Academic Services

Peter Benson – Department Head of Photography. Professor of Photography. B.S., University of New Haven; M.A., Goddard College. Photography Instructor, Fairfield University; Director, Ferris Art Center; Staff Photographer, Yale University; Photographer for many national magazines. (1990)

Peter Miserendino – Department Head of Graphic Design. Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.A., Visual Arts/ Illustration, Syracuse University; Associates Degree, Commercial Arts, SUNY. Illustrator and Graphic Designer; Instructor of Graphic Design for Connecticut Institute of Art; Adjunct teaching graphic art production, Elizabeth Seton College; Assistant Art Director at Troll Assoc., Inc., Mahwah, NJ; Art Director, Images Design, Darien, CT; Production Artist, The Ad Team, Yonkers, NY; sole proprietor of PT Pie Illustration and Graphic Design, providing “on-line” art services creating digital, cartoon (including web animation), technical and fine art illustration to corporations world-wide, as well as graphic design services and materials with over 20 years experience in pre-press production. Also is a recording artist/performer and song writer of solo acoustic guitar instrumentals with CDs available on Lighthouse Records; member of ASCAP. (2002)

Pierre Strauch – Department Head of Interior Design. Professor in Interior Design. RA, CID, Designer, B. Arch., 1970 Yale University; Graduate School of Architecture. Taught at Yale University and Fairfield University. Owner of Architecture and contract design firm, New Haven. Bio in Barons, Who's Who in Interior Design; architecture projects published in Concrete Masonry Designs, and Home Magazine. Member: College Art Association and National Trust for Historic Preservation. Associate Fellow of Timothy Dwight College, Yale University. Art One-person and group exhibitions include: Art at the Capitol, Aetna Gallery and GE Corporate Gallery. Art included in corporate collections such as GE, Aetna and SNET. Art reviewed in New York Times, Hartford, Courant, etc. Art published in corporate catalogs. (1970)

Robert E. Zappalorti – Director of the Division of Fine Arts/ Illustration/Foundation. Professor of Fine Arts. Diploma, Paier School of Art; B.F.A., Albertus Magnus College; painter, author; exhibitor: New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Trinity College, Gallery-on-the-Green, Osage Gallery, Gallery 86, and Douglas Gallery; recipient, Benedictine First Prize. Represented by Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich CT, NYC, Nantucket MA. Member: Collegiate Press Editorial Advisory Board. (1971)

Faculty

Rob Hazen Adams – Lecturer in Interior Design; M. Arch., Syracuse University, Cutler, Revels Study Abroad Scholarship, International Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy; Structures Teach- ing Assistantship; Design Studio Teaching Assistantship; Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, North Carolina State University; Intern Architect, Centerbrook Architects; Architectural Intern, Bread Loaf Corporation, Middlebury, VT; freelance designer, sun room addition, Raleigh, NC; Acquisitions Aide, NC State Univ. Nation Golden Key Honor Society, AIAS, math tutor. (2001)

Kojo Asiedu – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.A., City College, CUNY, NY, Architecture; B.S., City College, CUNY, NY, Architecture. Studying toward M.Sc in Civil Engineering, CCSU, CT. Design/Project Manager, Jung Brannen Asso- ciates, Farmington, CT; Designer/Drafter, Larsen Shein Ginsbert & Magnusson Archi tects, NY; Drafting Consultant, Gruzen, Samton Architects, NY. Assistant Teacher, Orga- nized and supervised graphics workshop, CUNY Research Foundation, NY. Adept in numerous computer programs. (2006)

Roland Becerra – Lecturer in Fine Arts. M.F.A., Fine Arts, Yale University, CT; B.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago, Il; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Cleveland Institute of Art. Instructor at Lyme College of Art, Yale University. Private drawing instructor. Awards include: Ralph Mayer Prize, Yale School of Art; Schickle- Collingwood Prize, Yale School of Art; Mable Wilson Woodrow Memorial Award, P.A.F.A. Fellowship Show Prize. Solo Exhibitions: Rodger Lapelle Gallery, PA. Group Exhibitions: Lyme College of Art Gallery, Sillhouse Gallery, Yale School of Art Gallery. Numerous selected publications. (2006)

Peter Benson – Professor of Photography.
(See Academic Services section.)

