Faculty and Staff

The School of Art and Design is a team of over 90 faculty and professional staff members. They are devoted to the development of art educators, art historians, professional studio and design artists, and animators. Our faculty is a diverse, accomplished group of professional artists and scholars. They diligently pursue the endeavors of creating art, mentoring students, and serving the community.

Director of the School of Art and Design

Name
Position

  • Geo Sipp

    Geo Sipp Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Position:
    Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: gsipp@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 205


    Faculty Web Page

Foundations

Name
Position

  • Laura Bell

    Laura Bell Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: lbell24@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Rebecca Brown

    Rebecca Brown Part-Time Instructor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: rbounds@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Donna Colebeck

    Donna Colebeck Senior Lecturer of Studio Art

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Studio Art

    Phone: (470) 578-5562
    Email: dcolebec@kennesaw.edu
    Location: I1 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Jonathan Fisher

    Jonathan Fisher Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jfishe51@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115K


    Faculty Web Page

  • Maury Gortemiller

    Maury Gortemiller Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mgortemi@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Christopher Hall

    Christopher Hall Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: chall161@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Elizabeth Haslam

    Elizabeth Haslam Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: ehaslam@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Linda Hightower

    Linda Hightower Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: lhightow@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Mona Hussein

    Mona Hussein Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mhussei3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Trina Nicklas

    Trina Nicklas Part-Time Assistant Professor of Printmaking

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Printmaking

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: tnicklas@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Kelly Thames

    Kelly Thames Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: kthames@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Jay Waronker

    Jay Waronker Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jwaronke@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

Apparel and Textiles, B.A.T.

Name
Position

  • Keely Clay

    Keely Clay Associate Professor of Apparel and Textile

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Apparel and Textile

    Phone: (470) 578-5058
    Email: kclay10@kennesaw.edu
    Location: M 120


    Faculty Web Page

  • Shay Jackson

    Shay Jackson Part-Time Instructor of Apparel and Textile

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of Apparel and Textile

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: kjack210@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Christine Kim

    Christine Kim Lecturer of Textiles

    Position:
    Lecturer of Textiles

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cgh1619@kennesaw.edu
    Location: M 108


     

  • Carla Powell

    Carla Powell Part-Time Assistant Professor of Apparel and Textile

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Apparel and Textile

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cpowell6@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

Art Education, B.S.

Name
Position

  • Sandra Bird

    Sandra Bird Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6435
    Email: sbird@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 232


    Faculty Web Page

  • Anita Burch

    Anita Burch Part-Time Instructor of Art Education

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: aburch4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Ricky Garner

    Ricky Garner Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6137
    Email: rgarner@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 229


    Faculty Web Page

  • Diana Gregory

    Diana Gregory Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-4491
    Email: dgregory@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 226


    Faculty Web Page

  • April Munson

    April Munson Assistant Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Assistant Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6138
    Email: amunson1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 227


    Faculty Web Page

  • Jeanette Wachtman

    Jeanette Wachtman Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art Education

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jwachtma@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

Art History, B.A.

Name
Position

  • Philip Kiernan

    Philip Kiernan Associate Professor of Art History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art History

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: pkierna1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Diana McClintock

    Diana McClintock Associate Professor of Visual Arts

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Visual Arts

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: dmcclin1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 236


    Faculty Web Page

  • Daniel Sachs

    Daniel Sachs Associate Professor of Art History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art History

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: dsachs@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 237


    Faculty Web Page

  • Jessica Stephenson

    Jessica Stephenson Associate Professor of Art History

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art History

    Phone: (470) 578-5241
    Email: jsteph55@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 101B


    Faculty Web Page

  • Joe Thomas

    Joe Thomas Adjunct Curator in the Zuckerman Museum of Art and Professor of Art History

    Position:
    Adjunct Curator in the Zuckerman Museum of Art and Professor of Art History

    Phone: (470) 578-7963
    Email: jthom205@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 101C


    Faculty Web Page

  • Laura Wingfield

    Laura Wingfield Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art History

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art History

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: lwingfi1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

Art (Studio), B.F.A.- Ceramics

Name
Position

Art (Studio), B.F.A. - Painting and Drawing

Name
Position

  • Marc Brotherton

    Marc Brotherton Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mbrothe6@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Benjamin Goldman

    Benjamin Goldman Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: bmg4305@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Joseph Remillard

    Joseph Remillard Professor of Art

    Position:
    Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jremilla@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115L


    Faculty Web Page

  • Donald Robson

    Donald Robson Associate Professor of Art

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-2014
    Email: drobson1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115I


    Faculty Web Page

  • Robert Sherer

    Robert Sherer Professor of Art

    Position:
    Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: rsherer@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115J


    Faculty Web Page

  • Bryan Thompson

    Bryan Thompson Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: btt4851@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Sean Twiddy

    Sean Twiddy Part-Time Assistant Professor of Drawing and Illustration

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Drawing and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: stwiddy@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Johnathan Welsh

    Johnathan Welsh Part-Time Assistant Professor of Drawing and Painting

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Drawing and Painting

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jwelsh1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

Art (Studio), B.F.A. - Photography and Video

Name
Position

  • Maury Gortemiller

    Maury Gortemiller Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mgortemi@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Matthew Haffner

    Matthew Haffner Professor of Visual Arts

    Position:
    Professor of Visual Arts

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mhaffner@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 235


    Faculty Web Page

  • Steve Schaefer

    Steve Schaefer Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: sschaef3@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Alex Williams

    Alex Williams Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Photography

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: awill967@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

Art (Studio), B.F.A. - Printmaking

Name
Position

  • Valerie Dibble

    Valerie Dibble Professor of Art

    Position:
    Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6719
    Email: vdibble@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115M


