Faculty & Staff
Vann Graves
Executive Director
Ashley Sommardahl
Associate Director
Emma Barone
Director of Strategic Initiatives & Enrollment
Shannon Wilke
Director of Operations and Administration
Michael Chapman
Adjunct Professor, Creative, Creative Brand Management
Dean Collins
Assistant Director, IT Operations
Jess Collins
Professor, Strategy
Sabrina Connor
First Impressions Coordinator
Allison Duffee
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
Holly Hessler
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
Diana Ojibway
Designer in Residence
Jeremy Paredes
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
Jonathan Pitts
IT Support Specialist
Rick Plautz
Adjunct Professor, Experience Design
Amy Robinson
Building and Operations Manager
Kevin Rothermel
Professor, Strategy & Creative Brand Management
KT Schaeffer
Professor, Creative
Tom Scharpf
Chair & Professor, Creative
Marielle Beckers Siebers
Assistant Director of Admissions Operations
Stacy Thomas
Adjunct Professor, Creative Brand Management
Ron Villacarillo
Adjunct Professor, Creative
Scott Witthaus
Professor, Visual Storytelling
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.
Brad Blondes
Entrepreneur; Principal / 4East
Tara DeVeaux
CEO / Burrell Communications
Amber Guild
CEO / McCann New York
Hermon Ghermay
Global Chief Culture Officer / Mediabrands
Lucas Heck
WhatsApp Global Creative Lead / Meta
Sloane Humphrey
Head of B2B Marketing Communications / TikTok
Marc Johnson
Associate Dean & Chief Innovation Student Engagement / UVA Darden School of Business
Howard Jordan, Jr.
TV Writer, Producer / CBS, Netflix, BET
Steve Latham
Head of Learning / Cannes Lions
Barbara Levy
Founder & President / London International Awards (LIA)
Hillary Rogers
Managing Director / Magnetic Field
Rich Whalen
Managing Director / Deloitte Digital
Ali Wysong
Account Executive / Waze, Google
Current Students
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