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Film and Animation Faculty and Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Pictured is Kiesha Lalama

Kiesha Lalama

Interim Dean, School of Theatre, Film and Animation
Executive Producer, Pittsburgh Playhouse

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Pictured is Gary Kline.

Gary Kline

Associate Dean
Artistic Director
School of Theatre, Film and Animation

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Pictured is Andrew Halasz, chair and professor.

Andrew Halasz

Chair and Professor
Interim Director of Cinema Production
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Pictured is Nicky Snyder, assistant to the chair of cinema arts.

Nicky Snyder

Assistant to the Chair
nsnyder@pointpark.edu
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Pictured is Associate Professor Laura Boyd.

Laura Boyd

Professor
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Professor Nelson Chipman.

Nelson Chipman

Professor
Screenwriting
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Teaching Artist Elise D'Haene.

Elise D'Haene

Senior Teaching Artist
Screenwriting
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Pictured is Associate Professor Kelly Donnellan.

Kelly Donnellan

Associate Professor
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Jason Georgiades. Photo | Nadia Jones

Jason Georgiades

Visiting Artist in Residence
Cinema Production
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Pictured is H Haden Hammond.

H Haden Hammond

Assistant Professor
Animation
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Pictured is Rick Hawkins, senior teaching artist and director of the screenwriting program.

Rick Hawkins

Senior Teaching Artist
Director of Screenwriting 
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Pictured is Professor Fredrick Johnson.

Fredrick Johnson

Professor
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Assistant Professor David Morrison.

David Morrison

Assistant Professor
Animation
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Pictured is Geoff Munn, visiting artist in residence.

Geoff Munn

Artist in Residence
Animation
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Pictured is Hanjin Park, associate professor and director of cinema production.

Hanjin Park

Associate Professor
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Kyu Park. Photo | Nadia Jones

Kyu Park

Associate Professor
Cinema Production
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Pictured is Matt Pelfrey, associate professor.

Matt Pelfrey

Associate Professor
Screenwriting
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Pictured is Jonathan Trueblood, associate professor and director of animation.

Jonathan Trueblood

Associate Professor
Director of Animation

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Part-Time Faculty 

  • Reed Agnew
  • Michael Bagnato
  • Catherine Drabkin
  • Rosita Grigaite 
  • Eric Joseph
  • Molly Rice
  • Haley Runco
  • Patricia Schmidt
  • Chris Sepesy
  • Diana Stoughton
  • Andrew Swensen
  • Emily Thomas

Full-Time Staff