FACULTY

ROBERT ACKERMANN (TECH]

Swiss Federal Baccalaureate, type C, Athenaeum,

Zurich (Switzerland)

Swiss Federal Diploma for Goldsmiths,

Kunstgewerbeschule Zurich

Related industry experience: Proprietor, Les Ateliers;

President, Robert Ackermann, Inc. (Montreal, QC);

Instructor, Ecole de Joaillerie et de Métaux d’Art de

Montréal, Gemological Institute of America (GIA)

JESSE ALVAREZ (GRPH/VCOM)

B.F.A., Otis College of Art and Design

Pearson; Freelance UX/UI Design Consultant; UI/

Visual Design Consultant, BMW DesignworksUSA/

TECHNICON; Senior Interaction Designer/Visual

Designer, SAGE SOFTWARE; Staff I, Visual Designer/

Assistant Manager, SAMSUNG DESIGN AMERICA/

MOBILE UX

Related industry experience: UX/UI Senior Designer,

PAIGE ADAMCZYK (DIGI)

BENEDICT AMENDOLARA (IMPD/INTD/MFTG/MPDV/TSCI)

A.A., Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

A.A., Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Scuola di Modellisti

A.A., Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

A.A., Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design

A.A.S., Fashion Institute of Technology

Related industry experience: Expert Witness in lace industry; Board Member, Execute Sports, Inc.; Lace Manufacturing; Patternmaker

Related industry experience: Post-production Consultant, MTV, Spike TV, Africa Channel, TV One, Tribeca Hen-ninger Editing Tools; Legal Consultant, Basil Street Entertainment, Network In A Box; Programming, NBC Entertainment; Editor, L + M Digital; Producer/ Editor, Comcast; Writer/Director, LeBrock Film Ventures Inc.; Certified Trainer, Apple Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve

M.F.A., Art Center College of Design B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Related industry experience: Consultant, Bartle Bogle

Hegarty, Gobbler, Beatport; Creative Director, Nap-ster; Designer-Brand, Marketing, Napster, Beatport, Gobbler; Instructor, Otis, Art Center, UCLA

BLAINE ANDERSON (BDSN/GRPH/INTD/TECH/TEXT)

M.F.A., Pratt Institute

A.A., Brigham Young University

Related industry experience: Operations Manager,

Table Art; Art Director, Lucca Antiques; Visual

Merchandiser, Crate & Barrel; Store Manager, Alessi;

Art Instructor, ESL Instructor

B.F.A., University of Utah JAN ARDELL (MFTG)

LANA ANDES (DESN) A.A., Fashion Institute of Technology

SIMONE ALEXANDER (DESN)

A.A., Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Related industry experience: Vice President of Design, Patty

Woodard Sportswear; Director of Design, B.J. Designs,

French Rags; Head Designer, Motherhood Maternity

BRANDY ALEXANIAN (VCOM)

Seacross; Director, Product Development, Candie’s,

LA Gear, Sam & Libby, Veda Shoes

Related industry experience: Patternmaker/Production

Coordinator, Breath by Donna M.; Patternmaker/

Designer, Edwin Jeans; Owner/Design Consultant,

NOW Design Studio

Related industry experience: Visual Merchandising

Manager, Visual Stylist/Supervisor, Bloomingdale’s;

Visual Stylist, Kohl’s; Assistant Visual Manager, Hecht’s

ANNE-MARIE ALLEN (DESN)

TARYN ARONSON (COSM/SMED)

Monica College; Instructor, Brooks College; Menswear Consultant, Old Frontier Clothing Co.; Fashion Designer and CEO, Red Allen 21; Designer/Merchandiser, Corey of California; Designer, Attitude of California, Jerell of Texas; Costume Designer, UCLA, Joyce Theatre New York, LAMAMA Theatre New York, Culver City Public Theatre, Edgemar Center for the Arts Santa Monica, People’s Lives Theatre Company; Product Develop-ment, Linda Gray of Models, Inc.

Related industry experience: Adjunct Professor, Santa

Related industry experience: Owner, Taryn Aronson Con-sulting; Director of PR and Social Media, Josie Maran Cosmetics; Public Relations/Product Development Coordinator, Urban Decay Cosmetics; Product De-velopment Specialist, Smashbox Cosmetics; Product Development Manager, Too Faced Cosmetics; Product Manager, iQ Skincare; Marketing Manager, Mama Mio Skincare; Director of Social Media, Intelligent Beauty

NALINI ARORA (DESN) B.S., California State University, Northridge

Related industry experience: Footwear & Accessory

Design Consultant and Creative Director; Lead Global

Women’s Footwear Design, Rip Curl; Women’s and

Kids Footwear Designer, ACI International; Children’s

Footwear Designer, Sketchers USA