Peter Bonadies – Professor of Fine Arts and Study Abroad Coordinator. B.F.A., Sculpture, University of Connecticut; M.F.A., Sculpture, Massachusetts College of Art; University of Florence, and University of Urbino, Italy. Instructor: Raffaello Academy, Urbino Italy, SCSU, University of Connecticut, Massachusetts College of Art. Recent lectures at Drew University, Trinity College, New Britain Museum of American Art, FATE Conference. Commissioned sculptor. Founder CPR4Art. Affiliated with College Art Association, FATE, CT Sculpture Society. Recent exhibitions at UConn, Huntington and Bakalaar Galleries, Boston, MA; ECSU. Permanent display, AIN, New Haven. (2000)

Richard A. Brassil – Lecturer in Graphic Design. Diploma, Paier College of Art. Art Director/Designer, Silverman Design Group, and Davidoff & Partners; partner, Hubbard/Brassil Advertising; free-lance with Sprowl Assoc., Sillery Mayer & Partners, Weston Creative Assoc., The River Group, and Barry Blau & Partners. Winner of Best of Show, Connecticut Art Directors' Club; ANDY Award, the Advertising Club of New York; and awards from Communication Arts Magazine, and The Advertising Clubs of Hartford and Fairfield County. (1997)

Steven Brennan – Lecturer in Illustration. B.F.A., Illustration, Paier College of Art. Freelance illustrator in book, magazine, and advertising. Many private and corporate portrait commissions. Working primarily in oil on board and more recently in the digital medium. Clients include: The United Nations, CitiBank, Corporate Report, International Business Magazine, People Magazine, Golf Digest, TV Guide, Field and Stream, Merryl Lynch, Paramount Pictures. Eli Lilly, Simon and Schuster, and Ballantine Books. Commissioned with Harlequin Books for 50-60 paperback novels per year. Member of Society of Illustrators Received first prize at the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition. (2007)

Martha Burns – Lecturer in Interior Design. M. Arch., Yale School of Architecture, CT; B.A., Fine Arts and Mathematics, Newton College, MA.; Computer Program Certificate, Northeastern University, MA. Principal, The Studio of Martha Burns since 1991 which provides creative design services consulting and project management. Lecturer at Catholic University, Woodbury University, Parsons School of Design. Extensive selection of selected publication. Fellowship from Creation Baumann (Switzerland). (2005)

Francis Rexford Cooley – Lecturer in Academic Studies
(See Administration listing.)

Glen Curtis – Lecturer in Photography. St. Petersburg Junior College. Academy for Forensic Photography and Crime Scene Investigation. Freelance Commercial Photographer; Prepress Consultant. Member: Professional Photographers of America; Professional Photographers Association of New England. CT Professional Photographers Association. (2002)

Daniel Mark Duffy – Lecturer in Fine Arts. B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.; Foundation and Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; Printmaking, School of Visual Arts; Private Art Instruction, Carroll N. Jones, III. Commissioned Portrait Artist; Freelance Illustrator; Science Illustrator, American Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrae Paleontology, NY. Apprenticeship and Artist's Assistant, Mr. Carroll N. Jones, III, American Realist Fine Artist and Portrait Artist. Memberships: Society of Illustrators; American Society of Portrait Artists; Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists. Awards: National Society of Arts and Letters, Gold Medal, Emerging Artist Award; Society of Illustrators Annual Juried Exhibition;  Kent Art Association, Juried Art Exhibition, Drawing Award; Cambridge Art Association, Juried Portrait Exhibition, Drawing Award; Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Juried Exhibition, Painting Award; National Association of Teachers, Children's Book Award, "Theodoric's Rainbow". Illustration Clients include: Scholastic, Inc.; Putnam Grosset Publishers; Penquin Books; Harlequin Enterprises Inc.; W.H. Freeman & Co., Publishers; William Morrow Publishers; Random House; MacMillan Publishers, Ltd.; The Lohman Agency; TV Guide; National Review; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Bantam, Doubleday, Dell Publishing Group; Chelsea House Publishers; Albert Whitman and Co.; Harper Collins Publishers; St. Martins Press. Portrait Clients Include: Yale Law School; Yale University; New York University Law School; Stern School of Business; Carnegie Mellon University; Hartz Mountain; Kimmel Co.; Thomas Kean, NJ Governor; Nabisco, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson. (2007)

