Faculty and Staff Directory
Our team of working artists is here to help you succeed. At DCAD, our faculty and staff demonstrate a tangible passion for art in both their personal lives and their work. Our faculty are working artists who exhibit their work across the globe and constantly seek out the best teaching methods for their students. When you join DCAD, you will benefit from lifelong relationships with established artists and art lovers.
Faculty & Staff Resources
Melissa Frost
Academics, Accommodations, Student Services
Kristen Blanchard
Academics
Ron Brignac
Photography
John Brown
Liberal Arts
Heather Castro
Liberal Arts
David Czarnecki
Academics
Jean Dahlgren
Jean Dahlgren became the third and first female president of Delaware College of Art and Design in August of 2018. Previously she served as dean of undergraduate programs at Sage College of Albany in Albany, N.Y.
During her more than 30 years in higher education instruction and administration, President Dahlgren has developed expertise in growing a student body, creating dynamic curricula, and fostering strategic partnerships. She has spoken nationally and internationally on topics related to achieving excellence in art and design education.
Jamila Davey
Liberal Arts
Lise Dubé-Scherr
Continuing Education
Throughout her career, Lise has been a champion of the arts and has sought to innovatively engage diverse communities with art in meaningful ways. A native of Canada, Lise started her career developing and teaching art classes and workshops at community centers and museums including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada. As the director of education at the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania and through subsequent positions as the executive director of the Driehaus Museum, a decorative arts museum in Chicago, and more recently, through her leadership of International Arts & Artists, an arts service organization based in Washington, DC, Lise has remained committed to fostering the personal and professional growth and goals of students, adults, and emerging and seasoned creative professionals.
Ellen Durkan
Fine Arts
Melissa Fitzgerald
Illustration
Kathleen Ellis-Foultz
Business Office, Financial Aid
Penni Gioffre
Liberal Arts
Daejah Henry
Admissions
Meegs Johnson
Library
Delaina Jolley
Admissions
Angel Kawash
Animation
Rebecca Klug
Marketing/Communications
Josh Kopin
Liberal Arts
Pamela A. Mann
Development
Muriel Mhloyi
Business Office, Financial Aid
Jason Olney
Graphic Design
Katelyn Parag
Academics, Admissions, Continuing Education, Marketing/Communications
Paul Rider
Photography
Elizabeth Saldan
Student Services
Tad Sare
Animation
Rich Savona
Sydney Schaeffer
Animation
Jalen Shaw
Animation
Casey Smith
Liberal Arts
Chris St. Cyr
Graphic Design
Holly Storlie
Fine Arts
Denise Tanyol
Liberal Arts
Aki Torii
Fine Arts
Aki Torii, a multi-disciplinary artist, explores the transformative concept of “home” through various artistic mediums, including drawing, sculpture, photography, and video. Torii has an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (2008) and a BFA in Painting from Indiana University – Bloomington (2005).
Recently appointed as the Fine Arts Program Chair at DCAD, Torii imparts her expertise in both traditional and digital practices. Torii continues to do public workshops at Philadelphia Museum of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School and Museum. Recognized as one of the “10 Philadelphia female artists you need to know” by PhillyVoice in April 2015, Torii has also received nominations for Metro Philly’s Best Artist category from 2021 to 2023.
Bryn Ziegler
Fine Arts
Žaneta Zubkova
Fine Arts