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Damali Abrams

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Steve Almond

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Parastoo Anoushahpour

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art [Past Faculty]

Kathi Appelt

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Pilar Arthur-Snead

Administrative and Development Assistant to the President

Rafael Attias

Program Director, MFA in Film

Robert Atwell

Trustee Emeritus

Marianna Baer

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Rick Baitz

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Devin Barone

Assistant Director, MFA in Music Compostion

Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film [Extended Leave]

Carol Beatty

Program Director, MFA in Music Composition

Brooke Berman

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film [On Leave]

Emily Bernard

Distinguished Visiting CNF Writer, MFA in Writing

Tom Birdseye

Faculty Emeritus, MFA in WCYA

Erin Black

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Kiera Bratton-Lewis

Assistant Director, MFA in Film; Assistant Director, MFA in Writing

Janicza Bravo

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film [Extended Leave]

Jen Breach

Assistant Director, MFA in WCYA

Stefon Bristol

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Nickole Brown

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

brandon brown

Program Director, MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults

Charles Bunting

Loree Griffin Burns

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Tomás Gómez Bustillo

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Linda Camacho

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

A.R. Capetta

Faculty, MFA in WCYA [On Leave]

Catherine Carvelli

James Chae

Faculty Chair, MFA in Graphic Design

Trudy Chan

Residency Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Sheela Chari

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Dhonielle Clayton

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Melissa Cobb

Marya Cohn

Faculty Chair, MFA in Film

Laura Colella

Core Faculty, MFA in Film

Eduardo C. Corral

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Nikki Coyne

Paul Cronson

Melanie Crowder

Faculty, MFA in WCYA [On Leave]

Alan Cumyn

Faculty Emeritus, MFA in WCYA

Caleb Curtiss

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Writing

Joan Darling

Past Faculty, MFA in Film

Nina Davenport

Past Faculty, MFA in Film

Damon Davis

Faculty, MFA in Film

Mike Day

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film [Extended Leave]

Josephine Decker

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Mamadou Dia

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Don DiNicola

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Kathleen Dolan

Trustee Emerita

Andre Dubus III

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Michael Early

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Eshrat Erfanian

Past Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Melissa Faliveno

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF] [on leave of absence]

Lainie Fefferman

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Shaina Feinberg

Faculty, MFA in Film

Harrison Candelaria Fletcher

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF]

Fernando A. Flores

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]

Connie May Fowler

Faculty Emeritus, MFA in Writing

Rob Frankenberry

Residency Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Angela Franklin

Associate Director of Admissions

Miciah Bay Gault

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]; Novel Retreat

John Gianvito

Faculty, MFA in Film

William Giraldi

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Michael Goldstein

Trustee, Emeritus in Memoriam

Jessica Gorter

Past Faculty, MFA in Film

Kathleen Graber

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Thomas Christopher Greene

President Emeritus

Evan Griffith

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Harry Groome

Trustee Emeritus

Joan Grubin

Katie Gustafson

CFO/VP for Finance & Administration

Luis Guzmán

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Mary Hanrahan

Assistant Director, MFA in Graphic Design

Chachi Hauser

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF]

Louise Hawes

Faculty, MFA in WCYA & 2025-2026 Katherine Paterson Chair

Corey Ann Haydu

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Aldrena Hicks

Creative Director

Veera Hiranandani

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Michael Hogan

Jonathan Bailey Holland

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Steven Holley

K.A. Holt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Kate Hosford

Lorena Howard-Sheridan

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Annie J. Howell

Faculty, MFA in Film

Kath Hubbard

Conference & Retreat Coordinator

Barbara Hurd

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF]

Natalia Ilyin

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Richard Jackson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry]

Luis Jacob

Faculty, MFA in Visual Art [Past Faculty]

Sam Jacobson

Program Director, MFA in Writing

Andy Jaffe

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Varian Johnson

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

T. Geronimo Johnson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction] [on leave of absence]

Barry Johnson

Nikki Juen

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Carla Kihlstedt

Co-Chair, Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Jeff Kleinman

Faculty, Novel Retreat

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé

Past Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]

Ravi Krishnaswami

Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Uma Krishnaswami

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Madeleine Kunin

Honorary Trustee

Jane Kurtz

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Việt Lê

Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Sydney Lea

Trustee Emeritus

Martine Leavitt

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

Ellen Lesser

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]; Director, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Sonja Livingston

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Malinda Lo

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Alexander London

Faculty, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Bret Lott

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction/CNF]

