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College Leadership

Jason Schupbach

Jason S. Schupbach

Dean, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
jss422@drexel.edu

Associate Deans

 

Debra Ruben

Debra Ruben

Associate Dean
Academic & Faculty Affairs
Dhruben@drexel.edu

 

Peter Bartscherer

Peter Bartscherer

Associate Dean
Finance, Facilities & Operations
bartscherer@drexel.edu

 Francis Aguas

Francis Tanglao Aguas

Associate Dean
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
fa548@drexel.edu

 

 



Department Heads

 

Ulrike Altenmuller-Lewis

 

Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis

Department Head
Architecture, Design & Urbanism
ua27@drexel.edu 
 

Lewis Colburn smiling in his studio

Lewis Colburn

Department Head
Art & Art History
lrc57@drexel.edu
 

Julie Goodman

Julie Goodman

Department Head
Arts & Entertainment Enterprise
jrg462@drexel.edu
 

Karin Kelly headshot

Karin Kelly

Department Head
Cinema & Television
kpk23@drexel.edu 
 

Ann Gerondelis

Ann Gerondelis

Department Head
Design
aig38@drexel.edu 
 

Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner

Department Head
Digital Media
wagner@drexel.edu 
 

Miriam Giguere

 

Miriam Giguere, PhD

Department Head
Performing Arts
mgg22@drexel.edu

 

Professional Staff Leads

   

Natalina Berardi

Director of Instructional Design
nb488@drexel.edu

Tia James  

Tia James

Director of Recruitment & Retention
tjm22@drexel.edu

 Brandon Johnson

Brandon R. Johnson

Executive Director of Marketing & Events
brj36@drexel.edu

   

Terry Murphy

Director of Academic Operations
tlm54@drexel.edu

   

Trevor Phaneuf

Co-Director, Westphal IT
trp67@drexel.edu

 Evelyn Ramos  

Evelyn Ramos

Assistant Dean, Academic Advising
ev55@drexel.edu

 Greg Ruggiero photo  

Greg Ruggiero

Co-Director, Westphal IT
gjr38@drexel.edu

 Denise Marie Snow
 

Denise Marie Snow

Program Director of Student Diversity Programs
dms546@drexel.edu

Rosalind Sutkowski  

Rosalind Sutkowski

Director of Administration & Finance
rsutkowski@drexel.edu



Institutional Advancement

Nik Kozel 

Nik Kozel

Assistant Vice President of Development
ngk25@drexel.edu

 
 Zac Joseph  

Zac Joseph

Director of Development
zachary.joseph@drexel.edu

 Kate Bianco
 

Kate Bianco

Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and Development
bianco@drexel.edu


Program Directors

Academic Program(s)
Director
Department
B.Architecture, BS Architectural Studies
Andrew Phillips
Architecture, Design & Urbanism
MS Design Research
D.S. Nicholas
Architecture, Design & Urbanism
MS Interior Architecture, MS Interior Architecture & Design
Frances Temple-West
Architecture, Design & Urbanism
BS Interior Design

Ada Tremonte

Architecture, Design & Urbanism
MS Urban Strategy
Andrew Zitcer
Architecture, Design & Urbanism
BA/BS Art History
Delia Solomons
Art & Art History
Studio Art
Joshua Weiss
Art & Art History
MS Arts Administration & Museum Leadership
Pamela Yau
Arts & Entertainment Enterprise
BS Entertainment & Arts Management

Brea Heidelberg

Arts & Entertainment Enterprise
BS Music Industry
Jeff Apruzzese
Arts & Entertainment Enterprise
BS Film & Television
John Avarese
Cinema & Television
BS Screenwriting & Playwriting
Matthew Kaufhold
Cinema & Television
MS Television & Media Management
Michelle McHugh
Cinema & Television
BS Animation & Visual Effects
Milady Bridges
Digital Media
MS, PhD Digital Media
Michael Wagner
Digital Media
BS Game Design & Production
Rob Lloyd
Digital Media
BS User & Experience & Interaction Design
Troy Finamore
Digital Media
BS Digital Media & Virtual Production
Nick Jushchyshyn
Digital Media
BS Fashion Industry & Merchandising
Alphonso McClendon
Design
BS Fashion Design
Ali Howell Abolo
Design
MS Fashion Design
Jackie Kilmartin
Design
BS Graphic Design
Bill Rees
Design
BS Photography
Paul Runyon
Design
BS Product Design
Alexandra Schmidt-Ullrich
Design
MS Retail & Merchandising
Joseph H. Hancock, II
Design
BS Dance
Jennifer Morley
Performing Arts
Music
Luke Abruzzo
Performing Arts
Theatre
Nick Anselmo
Performing Arts

Westphal full-time faculty and the Dean's Administration operate in shared governance with the Westphal Faculty Caucus.