Faculty

Elana Adler

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Textile & Fashion Design

eadler@meca.edu

Ebenezer Akakpo '01

Adjunct Instructor of Foundation

eakakpo@meca.edu

Peter Alfano

Associate Professor & Chair of Graphic Design

palfano@meca.edu

Sarah Balascio

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Master of Arts in Education

sbalascio@meca.edu

Greta Bank

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foundation

gbank@meca.edu

Tabitha Barnard '16

Adjunct Instructor of Photography and Foundation

tbarnard@meca.edu

Bianca Beck

Adjunct Assistant Professor of MFA in Studio Art

bbeck@meca.edu

Kate Beever

Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

kbeever@meca.edu

Stephen Benenson

Adjunct Assistant Professor of MFA in Studio Art and Foundation

sbenenson@meca.edu

Mia Bogyo

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

mbogyo@meca.edu

Tom Booth

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

tbooth@meca.edu

Patricia Brace '06

Visiting Assistant Professor in Painting, Sculpture, & Foundation

pbrace@meca.edu

Hannah Brooks

Adjunct Instructor of Printmaking

hbrooks@meca.edu

Jennifer Brou

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foundation

Philip Brou

Professor & Chair of Painting

pbrou@meca.edu

Dr. Rebekah Bryer

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

Cory Bucknam

Adjunct Instructor, Master of Arts in Teaching

cbucknam@meca.edu

Chun-Hua Chang '14

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

chunhua.cchang@meca.edu

Autumn Cipala

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ceramics

Tracey Cockrell

Professor & Chair of Foundation

tcockrell@meca.edu

Michael Connor

Visiting Assistant Professor of Illustration

mconnor@meca.edu

Patrick Coughlin

Associate Professor & Chair of Ceramics

pcoughlin@meca.edu

Pedro Daher

Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

Andrew DeGraff

Adjunct Instructor of Illustration

adegraff@meca.edu

Deb Debiegun

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

ddebiegun@meca.edu

Kellie Doyle Bailey

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

kbailey@meca.edu

Steve Drown

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

sdrown@meca.edu

207.415.6812

Peter Dugas

Adjunct Instructor of Bob Crewe Program in Art & Music

pdugas@meca.edu

Heidi Lin Early-Hersey

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

hearlyhersey@meca.edu

Janet Fairbairn '88

Adjunct Associate Professor of Graphic Design

jfairbairn@meca.edu

Dr. Lidia Ferrara

Visiting Assistant Professor

lidia.ferrara@meca.edu

Alison Ferris

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

aferris@meca.edu

Adam Fisher

Associate Professor & Chair of Animation & Game Art

afisher@meca.edu

Jim Flahaven

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Foundation

jflahaven@meca.edu

John P. Gardiner '07, MFA '14

Visiting Assistant Professor & Chair of Woodworking & Furniture Design

jgardiner@meca.edu

Amelia Garretson-Persans MFA '16

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

agarretson-persans@meca.edu

Paul Gebhardt '96

Dean of Undergraduate Studies

pgebhardt@meca.edu

207-699-5014

Tyler Gulden

Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics

tgulden@meca.edu

Sophie Hamacher

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

shamacher@meca.edu

Zoë Hamblett

Printmaking Studio Technician

zhamblett@meca.edu

Carmen Hamilton MFA '25

Adjunct Instructor of Foundation

carmen.hamilton@meca.edu

Devin Harrington '16

Adjunct Instructor of Illustration

dharrington@meca.edu

Chad Hart MAEd '21

Adjunct Instructor, Master of Arts in Teaching

chart@meca.edu

Dylan Hausthor '15

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Photography

dhausthor@meca.edu

Adriane Herman

Professor of Printmaking & MFA in Studio Art

aherman@meca.edu

Chad Hurd

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

churd@meca.edu

Matt Hutton

Professor of Woodworking & Furniture Design

mhutton@meca.edu

Alissa James '07, MAT '22

Adjunct Instructor, Master of Arts in Teaching

alane@meca.edu

Laura Jourdan Palmer

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

laura.palmer@meca.edu

Sara Juli

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

sjuli@meca.edu

Rachel Katz MFA '00

Administrative Director of Graduate Programs

rkatz@meca.edu

207.699.5030

Steve Kautz

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

skautz@meca.edu

Padraic Keane

Adjunct Instructor of Bob Crewe Program in Art & Music

pkeane@meca.edu

Martha Kearsley

Adjunct Instructor of Printmaking

mkearsley@meca.edu

Isaac Kestenbaum Salt '08

Assistant Professor and Director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