    Faculty Web Page

  • Cynthia Lollis

    Cynthia Lollis Part-Time Assistant Professor of Printmaking

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Printmaking

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: clollis1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Gina Reynoso

    Gina Reynoso Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: greynos2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Cynthia Thompson

    Cynthia Thompson Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Professor of Art

    Position:
    Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cthom488@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Website

 Art (Studio), B.F.A. - Sculpture 

Name
Position

  • Page Burch

    Page Burch Lecturer of Sculpture

    Position:
    Lecturer of Sculpture

    Phone: (470) 578-5175
    Email: pburch1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 221


    Faculty Web Page

  • Deborah Hutchinson

    Deborah Hutchinson Lecturer of Art

    Position:
    Lecturer of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: dhutchi8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 239


    Faculty Web Page

  • Allen Peterson

    Allen Peterson Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: apeter68@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Matthew Phillips

    Matthew Phillips Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: mphil152@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Keith Smith

    Keith Smith Associate Professor of Art

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-2041
    Email: ksmith1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 234


    Faculty Web Page

Art (Design), B.F.A. - Graphic Communications

Name
Position

  • Craig Brasco

    Craig Brasco Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Phone: (470) 578-6730
    Email: cbrasco@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 228


    Faculty Web Page

  • Brett Callero

    Brett Callero Part-Time Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: bcallero@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Kristine Hwang Kim

    Kristine Hwang Kim Associate Professor of Art

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: kkim59@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • John King

    John King Limited Term Assistant Professor of Graphic Communications

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor of Graphic Communications

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jking272@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 223A


     

  • Carole Mauge-Lewis

    Carole Mauge-Lewis Professor of Art

    Position:
    Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cmaugele@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Faculty Web Page

  • Andrea Vom Ende Thoma

    Andrea Vom Ende Thoma Part-Time Instructor of Graphic Design

    Position:
    Part-Time Instructor of Graphic Design

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: athoma@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

Art (Design), B.F.A. - Illustration

Name
Position

  • Craig Brasco

    Craig Brasco Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Phone: (470) 578-6730
    Email: cbrasco@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 228


    Faculty Web Page

  • Joseph Karg

    Joseph Karg Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jkarg1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 230


     

  • Chris Malone

    Chris Malone Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cmalon19@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 231


     

  • Jorge Santiago

    Jorge Santiago Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jsanti22@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Geo Sipp

    Geo Sipp Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Position:
    Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: gsipp@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 205


    Faculty Web Page

Art (Design), B.F.A. - Sequential Art

Name
Position

  • Craig Brasco

    Craig Brasco Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Graphic Design

    Phone: (470) 578-6730
    Email: cbrasco@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 228


    Faculty Web Page

  • Phillip Fleming

    Phillip Fleming Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: pflemin8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • John Goldsack

    John Goldsack Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jgoldsac@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Joseph Karg

    Joseph Karg Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jkarg1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 230


     

  • Chris Malone

    Chris Malone Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cmalon19@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 231


    Faculty Web Page

  • Carlos Perez

    Carlos Perez Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cperez45@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Jorge Santiago

    Jorge Santiago Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jsanti22@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Geo Sipp

    Geo Sipp Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Position:
    Director of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: gsipp@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 205


    Faculty Web Page

Digital Animation, B.F.A.

Name
Position

  • Thomas Biondolillo

    Thomas Biondolillo Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Position:
    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Sequential Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: tbiondol@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Sandee Chamberlain

    Sandee Chamberlain Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: schamb37@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Joseph Karg

    Joseph Karg Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jkarg1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 230


     

  • John King

    John King Limited Term Assistant Professor of Graphic Communications

    Position:
    Limited Term Assistant Professor of Graphic Communications

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jking272@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 223A


     

  • Chris Malone

    Chris Malone Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Animation and Illustration

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cmalon19@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 231


    Faculty Web Page

Zuckerman Museum

Name
Position

  • Virgil Cheatham

    Virgil Cheatham Museum Professional II

    Position:
    Museum Professional II

    Phone: (470) 578-3783
    Email: vcheath1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ZM G07


     

  • Emily Knight

    Emily Knight Museum Services Coordinator

    Position:
    Museum Services Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-4911
    Email: eknight8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ZM G07


     

  • Michelle Lopez

    Michelle Lopez Museum Professional III

    Position:
    Museum Professional III

    Phone: (470) 578-4912
    Email: mlopez65@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ZM G07


     

  • Rebecca Parker

    Rebecca Parker Museum Operations Manager

    Position:
    Museum Operations Manager

    Phone: (470) 578-7828
    Email: rparke58@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ZM G07


     

  • Elizabeth Thomas

    Elizabeth Thomas Education & Outreach Coordinator

    Position:
    Education & Outreach Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-6767
    Email: ethom142@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ZM G07


     

  • Cynthia Thompson

    Cynthia Thompson Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Professor of Art

    Position:
    Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Professor of Art

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: cthom488@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


    Website

Staff

Name
Position

  • Chris Dziejowski

    Chris Dziejowski Facilities Operations Professional III

    Position:
    Facilities Operations Professional III

    Phone: (470) 578-6867
    Email: jdziejow@kennesaw.edu
    Location: CP 115H


     

  • Jennifer Gerdis

    Jennifer Gerdis Office Manager

    Position:
    Office Manager

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: jgerdis@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     

  • Shane McDonald

    Shane McDonald Technology Assistant II

    Position:
    Technology Assistant II

    Phone: (470) 578-6557
    Email: smcdona4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 223C


    About Shane McDonald

  • Katie Metzger

    Katie Metzger Administrative Associate I

    Position:
    Administrative Associate I

    Phone: (470) 578-6139
    Email: kmetzge1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: VA 202


     
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