Ian Lynam

Past Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Robin MacArthur

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]; Novel Retreat

Patrick Madden

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF/hybrid forms]

Guy Maddin

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

John Mallia

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

c marquez

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Chebon Marshall

Lucrecia Martel

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Lee Martin

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Casper Martin

Jody Maunsell

Tia McCarthy

Library Director

Cory McCarthy

Faculty, MFA in WCYA [On Leave]

Clint McCown

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]

Bernice L. McFadden

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Anna-Marie McLemore

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Adam McOmber

Faculty Co-chair, MFA in Writing [fiction/hybrid forms]; Editor in Chief, Hunger Mountain Review

Kate McQuillen

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Daphne McWilliams

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Philip Metres

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry]

Lisa Mezzacappa

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Risa Mickenberg

Faculty, MFA in Film

Cheryl D. Miller

Michael Minelli

Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Matthew Monk

Faculty in Graphic Design

Gary Moore

Alexandra Moore

Tomás Q. Morín

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Joliet Morrill

Social and Digital Media Manager

Erin E. Moulton

YWN Workshop Leader, Alumnx Mini-Residency

Ekwa Msangi

Faculty, MFA in Film

Silas Munro

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

An Na

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Terence Nance

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Michel Negroponte

Core Faculty, MFA in Film

Susan Newbold

Trustee Emerita

Wanjikū Wa Ngūgī

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction]

Jim Nolte

Library Director Emeritus

Frank J. Oteri

Residency Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Katherine Palardy

Emily X.R. Pan

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

Elena Passarello

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF] [on leave of absence]

Katherine Paterson

David Peacock

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Erica S. Perl

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Tina Perry

Matt Phelan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Emilia Phillips

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Gala Porras-Kim

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art [Past Faculty]

Tirzah Price

Retreat Director, WCYA Novel Retreat

J. Scott Price

Mary Quattlebaum

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Ravi Rajan

Trustee (ex-officio)

Humberto Ramirez

Co-Chair, MFA in Visual Art

Andrew Ramsammy

Katie Rasmussen

Dean of Students

Mary Rath

Wordpress Developer

Stephanie Reich

Institutional Software and Data Manager

Anica Mrose Rissi

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

John Fitz Rogers

Core Faculty, MFA in Music Composition

Michael Rosenfeld

Sereina Rothenberger

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Sara Ryan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Grace Safford

Publications & Editorial Manager

Natasha Sajé

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry/CNF]

Alex Sanchez

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Hubert Sauper

Faculty, MFA in Film

Liz Garton Scanlon

Faculty, MFA in WCYA [On Leave]

David Schatz

Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Dan Schrecker

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Niki Sevigny

HR & Payroll Assistant

Betsy Sholl

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry]

Laura Shovan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Sue William Silverman

Faculty Co-chair, MFA in Writing [CNF/hybrid forms]; Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Hasanthika Sirisena

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction/CNF]

Patricia Smith

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference; Visiting Poet, Winter 2023

Valentyn Smith

Library Assistant

Dominga Sotomayor

Past Faculty, MFA in Film

Juliet Stephens

Administration Assistant

Craig Stockwell

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Nova Ren Suma

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Mark Swicegood

Shelley Tanaka

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Ramón Tejada

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Clifford Thompson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF/ hybrid forms]; Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Katrine Trantham

Executive Director of Enrollment Management

Heidi Mohlman Tringe

Chair, Board of Trustees

Leslie Ullman

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry]

Amalia Ulman

Faculty, MFA in Film

Emillie Upczak

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Linda Urban

Faculty Chair, MFA in WCYA; Interim Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs

Padma Venkatraman

Master Class Instructor, Alumnx Mini-Residency

Malik Vitthal

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film

Leslie Ward

President Emeritus

Jasmine Warga

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

Anne West

Thesis Instructor, MFA in Graphic Design

Kari Whaley

Program Director, MFA Graphic Design; Interim Program Director, MFA in Visual Art

Jeff Wiggins

Faith Wilding

Faculty Emeritus, MFA in Visual Art [Past Faculty]

Crystal Wilkinson

Faculty, Novel Retreat

Nance Van Winckel

Faculty, MFA in Writing [fiction/poetry]

David Wojahn

Faculty, MFA in Writing [poetry]; Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Suné Woods

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Visual Art

Roger Zahab

Faculty Co-Chair, MFA in Music Composition

Jennifer Ziegler

Faculty, MFA in WCYA [On Leave]