OUR TALENTED FACULTY
Arts Management Professor, Khady Kamara, was named Managing Director Of Arena Stage in 2018.
Faculty and Staff
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Khady Kamara joined Arena Stage in 2001 and has been an integral member of the communications team, eventually being promoted to Senior Director of Marketing and Communications before taking over as Chief Marketing Officer and ultimately Associate Executive Director.
Director Emeritus, Arts Management, CVPA
Richard Kamenitzer's accomplishments include being the former Program Director & Associate Professor of the Arts Management Program (having been granted EMERITUS status by George Mason University’s Board of Visitors in 2013, upon his retirement);
Professor of Practice in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, Arts Management, CVPA
Jonathan Katz, Ph.D. and Professor of Practice in Cultural Policy and Arts Management at George Mason University, consults extensively on strategic planning, cultural policy development, advocacy, leadership development and the value of arts education.
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Associate Vice President of Development, Central and Units
Eileen Kennedy is the Director of Development for the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
Adjunct Faculty & Assistant Director, Arts Management, CVPA
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPAA native Washingtonian, Setarra is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and holds a BFA in Dance and MA in Arts Management from George Mason University.
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
Associate Director, Center for Cultural Vibrancy
Josh Kohn is an adjunct professor in the Arts Management program and teaches the Programming and Project Management course. He is the Associate Director for the Center for Cultural Vibrancy.
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
Executive Director, CERF+
Ruby Lopez Harper is an adjunct professor in the Arts Management program. She is the Executive Director of Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+).
Director, Arts Management Program, CVPA
Dr. Karalee Dawn MacKay is the Director of the Arts Management Program. She has her PhD in Theater and Performance from the University of Maryland.
Moira McGuire is an adjunct professor for the Arts Management program. She is the founder of the annual Healing Arts Exhibit at Walter Reed.
Former Director and Professor, Arts Management, CVPA (retired)
William Reeder's accomplishments include being the former dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts; vice president and general manager of the Washington Performing Arts Society; establishing the Sallie Mae Trust for Education at Sallie Mae; executive director of the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.; president of the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; executive director of Opera Music Theatre International; and the Newark Community School of the Arts.