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