the faculty

 

Grad school faculty with 
professional experience.

Our faculty offer a unique blend of professional expertise and academic rigor. Like many portfolio schools, we believe the best way to learn the craft of design and advertising is from people who’ve done it. (And our instructors have done it at the highest levels at places like Wieden + Kennedy, Google, Crispin Porter, etc.) But unlike many portfolio schools, we also have dedicated full-time faculty with graduate degrees, who have devoted themselves to the craft of teaching at the graduate level.

Have a look at our team...

Co-Directors:


Parisa Tashakori

Director, Experience Design

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Jeff Gillette

Director, Creative Advertising

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Faculty:


Diane Elliston

Assistant Teaching Professor

Full-time Faculty, CA Track

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Dan Ligon 

Associate Teaching Professor

Full-time Faculty, CA Track

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Michael Benjamin

Brand Designer, Studio Parkside

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Chris Znerold

Exec Creative Director, Stay Gold

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Alex Steele 

Product Designer, CrossFit

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Spencer Syfrig

Senior Designer, Google

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Mona Hasan

Creative Director, Fortnight Collective

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Norm Shearer

CCO/Artist/CU Alumni 

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Ian Toombs

CCO/ECD, Former WK/Anomaly

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Maryam Mahani

Senior Product Manager, Ricoh USA

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Brendan Miller

Sr Art Director, Harley-Davidson 

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Michelle Railton

Strategy/Operations Lead, Google 

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Jeremy Seibold

Creative Director, TDA_Boulder 

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Will Kelleher

ACD/Writer, Momentum 

Adjunct Instructor, CA Track

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Katie Sawaya

Sr UX Designer, Google 

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Jay Ferracane

Creative Director, Angry+Bovine

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Amy Hayes

Creative Director, Identity Collective

Adjunct Instructor, ED Track

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Past Faculty:


Bridget Straub

Product Manager, Google 

Adjunct Instructor

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Shun-Luoi Fong

Founder/CEO, Aven

Adjunct Instructor

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Brizida Magro

Illustrator/Designer, Sweet Beyond

Adjunct Instructor

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Kelly Dern

Senior Product Designer, SoFi

Adjunct Instructor

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