Staff and Faculty Directory

Senior Management
Name Title Email Phone
Dan Levinson CEO dlevinson@expression.edu 510-594-6957
Chris Coan Dean of Students chris@expression.edu 510-594-6954
Ron Hansen, Ed. D. Dean of Academic Affairs rhansen@expression.edu 510-594-6984

Facilities
Name Title Email Phone
Jacob Warren Facilities Manager jacob@expression.edu 510-594-6918
Facilities HelpDesk helpdesk.expression.edu facilities@expression.edu

IT
IT Help Desk helpdesk.expression.edu support@expression.edu 510-637-7300

Library
Email Phone
library@expression.edu 510-594-6955

Equipment Room
Email Phone
510-594-6960

AV/Tech Shop
Email Phone
avtechshop@expression.edu 510-594-6942 helpdesk.expression.edu

Housing
Name Email Phone
Collegiate Housing Services www.housingservices.com 510.637.7315

Financial Aid
Name Title Email Phone
Financial Aid Call Center financialaid@expression.edu 510-594-6993
Mariko Joplin Financial Aid Officer mjoplin@expression.edu 510-637-7320
Tony San Nicholas Financial Aid Officer asannicolas@expression.edu 510-594-6926

Bursars Office
Name Title Email Phone
Andrew Robinson Bursars Office arobinson@expression.edu 510-637-7307

Registrars Office
Name Title Email Phone
Robin Garcia Registrar (Sound) rgarcia@expression.edu 510-594-6914
Susannah Scheier Registrar (Visual) susannah@expression.edu 510-594-6909

Office of Student Affairs
Name Title Email Phone
Robbyn Kawaguchi Director of Student Affairs and Student Advisor robbyn@expression.edu 510-594-6900
Mylani Demas Student Affairs Coordinator mylani@expression.edu 510-594-6933
Vicki Leung Student Affairs/Alumni Coordinator vleung@expression.edu 510-594-6958

Industry and Career Services
Name Title Email Phone
Shiloh Hobel Sr. Director Industry Relations shiloh@expression.edu 510-594-6986
Cameron Parker Career Services Jr. Advisor cparker@expression.edu 510-594-6980
Millie Li Career Services Advisor mli@expression.edu 510-594-6995
Molli Amara Simon Career Services Advisor molli@expression.edu 510-594-6985

General Education
Name Title Email Phone
Andy Peterson Program Director for General Education andy@expression.edu 510-594-6966
Eric Arvai/td> Assoc. Program Director Common Core earvai@expression.edu 510-594-6932
Name Class Title Email
Sarah Cox Analytical Writing scox@expression.edu
Elizabeth Jackson English Fundamentals, Communications & Critical Thinking ejackson@expression.edu
Mary Joyce Pop Culture mpjoyce@expression.edu
Ludmilla Kisseleva Concepts in Science lkisseleva@expression.edu
Laura Lo Mathematical Concepts, Math Fundamentals lauralo@expression.edu
Gail Rekers Intro to Psych / Soc / Popular Culture grekers@expression.edu
Carol Treadwell American Literature ctreadwell@expression.edu

Common Core
Name Title Email Phone
Andy Peterson Program Director for Common Core andy@expression.edu 510-594-6966
Eric Arvai APD Common Core, Course Director (MSV) earvai@expression.edu 510-594-6932
Jerry Smith Course Director (LMW) jrsmith@expression.edu
Mike Thomton Assoc. Course Director (LMW) mthomton@gmail.com 510-594-6953
Nikolai Lokteff Course Director (PLS) nlokteff@expression.edu
Tom Sylla Assoc. Course Director (MSV) tsylla @expression.edu 510-594-6932

