MEET OUR DIRECTOR
Meet the Director of the Arts Management Program, Dr. Karalee Dawn MacKay! She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, advises students, and is the Academic Director of the AMGT study abroad program.
Faculty and Staff
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Claire Huschle is the founder and director of Scaffold, LLC, a project support firm for artists and arts organizations.
Alumni and adjunct faculty, Arts Management program, CVPA
Lesley is an adjunct professor with the Arts Management program and the Annual Giving Officer at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, a leading pediatric healthcare provider dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children through compassionate care, advanced medical treatment, and community outreach. Lesley also serves as an arts consultant for Bright Solutions, a financial consulting firm that works with non-profit organizations across the country.
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Khady Kamara Nunez is the executive director of Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). She has over 25 years of theater management experience with a proven record of significantly increasing earned and contributed revenue streams and researching and launching new revenue streams. In addition to managing strategic planning efforts, a core focus is strengthening community relations and developing new audiences with an attention to diversity and inclusion.
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+).