Penney DellaValle – Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.F.A., Graphic Design, Paier College of Art, Magna Cum Laude. Currently working toward a Masters at Miami International Art & Design. Her career path has enabled her to work on many inspiring projects in all aspects of print design. Owner and Creative Director of PD Design, a freelance design firm run from her personal studio. PD Design encompasses many different aspects of the advertising and marketing world, from packaging design to billboards and all points in between. Clients include Schick, Cutex, Village Candle, Family Circle Magazine, Classic American Home Magazine, Reader's Digest, Crayola, M & M/Mars and Mohegan Sun. Other Work: Art Director, Market Growth Resources. Art Director, Gaskell Associates. Member of the National Association of the Self-Employed. (2005)

Rosemary DeLucco-Alpert – Lecturer in Photography. B.A. in Communications. University of Connecticut Freelance Photographer. Published in national magazines including U.S. Kids, Good Housekeeping; Weekly reader. Cover Photography, "Caduceus" vol.3, Publisher Yale University New Haven. Numerous professional workshops. Studied under Ansel Adams in California. Numerous exhibitions including: Cilantro's, Guilford; R.J. Julia's, Madison; Casey Greene Gallery, Willimatic; The Playhouse on the Green, Bridge- port; Yale Shoreline Medical Building, Guilford; Connecticut Hospice, Branford; Shoreline Arts Trail, Guilford. Member: American Society of Picture Professionals, The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, and the Shoreline Arts Trail. (2002)

Caroline DiDomenico – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.F.A., Interior Design; Associate in Applied Arts, Interior Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY; Registered Interior Designer, State of Connecticut. NCIDQ Certified. Member: IBD, Board of Directors, CT Chapter; CT Green Building Council; IIDA. Project Manager: Northeast Utilities, CT. Thesis Representative to Interior Design Students, Boston Architectural Center, MA. (2006)

John B. DiGioia – Professor of Graphic Design. Diploma, Paier School of Art. Graphic designer; formerly art director, BBD&O; art director, Early Years magazine; member, Art Directors Service, NY; New Haven Advertising Board; American Cancer Society; Graphic Design advisory board, Tunxis Community College; member, CT Art Directors Club; Award recipient of the Society of Illustrators; Ad Directions; Linweave Creative Papers; Connecticut Craftsmen; Ford Motor Company; Connecticut Graphic Arts; Christmas Seals. (1967)

Ron Eichorn – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.S. in Economics; B. Arch. Principal of Ron Eichorn Design, Lighting/Architecture; Registered Architect, CT; Regisered Interior Designer, CT; Member: American Institute of Architects, AIA Connecticut, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Juror, Yale University; Instructor, Architecture Licensing Exam; Guest Lecturer in Lighting Design, Princeton University; Guest lecturer in Basic Design, M.I.T.; Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of New Mexico, Teaching Assistant, University of California, Berkeley. Holds U.S. Patent No. 503,327 with ECA, Undershelf Task Light in Hayworth and Alma Desk furniture systems. (1998)

John F. Falato – Professor of Fine Arts. Diploma, Paier School of Art; B.F.A., University of Hartford. Instructor: Greens Farms Academy, Silvermine College of Art. Advertising and illustration, Lennon and Newell, Inc., NYC. Represented in many public and private collections. Recipient of numerous prizes and awards including 1999 Weir Farm Award of Merit, Arts for the Parks Competition. Published in Art from the Parks, North Light Books, 2000. Represented by Harmon-Meek Gallery, in Naples, FL and by Fischbach Gallery, NYC. (1985)

Terence Falk – Lecturer in Photography. B.F.A., Cum Laude, Photography, University of Bridgeport. Thirty years experience in fine art and commercial photography, which included assignments for annual reports and editorial clients. Master exhibition black and white printer for Richard Avedon, Bruce Davidson, Philippe Halsman, Horst, Duane Michals, Eva
Rubinstein, and Rodney Smith. Exhibited widely in New England and New York. Selected in 2003 as one of only several photographers (out of nearly one-thousand applicants) to exhibit in the “Biennial Exhibition of the Portland Museum of Art”, in Portland, Maine. Solo exhibitions include, “Borrowed Light: The Photographs of Terence Falk,” at The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport, Maine (2004). Also showed at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (1996) and The Fitchburg Museum of Art in Massachusetts (1996) as one of three photographers cited among the twenty-five top contemporary artists in New England for their annual “New England/New Talent” exhibition. Teaching includes advanced classes at the Creative Arts Workshops and at The University of Bridgeport, in Connecticut. Currently on the faculty at Maine Photographic Workshops, F.I.T. in New York and Paier College of Art, in Hamden, Connecticut. Awarded an Artists Residency Fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Sweet Briar, Virginia and a Weir Farm Visiting Artist Fellowship at Weir Farm Art Center, in Wilton, Connecticut.(2006)

