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, IT 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

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
CCO & Global Director of Entertainment / McCann Worldgroup

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 of Athlete Partnerships and Digital Marketing / SC30

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)
Vice President, Innovation, Advertising and Partnerships / NBCUniversal

Hillary Rogers
Managing Director / Magnetic Field

Matthew Scheckner
Chairman at Advertising Week

Debra Sercy
EVP & Managing Partner / Grace Blue Partnerships

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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