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
Adjunct Professor, Creative
Michael Chapman
Adjunct Professor, Creative, Creative Brand Management
Everett Ching
Adjunct Professor, Creative
Dean Collins
Assistant Director of Operations
Jess Collins
Professor, Strategy
Allison Duffee
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
Greg Gilbert
Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
Holly Hessler
Chair & Professor, Copywriting
Noah Hornstein
Media Lab Advisor
Berwyn Hung
Professor, Creative
Hope Jordan
Adjunct Professor, Creative
Andrew LeVasseur
Chair & 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
Amy Robinson
Building and Operations Manager
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
Adam Stockton
Adjunct Professor, Creative
Stacy Thomas
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
César Zamudio, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
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
CEO / Burrell Communications
Perry Fair
Head of Creative / Mattel, Inc.
Steve Fisher
Managing Director & Head Futurist / FTI Consulting
Hermon Ghermay
Global Chief Culture Officer / Mediabrands
Amber Guild
CEO / McCann New York
Lucas Heck
WhatsApp Global Creative Lead / Meta
Celeste Holt-Walters
Founder & Chief Content Officer / FUTURA COLLECTIVE
Sloane Humphrey
Global Head of Integrated MarComs / TikTok
Rob Jamieson
Executive Creative Director / Ogilvy
Marc Johnson
Senior Associate Dean, Student Engagement & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer / UVA Darden School of Business
Howard Jordan, Jr. (’99)
TV Writer, Producer / CBS, Netflix, BET
Marla Kaplowitz
President & CEO / 4A's
Lauren Lafranz
Global Creative Chief Operations Officer / VML
Steve Latham
Head of Learning / Cannes Lions
Barbara Levy
Founder & President / London International Awards (LIA)
Greg Lotus
Global Head of Production / VML
Joe Maglio
CEO / McKinney, CEO / Barbarian
Val Middleton
EVP Head of Sport, North America / M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, North America
Victor Newman
Vice President of Brand Creative / Sesame Workshop
Veronica Parker-Hahn
Director Global Creative Council / Meta
Ellie Parpis
Director, Communications Product, Awards / Publicis Media
William Roberts-Foster (’12)
VP Product Strategy & Ad Innovation / Peacock
Hillary Rogers
Managing Director / Magnetic Field
Matthew Scheckner
Chairman at Advertising Week
Debra Sercy
Managing Partner / The Blueprint
Raqib Sheikh (’06)
Executive Director Strategy & Insights / VML
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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