D. Bruce Franklin – Lecturer in General Studies. B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown; Dip. ED., Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda; M.A., Columbia University, New York; Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Nairobi, Kenya; Administrative Assistant, International Programs and Services, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY; Professor, School of Education, Kean University, Union, NJ; Commissioner and Sports Information Director, Silver Bullets Basketball, Wallingford, CT; Administrative Associate, Synexta Technologies, Bloomfield, CT Member: United States Tennis Association. New England, Southern CT League. (2005)

Richard Gedney – Lecturer in Interior Design. Founder and owner of Kitchens by Gedney, Madison CT. Certified lighting consultant for CT Light and Power Company. Published in Good House-Keeping Magazine. Chapter representation for the Southern New England Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association. (2002)

Dr. Martha Goodwin-Maietta – Lecturer in General Studies. New England College of Optometry O.D. Pre-Med/Biology, Boston College, MA. Self-employed Optometrist since 1984. Member: Health Care Advisory Committee, New Britain Head Start; Board of Directors, New Britain YWCA; American Optometric Association; CT Optometric Association; Association for Behavioral Optometrists. (2005)

Michael Grimaldi – Lecturer in Photography and Graphic Design. B.F.A., Photography, Pratt Institute, NY. Ford Foundation Grant Recipient. Owner: M. Grimaldi Studio, Milford CT since 1981. Artistic and commercial photography; Corporate and advertising photography. Taught at Parsons School of Design, NY; Upsala College, NJ. Numerous group exhibitions and books. (2005)

Gerd Groenewold  – Lecturer in General Education. M.A., Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven CT. B.A., Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Fellow: Philosophy Department, Yale University. Taught classes in Philosophy of Architecture; Introduction to Modern Philosophy; Introduction to Ancient Philosophy. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Member of Phi Betta Kappa;Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key Honor Society. (2008)

Albert Guarnieri – Lecturer in Graphic Design and Photography. Graphic preparation artist in the printing industry since 1978, holds a Masters Card, for Offset Color Camera and Offset Scanner Operation issued by Master Printers of America, a division of the Printing Industries of America Inc. Expert in many graphic software which where developed for the printing industry, strong emphasis on image retouching. Commercial Photographer with Graphics House, 1973–1978. Studio photographer for many fine studios; Jay Storm and Creative Studio in New Haven, CT and studied portraiture with S. Andre Petrelle. Photography contract for the 1973 Albertus Magnus Yearbook and Secretary/Treasurer and photographer/graphic designer for the Marine Mammal Recovery Foundation. (2001)

Richard Hoyer – Lecturer in Photography. M.A., Photography, Fairfield University; B.A., Science/Music, SCSU; Graduate Studies, Photography, Columbia University, NY.; Internet Engineering and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA. Photography instructor: Manchester Community College, Worchester Art Museum. Awards: Artwell Gallery, Nicholas & Johnson Silver Gavel Award; Wood Memorial, Silver Anniversary Biennial National Group Show, Simonds Photography Award. Extensive solo and group exhibitions. Publication: Photography for United Way Publication. Member: American Society of Media Photographers; Society for Photographic Education; Editorial Photographers; College Art Association; International Center for Photography. (2005)

Jeffrey Jahnke, AlA – Lecturer in Interior Design. BArch, New York Institute of Technology, NY; Studied "Advanced Color Theory" while in Vertical Studio w/ Robert Slutzky, Cooper Union; Curator, Center Space Exhibition Gallery and Associate Editor, Albacus Forum; Employed as Teaching Assistant for first and third-year design studios; taught color theory.  Founder, Principal Jahnke Architecture, LLC, Hartford CT. Completed designs for numerous original residential scale projects. Engaged in various commercial; residential; and industrial Design-Build projects. Senior Project Architect, Centerbrook Architects, CT. Enlisted Crewmember, United States Navy. Spector Group's Urban Design Award;  Published student and professional work; Awards winner, various professional projects Centerbrook, Recipient, Centerbrook's Travel Grant: "3 Winter Places";  Board member, West End Civic Association; Co-Chair, West End Architectural Resources Committee. (2007)

Frank Lang – Lecturer in Academic Studies/Instructor in Developmental Learning.
(See Student Services listing.) (2001)

