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TFT Leadership

Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Dean, School of Theater, Film and Television Distinguished Professor
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Suk-Young Kim
Suk-Young Kim
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and External Engagement; Head of Theater and Performance Studies Professor
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Jeff Burke
Jeff Burke
Chair, Department of Theater Associate Dean, Research and Creative Technology
Professor
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Fabian Wagmister
Fabian Wagmister
Chair, Department of Film, Television & Digital Media Area Head, Production Program
Professor
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Jasmine Nadua Trice
Jasmine Nadua Trice
Equity Advisor; Associate Professor
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Meet the Administration

Dean’s Office Leadership

Susan Marcano
Associate Dean, Administration
smarcano@tft.ucla.edu

Dean’s Office Administrative Staff

Gina Salemi
Executive Assistant to
Celine Parreñas Shimizu
gsalemi@tft.ucla.edu
Melinda Robles
Executive Assistant to
Susan Marcano
mrobles@tft.ucla.edu

Development and Alumni Affairs

Aaron Cervantes
Executive Director of Development
acervantes@tft.ucla.edu
Christy Colburn
Director of Development
ccolburn@tft.ucla.edu
Rose Miranda
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
rmiranda@tft.ucla.edu
Sonia Avila Contreras
Fundraising Assistant
savila@tft.ucla.edu

Marketing and Communications

Crystal Santana
Marketing and Communications Specialist
csantana@tft.ucla.edu
Libby Jourdan
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
libby@tft.ucla.edu

Students Services

Anna Guzman
Director of Student Services
aguzman@tft.ucla.edu
Amanda Kibiloski
Director, Admissions
and Outreach
akibiloski@tft.ucla.edu
Laura Campbell
Academic Advisor, Graduate
Film, Television and Digital Media
LCampbell@tft.ucla.edu
Catherine Hernandez-Shibata
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Theater
chernand@tft.ucla.edu
Barrett Korerat
Academic Advisor, Graduate Theater
B.Korerat@tft.ucla.edu
Sam O’Harra
Student Wellness Coordinator
soharra@tft.ucla.edu
Allison Taka
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Film, Television and Digital Media,
Graduate Cinema and Media Studies
ataka@tft.ucla.edu
Natalie Xavier
Administrative and Admissions Specialist
nxavier@tft.ucla.edu
Miebaka Yohannes
Student Services Assistant
myohannes@tft.ucla.edu

Business Operations

Matthew Donat
CFO and Director of Business Operations
mdonat@tft.ucla.edu
Sandra Aldama
Contract and Grant Fund Manager
saldama@tft.ucla.edu
Erica Griffin
Fund Manager
egriffin@tft.ucla.edu
Myron Murakami
Building Operations Coordinator
myronm@tft.ucla.edu
Angelo Ong
Business Office Assistant Director
angelo@tft.ucla.edu
Lota Maria C. Santos
Accountant
lcsantos@tft.ucla.edu

Human Resources

Ryan Hamilton
Director, Academic and Staff Personnel
rhamilton@tft.ucla.edu
Noell Billings
Staff and Student Personnel Manager
nbillings@tft.ucla.edu
Elliott Delgado
Academic Personnel Manager
edelgado@tft.ucla.edu
Judith Rayos
Academic Personnel Manager
rayos@tft.ucla.edu
Gayle Seregi
Staff and Student Personnel Manager
gayle@tft.ucla.edu

Information Technology

Kerry Schutt Nason
Director, Educational and Information Technology
kerry@tft.ucla.edu
Herlich Aguiluz
IT Resource Manager and Web Applications Developer
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com
Taylor Demma
Web Applications and Systems Manager/Analyst
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com
Fabio Ibarra
Senior Network and Security Administrator
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com

TFT Online

Kerry Schutt Nason
Director, Educational and Information Technology
kerry@tft.ucla.edu
Josalynn Smith
Instructional Designer and Technologist
josalynn@tft.ucla.edu

Professional Programs

Brian Fagan
Director
bfagan@tft.ucla.edu
Matt Yaldezian
Associate Director
matt@tft.ucla.edu

Meet the Film, Television and Digital Media Staff

Department Chair

Fabian Wagmister
Department Chair
fabian@tft.ucla.edu

Vice Chairs and Faculty Heads

Teri Schwartz
Area Head, Producers Program
Tschwartz@tft.ucla.edu
Shelleen Greene
Vice Chair, Undergraduate Programs
sgreene9@tft.ucla.edu
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Area Head, Documentary
kgflanagan@tft.ucla.edu
William McDonald
Area Head, Cinematography
wmcdonald@tft.ucla.edu
Phyllis Nagy
Area Head, Screenwriting
screenwriting@tft.ucla.edu
Chuck Sheetz
Area Head, Animation
chucksheetz@tft.ucla.edu
Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli
Vice Chair, Cinema and Media Studies
ravetto@tft.ucla.edu
Fabian Wagmister
Vice Chair, Production
fabian@ucla.edu

Film & Television Administrative Staff

Karl Holmes
Director of Administration, Finance and Operations
kholmes@tft.ucla.edu
Justine Barker
Admin Officer
jbarker@tft.ucla.edu
Tiger Bela
Executive Assistant to the Chair,
TFT Film Festival Director
tigerb@tft.ucla.edu
Brian Brown
Cinema and Media Studies Program Manager
bbrown@tft.ucla.edu
Christina Carrea
Director of Summer Programs
christina@tft.ucla.edu
Andrea Davis
Animation Program Manager,
Screenwriting Program Manager
adavis@tft.ucla.edu
Hans Martin-Liebing
Lecturer,
Internship Manager
hliebing@tft.ucla.edu
Rich Moushegian
Director of Student Program Administration
Scheduling and Curriculum Manager
rmoushegian@tft.ucla.edu
Lisa Reeve
Producers Program Manager
lreeve@tft.ucla.edu
Sylvia Terry
Production Program Manager
sylvia@tft.ucla.edu

