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Staff

Executive

Lauren DeVillier
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Ainsworth
Andrew Ainsworth
Director of Academic Programs
Katherine Hong Wells
Director of Career and Student Services
Michael Schmueck
Michael Schmueck​
Director of Studio Programs
Tierney Yates
Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships

Administration

Deborah Espinoza
Social-Emotional Learning Specialist
Jonathan Goldberg
IT Systems and Compliance Administrator I
Sky Justin
HR Manager
Stephanie Liakos
Communications and Marketing Manager
Aleen Maadanian
Aleen Maadanian
Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA)
Casandra Melgar
Casandra Melgar
Registrar Manager
Eric Murga
Assistant Registrar
Ali Peterson
Development Operations Manager

Academy Faculty

Sean Collins
Online Academic Programs Lead
Hayz Cruz
Hayz Cruz
Instructor
Tim Dailey
Academic Programs Lead
Randi Derakhshani
Randi Derakshani
Academic Program Coordinator
Miles Horst
Miles Horst
Instructor
Jess Jerome
Jess Jerome
Academic Program Coordinator
Stevie Larsen
Stevie Larsen
Instructor Coordinator
Marc Sanchez
Marc Sanchez
Instructor
Leona Tates
Leona Tates
Career and Student Services Assistant (Class of ’22)
Marcel Valcarce
Marcel Valcarce
Instructor Coordinator
Alymax Zelman
Alyssa Zelman
Instructor

Studio

Thomas Harmonson
Thomas Harmonson
Jr. Lead Titles Artist (Class of ’18)
Kate Jorgensen
Kate Jorgensen
Associate Producer, Animation
Alex Khan
Alex Khan
Compositing Supervisor
Mike Milo
Animation Supervisor
Isaiah Strum
Isaiah Strum
Jr. Lead VFX Compositor (Class of ’18)
Alex Torres
Production Manager, VFX