Faculty & Staff
Administration
Reb Braddock
Dean
Dr. Andrew Syder
Senior Associate Dean
Tony Ciarlariello
Associate Dean Graduate Programs
(850) 644-7910
Dr. Lisa Tripp
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
(850) 645-0857
Robyn Gast
Director of Creative Resiliency
Brenda Mills
Co-Director of Alumni
(850) 645-4840
Meryl Warren
Director of Alumni
Sabrina M. Reisinger
Assistant Dean for Torchlight Studios
(850) 644-8712
Paige Roberts
Head of Admissions and Student Life
(850) 644-8524
Thomas Gast
Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs
Mary Correia
Senior Academic Program Specialist
850-644-4927
Faculty
Reb Braddock
Dean
Dr. Andrew Syder
Senior Associate Dean
Tony Ciarlariello
Associate Dean Graduate Programs
(850) 644-7910
Dr. Lisa Tripp
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
(850) 645-0857
Julianna Baggott
Associate Professor, Screenwriting
Smit Tarpara
Virtual Production Instructional Specialist
Jessica Schilling
Filmmaker in Residence, Post Production
Dustin Cawood
Sound Designer in Residence
Jonathan Stone
Head of VFX
EmilyFaye Cobb
Head of Set Operations
850-644-0419
Paul Cohen
Filmmaker in Residence
Tom Thurman
Visiting Faculty - Torchlight
Thomas Gast
Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs
Dr. Laura Lee
Associate Professor, Cinema and Media Studies
Geoffrey Gilmore
Distinguished Lecturer
Darren Hoffman
Entrepreneur in Residence
Ron Honn
Filmmaker in Residence, Visual Effects
805-368-5433
Jed Kaleko
Filmmaker in Residence, Production Design
Greg Marcks
Filmmaker in Residence, Directing
Jason Maurer
Head of Animation
Antonio Méndez Esparza
Filmmaker in Residence, Directing
Victoria Meyer
Filmmaker in Residence, Screenwriting
Frank Patterson
Dean Emeritus
Adele Plauche
Filmmaker in Residence, Production Design
Ken Robkin
Filmmaker in Residence, Animation
Alessandro Soares, ACE
Filmmaker in Residence, Editing
Valerie Scoon
Filmmaker in Residence, Producing & Writing
Keith Slade
Filmmaker in Residence, Cinematography
Erika Stone
Artist in Residence, Acting
George Reasner
Filmmaker in Residence, Cinematography
Ian Weir
Post Production Specialist
David Wiley
Filmmaker in Residence
(850) 644-0419
Pete Winter
Filmmaker in Residence, Sound
Staff
Brenda Mills
Co-Director of Alumni
(850) 645-4840
Meryl Warren
Director of Alumni
Clyde Woodbury
Assistant Director, Budget & Financial Services
850-644-2848
Paige Roberts
Head of Admissions and Student Life
(850) 644-8524
Ryn Ford
Executive Assistant to the Dean
850-644-8747
Victoria Makris
Financial Specialist
Keara Davis
Cultural Arts Specialist
Elena Steinbach
Marketing and Social Media
Mary Correia
Senior Academic Program Specialist
850-644-4927
Vyky Saiz
Digital Arts Coordinator
Phil Jackson
Chief Production Engineer
850-644-0419
John Walker
Assistant Equipment Room Manager
(850) 644-0693