Gene Mayer – Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.F.A., Communi- cation Design, Pratt Institute, NY. Principal and Creative Director, Gene Mayer Associates, Inc., since 1985. His work has been recognized by The American Institute of Graphic Arts, The CT Art Directors Club, The International Asso- ciation of Business Communicators and the Society of Typographic Arts. Clients include General Electric, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Bayer, United Technologies, Kraft Food and Tiffany & Company. Member: American Institute of Graphic Arts, CT Art Directors Club, International Association of Business Communicators, National Investors Relations Institute. (2006)

Francis J. McAuliffe – Lecturer in Photography, M.S., SCSU, (1984) Seton Hall University. Freelance industrial, architectural and wedding photography, and promotional copy writing. Director of Communications, Centrig Industries. Television News producer, WTHN-TV (8), New Haven, and WPVI-TV (6), Philadelphia. Radio News caster, KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia. News director for Lancaster County, PA, WLYH-TV (15). Exhibitor of fine photographs under a dominant theme of the architectural legacy and historical trace of "New England's Lost Civilization."

Frank McLaughlin – Lecturer in Illustration. A.A., University of Bridgeport. Guest Lecturer, Fairfield University and Yale University; Co-developed the Writing to Read Program for IBM with Dr. John Henry Martin at Nova University, FL. Over 40 years of experience in the field of comics. Clients include Marvel Comics (Captain America, Iron Fist, Spiderman and many others); D.C. Comics (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, many others). Other clients include Dell, Broadway, Archie, Defiant, Valiant and Charlton (where he served as comic editor). His work on syndicated strips include: The Heart of Juliet Jones with Stan Drake, Nancy with Guy Gilchrist, Stan Smith's Tennis Tips for Washington Star Syndicate. Currently the artist for Gil Thorp for the Tribune Media Syndicate. Authored and illustrated How to Draw Mon- sters for Comics and How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics for St. Martin press. (1968)

Muriel Miller – Lecturer in Fine Arts/Foundation Studies. A.S. (Fine Art), Quinebaug Community College; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University; B.F.A.. UConn; M.S. Art, Central CT State University. Currently an instructor at Eastern CT State University and Central CT State University, teaching color theory, painting and drawing. Teaching Art Location Studies Abroad for 11 years in Ireland, England and Australia. As a recipent of AAUP Grants has painted in the Southwest National Parks and has done workshops in Wyoming. Member: Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Exhibition: Canton Gallery onGreen, University of DT, Farmington Art Guild, Chapel on the Green (Columbia), CT Academy of Fine Art. Affiliation: CT Art Educators Association, Mystic Art Association, Wadsworth Atheneum, Essex Art Association, Lyme Art Association, Artworks Gallery and others. (1995)

Peter Miserendino – Department Head of Graphic Design. Professor of Graphic Design. (See Academic Services listing.)

Louis Monaco, Jr. – Professor of Illustration. Diploma, Paier School of Art. Illustrator; cover and jacket designer for Appleton, Century and Crofts; New York Graphics; Crown Publishers; and the Xerox Corporation; recipient of Bene- dictine Award. Exhibition: New Haven Arts Festival, New Haven Paint and Clay Club. (1968)

Ann O’Brien – Lecturer in Graphic Design. B.Sc., Communications, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland. Creative Director/Owner, O’Brien Designs. Freelance designer for a long list of corporate clients, some of which include: IBM; Cigna; Healthnet; Danbury Hospital; CT Historical Society. Awards received from CT. Boston and The New York Directors Awards. Published in: The Society of Publication Designers, Graphic Design USA; Storks and Bonds. (2008)

Jack O'Hara – Professor of Graphic Design. B.F.A., Massa- chusetts College of Art, Tufts University Ed. M., New York University; Teachers College, Columbia University. Advisor for the yearbook. Paintings in regional and national exhibitions. (1992)

Daniel Page – Lecturer in General Education. M.A., Literature, Clark University, Worchester MA. B.A., English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Associates Degree Honors, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA. English Instructor, Hebrew High School of New England; Clark University. Publications: Harnessing the Imagination; The Harkness Discussion Format; Honor and Loyalty in Titus Andronicus. (2008)

Sarawut Phomphanh – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.F.A., Interior Design (magna cum laude), Paier College of Art. Auto CAD Drafter and Designer, Design Associates, CT. Worked for Ameche Architects; Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C. Awards: Distinguished Academic Achievement; 3rd place, Corporate Express Business Furniture International Design Competition, PCA Student Art Exhibition, Interior Design Division. (2004)