Sound Arts
Name Title Email Phone
John Scanlon Program Director SA johns@expression.edu 510-594-6972
Scott Theakston Assoc. Program Director, Course Instructor (ARP) sgt@expression.edu 510-594-6973
Andrew Freid Course Director (HMP) afreid@expression.edu 510-637-7312
Ann Dentel Course Director (SM) adentel@expression.edu 510-594-3315
Chris Colatos Course Director (CM, GA) ccolatos@expression.edu
Dave Bell Course Director (IRP) dave@expression.edu 510-594-6968
Dave Ernst Course Director (MT) ernst@expression.edu 510-594-6912
Hani Gadallah Course Director (LS) hani@expression.edu 510-594-6919
Ivan Piesh Course Director (DAW 2) ipiesh@expression.edu
Jimmy Lyons Course Director (BRP) jimmy@expression.edu 510 654 2934 x3312
Karen Stackpole Course Director (SM) karens@expression.edu 510-594-6967
Mary Ann Zahorksy Course Director (SEP, APP 2) mzahorsky@expression.edu 510-637-7316
Patrick Cheney Course Director (MMA) pcheney@expression.edu 510-594-6970
Scott Miller Course Instructor (APP) smiller@expression.edu
Timo Preece Course Director (DAW1) timo@expression.edu

Animation and Visual Effects
Name Title Email Phone
Brian Andrews Program Director AVE bandrews@expression.edu 510-594-6959
Ali Jamalzadeh TL1, CIA, CPA, CP 1 ajamalzadeh@expression.edu
Andrew Dayton Reel Production 1/2, Group Project adayton@expression.edu
Arne JinAn Wong Intro Anim / Concept Art wongjinan@hotmail.com
Bill Roth PrePro / Bootcamp broth@expression.edu
Hong Soon Park 3D Modeling 1/2 hpark@expression.edu
Ian Hill Bootcamp / Drawing Fundamentals ihill@expression.edu
Joseph Daniels Animation 1/2, Texture & Lighting 1, Reel Pro 1 jdaniels@expression.edu
Josh Qualtieri Reel Pro 1/2, Group Project jqualtieri@expression.edu
K.C. Murphy Program Director Fine Arts, Reel Pro 1/2, Portfolio kmurphy@expression.edu 510-594-6996
Lisa Camp Associate Program Director Fine Arts, Current Industry Techniques lcamp@expression.edu 510-594-6996
Peter Whiteside Dynamic Effects, Current Industry Techniques, Reel Pro 1, Motion Studies pneary@expression.edu
Phillip Benn Compositing 1, Animation 1, Reel Pro 1 pbenn@@expression.edu
Rodney Brett 3D Modeling 2, Character Rigging, Motion Studies rbrett@expression.edu
Sam Saraf Compositing 1/2 ssaraf@expression.edu

Motion Graphic Design
Name Title Email Phone
Scott Hess Program Director shess@expression.edu 510-637-7303
Betsy Kopmar 3D for Designers / Motion Graphics 1 bkopmar@expression.edu
Carolyn Crampton Color & Type 1,2 ccrampton@expression.edu
Chris Potter Music Video 1, Final Project, AdCon 1 cpotter@expression.edu
Corey Redfield C&I, MG 1, Music Video credfield@expression.edu
Eliot Daughtry ISD 2 edaughtry@expression.edu
Laura Cesari ISD 1/2, Final Project, AMT lcesari@expression.edu
Maria Pentkovski Final Project, ISD 2, Creative Direction mpentkovski@expression.edu
Marisa Ravel Social Media mravel@expression.edu
Mike Russell AdCon 2, Music Video, Final Project mrussell@expression.edu
Mike Thomton C&I, 3D Modelin 1 credfield@expression.edu
Steve Rathburn DMMC / C & T 1,2 / Music Video srathburn@expression.edu

Game Art and Design
Name Title Email Phone
Ty Carriere Program Director GAD ty@expression.edu 510-594-6952
Andrew Nicoletti Associate Program Director GAD anicoletti@expression.edu 510-594-7309
Hong Soon Park Architectural Design / Modeling for Games hpark@expression.edu
Eliot Daughtry History of Games / User Interface Design edaughtry@expression.edu

Digital Filmmaking
Name Title Email Phone
Brian Andrews Program Director DF bandrews@expression.edu 510-594-6959
Chris Potter Production Management, Directing, Post-Production 1 hpark@expression.edu
Jesse Brodkey Film History, Visual Storytelling, Music & Post Sound for Film jbrodkey@expression.edu
Scott Miller Production Sound smiller@expression.edu