OUR TALENTED FACULTY
Arts Management Professor, Khady Kamara, was named Managing Director Of Arena Stage in 2018.
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Internship Coordinator & Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Jennifer Rosenfeld joined the Arts Management program for the Spring 2014 semester in addition to her duties as Associate Director of Educational Programs for the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason.
Full Professor, Arts Management Program, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Carole Rosenstein is Full Professor of Arts Management and affiliated Professor of Folklore at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. She studies cultural policy and the social life of the arts and culture with a focus on cultural democracy and cultural equity. Her most recent book is Understanding Cultural Policy (2e 2024).
Associate Dean, Emerita, Graduate Studies, CVPA
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Chair of the Arts at Mason Board (AAMB)Victoria Salmon is an adjunct faculty member for the Arts Management program. She is the Associate Dean, Emerita, Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Arts at Mason Board
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Debra Smyers has over 25 years of experience within the arts and social services sectors. Currently Ms. Smyers serves as the executive director of Windmore Foundation for the Arts promoting the visual, literary, and performing arts through awareness, participation, and education.
Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA
Executive Director of Center for the Arts, CVPAJulie Thompson, Executive Director of the Center for the Arts at George Mason University, joined the university more than fifteen years ago after a career as a professional stage manager in regional theater and opera, including long-term residencies at Minnesota Opera, Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Opera, and Center Stage in Baltimore.
Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator, Arts Management, CVPA
Eric Thornton is a Midwest transplant to the D.C. metro area. Trained as an artist and potter, he has participated in several international artist-in-residence programs at the International Ceramic Center in Kecskemet, Hungary as well as the Zentrum fur Keramik Berlin, Germany.