Whitney Prentice – Lecturer in Fine Arts.  M.F.A, Painting, New York Academy, Graduate School of Figurative Art. Freelance Artist. Boat Refinisher. Published in American Artist Magazine. Exhibitions in Dahesh Museum, NY, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Haven Paint and Clay Club. (2007)

Jennifer Rodriguez, AlA – Lecturer in Interior Design. M.A. in Architecture, Syracuse University, NY; B.S. Mathematics, Villanova University, PA. Affiliations/Awards: Registered LEED-AP; AlA Member; Licensed Architect - CT License #30171171. Project Architect, Perkins + Will: CAD, Specs; Project Architect, Tai S 00 Kim Architects: CAD, Specs; Job Captain, Centerbrook Architects. Current Projects include: Gaylord Hospital, New Wing; Town of West Hartford, New Middle; Hartford Hospital, New 10 story elevator towers and lobby renovations; Phillips Exeter Academy, New Science Building. (2007)

Michael Savenelli – Lecture in General Education. M.A., Psychology in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY. B.A., Psychology, Hofstra University, Hempstead NY. Member: Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key; President, Alpha Tau Omega Colony. Psychiatric Technician, Child Psychiatric Emergency Services, St. Raphael’s Hospital, New Haven, CT. (2008)

Dawn Scott – Lecturer in General Studies. J.D., Law, Hofstra University School of Law, NY, Marshall "Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity"; A.B., Social Science, Harvard University, MA; A.A., English, Nassau Community College, NY, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List. Self-employed Attorney. Affiliations: New York State Bar; State of CT Bar; State Board Member, Women of the United Church of Christ. (2005)

Vladimir Shpitalnik – Lecturer in Illustration. Degree in Art and Ceramics at Abramtsevskoe Art School Graduate Studies, Practicum: Study as artist in the Zagorsk Matrioshka Factory, Moscow Art Theater School; Scenic Design and Technical Design program; MFA, Yale School of Drama in Design. Illustrator, set and costume designer, widely exhibited and published in the U.S. and Russia: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Yale University, Lincoln Center Library, including original set and costume design for American Place Theatre and Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, New Haven Ballet, and 30 other productions. Completed a commission for 30 murals for permanent installation at the Oakdale Theater. Affiliations: United Scenic Artists, Society of Illustrators, Calligraphers Guild and Arts Council of New Haven, winner of the Gorbachev Award, and Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Award for Best Young Set and Costume Designer. Exhibits in 2005: Child at Heart Gallery in Newburyport, MA, "Robert's Snow." John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT, "Connecticut Watercolor Society 65st Annual Exhibition", Cherry & Webb Gallery, Fall River, MA, "Art of the story. An exhibition of Children's Book Illustration", Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, "The Art of the Story Board." Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT, "Group Show", The Robert Lehman Art Center, North Andover, MA, "The Art of Illustration". (1996)

Michael Sorano  – Lecturer in Interior Design. B.Arch., New York Institute of Technology, N.Y. Senior Designer, Senior Project Manager, Friar Associates, Inc. Registered Architect, State of CT; Registered Interior Designer, State of CT; National Council of Architectural Registration Board and Veteran, United States Coast Guard. (2007)

Pierre Strauch – Professor of Interior Design.
(See Academic Services Listing.)

Seaneen Thorpe – Lecturer in Interior Design. M.S., Interior Design, Pratt Institute, NY, NY. International Design Study, D.I.S., Copenhagen, Denmark, Summer 1996. M.S.W., Social Work, New York University, NY. B.S. Social Science, S.U.N.Y at Stoneybrook, NY. Senior Interior Designer, Lynn Brotman Interior Designs; Interior Design Instructor, Sheffield School of Interior Design, New York. Member: A.S.I.D. (2008)

Edward Tuttle – Lecture in Graphic Design. B.A., Philosophy, Merrimack College, MA. Owner/Principal, eklektos. Graphic Designer and illustrator. Electronic and print design to wide array of clients, some of which include: Danbury Hospital; Barnes and Noble Publishers; Brass City Ballet; Regal Books; Vision Life Publishing.
Prior to becoming an owner, Senior Designer and illustrator for Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury CT, for 16 years. (2008)