ikestenbaum@meca.edu

Justin Kirchoff

Professor & Chair of Photography

jkirchoff@meca.edu

Dr. Kenneth Knight

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

kknight@meca.edu

Dr. Sharon Kunde

Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

sharon.kunde@duke.edu

Alysha Kupferer

Associate Professor & Chair of Textile & Fashion Design

akupferer@meca.edu

James LaPlante

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

jlaplante@meca.edu

George LaRou '88

Professor of Animation & Game Art

glarou@meca.edu

Peter Lang-Stanton Salt '14

Adjunct Instructor of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

plangstanton@meca.edu

Spencer Laudiero

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

slaudiero@meca.edu

Sage Leafsong

Adjunct Instructor of Printmaking

sleafsong@meca.edu

Charles Lester

Adjunct Instructor of Bob Crewe Program in Art & Music

clester@meca.edu

Mary Anne Lloyd '83

Associate Professor of Illustration

mlloyd@meca.edu

Dr. Rose Logie

Visiting Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

rlogie@meca.edu

Honour Mack

Professor of Painting

hmack@meca.edu

Jill McGowan

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Textile & Fashion Design

jmcgowan@meca.edu

Danielle Moriarty

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

dmoriarty@meca.edu

Bennett Morris MFA '07

Assistant Professor & Chair of Printmaking

bmorris@meca.edu

Mali Mrozinski '04

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Textile & Fashion Design

mmrozinski@meca.edu

Erin Murphy

Adjunct Instructor of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

erin.murphy@meca.edu

Bianca Nicolosi

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

bnicolosi@meca.edu

Amy Parker

Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design

aparker@meca.edu

Kyle Patnaude

Associate Professor of Metalsmithing & Jewelry and MFA in Studio Art

kpatnaude@meca.edu

Scott Peterman (Attended) '96

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Photography

speterman@meca.edu

Leticia Plate

Adjunct Instructor of Illustration

lplate@meca.edu

Julie Poitras Santos

Associate Professor & Chair of MFA in Studio Art

jpoitrassantos@meca.edu

207.699.5025

Sharon Portelance '82

Professor & Chair of Metalsmithing & Jewelry

sportelance@meca.edu

Dr. John Portlock

Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

jportlock@meca.edu

Meghan Quigley Graham

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

mquigleygraham@meca.edu

Kari Radasch '97

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ceramics

kradasch@meca.edu

Mitchell Rasor

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

mrasor@meca.edu

Nikki Rayburn '11

Associate Registrar & Academic Advisor

nrayburn@meca.edu

207.699.5058

Joshua Reiman

Associate Professor of Sculpture

jreiman@meca.edu

Andy Rosen

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Painting

arosen@meca.edu

Lewis Rossignol '17

Adjunct Instructor of Illustration

Isabella Rotman

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

irotman@meca.edu

Hope Rovelto '01

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ceramics

hrovelto@meca.edu

Sarah Sawtelle '19

Exhibitions Manager

ssawtelle@meca.edu

207.699.5081

Betsy Scheintaub

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Textile & Fashion Design

bscheintaub@meca.edu

207.415.3656

Sarah Shaw

Assistant Professor & Chair of Illustration

sshaw@meca.edu

Dr. Marie Shurkus

Professor & Chair of Academic Studies

mshurkus@meca.edu

Amanda Skinner

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies

Addy Smith-Reiman

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sculpture

asmithreiman@meca.edu

Benjamin Spalding MFA '17

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture & Foundation

bspalding@meca.edu

Dr. Lori Stein

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

lstein@meca.edu

Christopher Stiegler

Assistant Professor of MFA in Studio Art & Academic Studies

cstiegler@meca.edu

Phoenix Stroh '24

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

pstroh@meca.edu

Rebecca Swanson Conrad

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

beckie.conrad@meca.edu

Ling-Wen Tsai

Professor of Sculpture & Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

ltsai@meca.edu

Megan Valanidas

Adjunct Instructor of Academic Studies & Foundation

mvalanidas@meca.edu

Mary-Jo Valentino

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

mvalentino@meca.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Webb

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

ewebb@meca.edu

Kirstie Wheeler

Adjunct Instructor of Master of Arts in Education

kwheeler@meca.edu

Ryan Whittle

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Academic Studies

rwhittle@meca.edu

Ryan Wight MFA '23

Adjunct Instructor of Foundation & Sculpture

rwight@meca.edu

Iris Williamson

Director of Exhibitions

iwilliamson@meca.edu

207.699.5025

Kevin Woods

Adjunct Instructor of Animation & Game Art

kwoods@meca.edu

Yuri Yuan

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

yyuan@meca.edu

Adam deGrandis '05

Assistant Professor of Animation & Game Art

adegrandis@meca.edu

Dr. sabine stxrm

Associate Professor of Academic Studies

sstxrm@meca.edu