Operations Staff

Karl Holmes
Director of Administration, Finance and Operations
Production Insurance & Logistics
kholmes@tft.ucla.edu
Zareh Arevshatian
Film Traffic Manager
zarev@.tft.ucla.edu
Rocky Beigel
Studio Projectionist
rbeigel@tft.ucla.edu
Lonna Cavette
Studio Projectionist
lcavette@tft.ucla.edu
T.J. Garcia
Lighting and Grip Support
tgarcia@tft.ucla.edu
Guadalupe Hernandez-Garcia
Equipment Office Support
ghernandez@tft.ucla.edu
Matt Kelly
Senior Studio Projectionist
mkelly@tft.ucla.edu
Fred Kiko
Studio Projectionist
fkiko@tft.ucla.edu
Erik Kjonaas
Lighting and Grip Operations Manager
ekjonaas@tft.ucla.edu
David Claude McKenna
Post Production Program Analyst
mckenna@tft.ucla.edu
Josh Morgan
Animation Program Supervisor
joshmorgan@tft.ucla.edu
Thientam Nguyen
Equipment Office Manager
thientam@tft.ucla.edu
Juan Nuñez
Building Services Manager
House Manager, James Bridges Theater and Darren Star Screening Room
jnunez@tft.ucla.edu
Daniel Olivas
Animation Lab Manager
dlolivas@g.ucla.edu
Natalie Perez
Assistant Theater Manager
njperez@tft.ucla.edu
Marisa Pimentel
Equipment Office Support
mpimentel@tft.ucla.edu
Amos Rothbaum
Senior Studio Projectionist
amos@tft.ucla.edu
Rand Soares
Production Services and Facilities Manager
rsoares@tft.ucla.edu
Elizabeth Sweeney
Post Production Manager
bsweeney@tft.ucla.edu
Pablo Velazquez-Martin
Equipment Office Support
pablo@tft.ucla.edu

Meet the Theater Staff

Department Chair

Jeff Burke
Department Chair,
Associate Dean, Research and Creative Technology
jeffburke@tft.ucla.edu

Vice Chair and Faculty Area Heads

Myung Hee Cho
Head of Scenic and Production Design
mcho@tft.ucla.edu
Lap Chi Chu
Head of Lighting Design
lchu@tft.ucla.edu
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
Head of Costume Design
ckarvonides@tft.ucla.edu
Suk-Young Kim
Head of Theater and Performance Studies
skim@tft.ucla.edu
Sylvan Oswald
Head of Playwriting
soswald@tft.ucla.edu
Marike Splint
Vice Chair, Undergraduate Studies; Head of Directing
msplint@tft.ucla.edu
Dominic Taylor
Vice Chair, Graduate Studies
dtaylor@tft.ucla.edu

Theater Administrative Staff

Thai Sukrachan
Administrative Director
thai@tft.ucla.edu
Dolann Adams
Director of Special Programs
dadams@tft.ucla.edu
Brandon Karsh
Business Operations Coordinator
bkarsh@tft.ucla.edu
Victoria Stewart
Assistant Administrative Director
vstewart@tft.ucla.edu
Anna Watts
Facilities Assistant
annawatts@tft.ucla.edu

Production/Tech

Christina Vacchiano
Director of Production
cvacchiano@tft.ucla.edu
Jonathan Burke
Sound Supervisor
jburke@tft.ucla.edu
Colin Cardille
Associate Lighting and Projections Supervisor
ccardille@tft.ucla.edu
Maggie Dick
Costume Studio Workroom Lead
maggied@tft.ucla.edu
Paul Girard
Costume Studio Academic Coordinator
pgirard@tft.ucla.edu
Vacant
Costume Studio Supervisor
Randall Baptiste
Lighting and Projections Supervisor
rbaptiste@tft.ucla.edu
Sigourney Leigh Chin
Senior Scene Tech
propshop@tft.ucla.edu
Kenneth Houston
Senior Scene Tech
khouston@tft.ucla.edu
Juan Loredo
Senior Scene Tech
jjloredo@tft.ucla.edu
Courtney Ohnstad
First Hand
cohnstad@tft.ucla.edu
Michael Sellers
Scene Shop Supervisor
msellers@tft.ucla.edu
Grey Starbird
Technical Director
gstarbird@tft.ucla.edu
Ernest Stifel III
Senior Scene Tech
estifel@tft.ucla.edu
Austin Taylor
Sound Assistant
ataylor@tft.ucla.edu
Danielle Whaley
Production Services Manager
dwhaley@tft.ucla.edu
Kevin Williams
Prop Shop Supervisor
kwilliams@tft.ucla.edu
Aaron Wong
Technical Supervisor
awong@tft.ucla.edu

David C. Copley Center for Costume Design

Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Director
nrubin@tft.ucla.edu
Natasha Rubin
Director of Research
nrubin@tft.ucla.edu

TFT Faculty Executive Committee

Distinguished Professor Deborah Landis
FEC Chair
Professor Lap Chi Chu
Theater Department Representative
Professor William McDonald
FTVDM Department Representative
Professor Denise Mann
FTVDM Department Representative
Assistant Professor Malika Oyetimein
Theater Department Representative
Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Ex-Officio Member
Department of Theater Chair Jeff Burke
Ex-Officio Member
Department of FTVDM Chair Fabian Wagmister
Ex-Officio Member
Brooklyn Angelo Villavicencio
FTVDM Student Representative
Devin Guinee
Theater Student Representative
Melinda Robles
FEC Coordinator