Tammy Vaz – Professor in Academic Studies and Graphic Design. M.F.A., Design, Massachusetts College of Art. B.A., Graphic Design, Salve Regina University. Study Abroad: Universite Internacionale, Cannes France; Universite de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris France, American College in Paris, France. Vaz Design, LLC, Graphic Designer providing print and web design services. Instructor at Middlesex Community College, Becker College, Worcester Art Museum. Teaching Assistant at Massachusetts College of Art. Art Director at Sound Marketing Group. Art Director at Moore Medical Corp. Graphic Designer at Arthur D. Little, clients include U.S. Army, Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Graphic Designer at Aetna Life Insurance Company. Awards: Third prize for Stuttgart 21 Logo Competition, Stuttgart, Germany. (2005)

Vincent A. Virgulto – Lecturer in General Education. M.S., University of Bridgeport; B.S. Southern Connecticut State University. Mathematics instructor at The Seabreeze School, Milford Academy, Hamden High School, and Branford High School. (1999)

Anthony Younes – Lecturer in Interior Design. M.Arch., University of Senior Architectural and Interior Designer, Fletcher Thompson Architecture and Engineering. Design Competition: Redevelopment of Beirut City Center. Graduate Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas. (2002)

Robert Zappalorti – Professor of Fine Arts.
(See Academic Services listing.)

Administrative Services

Angela DeRose – Director of Administrative Services, South Central Community College. (1988)

John J. Foran – Custodian. (1988)

Wendell Jones – Model Coordinator B.F.A., University of Utah. (1995)

Maureen E. Paier – Financial Director. Associate in Science, Accounting, Quinnipiac College. (2000)

Lynn Pascale – Admissions Secretary. Stone Business School. (1993)

Jane Church Pierson – Manager, College Store.
Diploma, Paier School of Art. (1976)

Administration

Francis Rexford Cooley – Dean of the College, Lecturer in General Studies. B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., University of Maine; M.Ed, University of Hartford. Publications: Maine History, Encyclopedia USA, Journal of American Culture, Retrospection, etc. Editor, Researcher. Teaching: Newberry College, Brookline, MA. Member: CHS, ACA, Kappa Delta Pi. (1995)

Daniel Lewis Paier – Vice-President/Dean of Admissions. B.F.A., Art Center College of Design,
Paier School of Art. Responsible for production of College catalogs, various print productions and maintainng the College web site. (1973)

Jonathan E. Paier – President. A.B., Clark University. (1971)

Student Services

John DeRose – Director of Financial Aid. A.S., South (1987) Central Community College; B.S., University of New Haven.
Maureen H. DeRose Director of Student Record Services. (1978)

Susan Falato – Job Placement and Student Housing Coordinator. Diploma, Paier College of Art, Advanced Study at Lyme Academy. Painter; winner of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club M. Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award. (1992).

Beth R. Harris – Librarian. AA, Middlesex Community (1998) Technical College; B.A., Wesleyan University; MLS, Southern Connecticut State University. (2001)

Mark Keigwin – Assistant Librarian
B.F.A., Paier College of Art. (2001)

Frank Lang – Director of Counseling Services, Develop- mental Learning Instructor. B.A., City University of New York, M.S.W., Syracuse University Graduate School, Advanced Post-Graduate Studies, Smith College. Mental Health Psychotherapist, Clinical Mental Health Director, College/University Professor of Human Behavior Studies, Michigan State University, University of Western Ontario, Marywood College of Pennsylvania, and SCSC. Certified Licensed Mental Health Clinician, New York State; Licensed Independent Certified and insured Clinician, CT. Member, National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Clinicians. (1997)

Emeriti

Kenneth S. Davies – Dean Emeritus of Illustration. B.F.A., Yale University; D.F.A. (Honorary), New England Law. (1954)

Lorraine L. Davis – Professor Emerita of Interior Design. B.F.A., Syracuse University. (1954)

Leonard Everett Fisher – Academic Dean Emeritus. B.F.A., M.F.A., Yale University. (1966)

Howard G. Munce – Professor Emeritus of Illustration. Diploma, Pratt Institute. (1977)

Edward T. Paier – CEO of the Board of Directors. B.F.A., Yale University. Founder, Paier College of Art; taught art and photography in public and private schools, vocational training courses in the U.S. Army; portrait painter: commissions include Hunter Holmes McGuire, Seth G. Haley, Surgeon General Kirk, Senator Abraham Ribicoff, and many others. (1946)