Williston, VT 

Major: Food Systems

Chris is an accomplished higher education professional who has spent most of her career building strong relationships between universities and the community. She was most recently the Director of Community Relations at Ohio Northern University. Chris has a passion for theatre and music and has been a strong partner for the UVM School of the Arts for several years.

New York, NY 

President, Jacques 

Major: Art History

Corey is an advertising/marketing specialist with 25+ years of experience in working with major international companies to build their brands. Before Jacques, Corey was a leader at BBDO, TBWA/Chiat/Day, and Ogilvy, driving campaigns for IBM, CVS, Macy's, Yahoo, Gap, and many others. Corey also serves on UVM's College of Arts and Sciences board.

New York, NY 

Director of Post-Production, HBO 

Major: Theatre

Shannon is a twenty-plus-year veteran of the television and feature-film post-production industry. She has worked in several industry-leading post-production facilities both in Los Angeles and in her current home of New York City. Shannon has worked on documentary feature films, scripted features films (including Choke, Hick, and Thanks for Sharing), has directed and post supervised in the independent feature-film arena, and is currently a Director of Post-Production for HBO & Max.

Los Angeles, CA 

Senior Manager, Music Licensing, Amazon MGM Studios and Owner, Trailing Twelve Records 

Major: Studio Art and Business Administration

Nyiko is an entertainment industry professional with experience in music licensing/supervision and content production. Illustrated by accelerated advancement and accomplishments as a key member for firms in music production and licensing, film & television, digital media, and mobile gaming.

New York, New York

Michele serves on several boards that center the arts and education, including Chair of the Board of the Museum of Arts and Design, the Board of Trustees of Alfred University; and the inaugural board of the UVM Foundation and the Foundation Leadership Council. She and her husband's generosity brought the Cohen Hall for the Integrative Creative Arts to life at UVM, which was the catalyst for the School of the Arts.

Park City, Utah

Since graduating from UVM in 1988, Sallie has built an impressive career in photojournalism, working around the world to document climate change, extreme sports, diplomacy, and humanitarian aid eaorts. Her home base is in Salt Lake City. Her work has been published and exhibited widely and UVM students will be able to see it first hand in a spring exhibition at Burlington City Arts. Her website with full bio and some of her photography is here: Sallie Dean Shatz.