product Strategy & Innovation / Adobe
Perry Fair
Global Head of Creative / Mattel, Inc.
Steve Fisher
Managing Partner / The Revolution Factory
Tiffani Gautier
Head of Program Delivery / Effie LIONS Foundation
Hermon Ghermay
Global Chief Culture Officer / IPG Mediabrands
Amber Guild
CEO / McCann New York
Celeste Holt-Walters
Founder & Chief Content Officer / FUTURA COLLECTIVE
Rob Jamieson
Executive Creative Director / Ogilvy
Marc Johnson
Senior Associate Dean, Student Engagement & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / UVA Darden School of Business
Marla Kaplowitz
FMR President & CEO / 4A's
Shazzia Khan
Global Chief Marketing Officer / Havas Health Network
Lauren Lafranz
Global Creative Chief Operations Officer / VML
Steve Latham
Head of Learning / Cannes Lions
Erika Lewis
Head of Cultural Partnerships / TikTok
Greg Lotus
Global Head of Production / VML
Joe Maglio
CEO / McKinney, CEO / Barbarian
Raná Martin
Managing Director, Executive Producer / PARALLAX
Val Middleton
EVP Head of Sport & Strategic Partnerships N.A. / M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, North America
Ruth Mortimer
Global President & SVP / Advertising Week, SVP / Emerald
Victor Newman
Vice President of Brand Creative / Sesame Workshop
Veronica Parker-Hahn
Director Global Creative Council / Meta
Ellie Parpis
Director of Communications / Publicis Media
William Roberts-Foster (’12)
Global Head of Product Marketing / Bloomberg Media
Matthew Scheckner (Member Emeritus)
Chairman at Advertising Week
Hillary Rogers
Managing Director / Magnetic Field
Debra Sercy
Founder & CEO / Morning
Raqib Sheikh (’06)
Chief Strategy Officer / Dagger
Tracey Arcabasso Smith
Creative Fellow & US Head of Design / Deloitte Digital
Chelsea Sparrow
Culture & Creative Lead / Microsoft
Ali Tressitt
Senior Partner Lead / Google
Rich Whalen
Managing Director / Deloitte Digital
Current Students
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