Administration and Staff

Sands Leadership and Administration

Jennifer Holmes
Executive Director, Sands College of Performing Arts; Professor, BFA Acting 
Lauren Gaul
 Associate Director, Sands College of Performing Arts; Associate Professor BFA Commercial Dance Program 
David Biondi
Director of Budgets and Finance, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Haley Gendell
Academic Advisor, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Kate Holland
General Manager, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Laurie Brown Kindred
Director of Production, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Teresa Langford
Administrative Manager, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Rachael Lansang
Academic Manager, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Desiree Narsico
Director of Marketing and Communications 
Wayne Petro
Director of Enrollment and Incoming Advisor, Sands College of Performing Arts 
Carmen Santos-Robson
Director of Development, Sands College of Performing Arts

Department Chairs

Jesse Carlo
Assistant Professor; Chair, BFA Musical Theater & BFA Commercial Dance
Graham Kindred
Clinical Associate Professor; Chair, BFA Production Design, BA Stage Management, BA Acting & BA Directing 
Grant Kretchik
Associate Professor; Chair, BFA Acting & BFA Acting for Film, Television, Voice-Overs & Commercials

Program Heads and Full Time Faculty

BFA in Acting

Jennifer Holmes
Executive Director, Sands College of Performing Arts; Professor 
Julie Lawrence-Edsell
Program Head; Associate Professor 
Lester Shane
Clinical Associate Professor 

BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voice Overs, and Commercials

Ka’ramuu Kush (kA’)
Interim Program Head, Clinical Associate Professor

BFA in Commercial Dance

Rhonda Miller
Program Head; Clinical Associate Professor
Scott Jovovich
Associate Program Head; Clinical Assistant Professor 
Lauren Gaul
Associate Director, Sands College of Performing Arts; Clinical Associate Professor

BFA in Musical Theater

Amanda Flynn
Program Head; Clinical Assistant Professor
JV Mercanti
Associate Professor

BA in Acting, BA in Directing (International Performance Ensemble)

Adrienne Kapstein
Program Head; Associate Professor
Ianthe Demos
Associate Program Head; Clinical Assistant Professor 
Nora Woolley
Clinical Assistant Professor

BFA in Production and Design

April Bartlett
Program Head, Production Supervisor, Clinical Assistant Professor
Matsy Stinson
Costume Program Supervisor, Clinical Assistant Professor

BA in Stage Management

Chris Zaccardi
Program Head; Clinical Assistant Professor

Performing Arts General Education

Ion (Cosmin) Chivu
Associate Professor

Shop and Production Staff and Faculty

Patrick Brennan, Technical Director
Kristiana Cowcer, Assistant Production Manager
Chriz Schultz, Sound Engineer
Timothy Smith, Production Electrician
Chriz Zaborowski, Production Carpenter
Caton Hamrick, Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Shawn Lewis, Production Coordinator