CVPA faculty

  • Christopher Jewell is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.  An active performer in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Jewell also regularly performs with the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, Wolf Trap Opera Company, and the Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra. 

  • Adrienne comes to George Mason University with a wealth of experience working for both presenting organizations as well as artist-led ensembles. 

  • Sierra Leonean-American filmmaker Professor Nikyatu Jusu's films have played at festivals nationally and internationally garnering her a myriad of laurels and awards including a Directors Guild of America Honorable Mention.

  • Mary Burgess is the Office Manager for the School of Theater at George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • Shaun Boyle is a dance practitioner and educator with research interests in classical and contemporary ballet, modern/contemporary dance, and choreographic practice.

  • Roxann Morgan Rowley completed her MFA in dance at George Mason University and her BA in dance at George Washington University.

  • Erin Du received her formal ballet training at Princeton Ballet School. In her senior year of high school, Ms. Du was invited by then Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet, Septime Webre to join ARB.

  • Shantay Robinson is a freelance art writer, having written for ARTnews, Smithsonian Magazine, Washington City Paper, Arts ATL, Burnaway, Number, Inc. Afropunk, Black Art in America, and ARTS.BLACK. She participated in the inaugural class of Burnaway Magazine’s Art Writers Mentorship Program, Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies Digital Publishing Project Editorial Fellowship, and CUE Art Foundation’s Art Critic Mentoring Program.

  • Zachary Rhoades is a multi-dimensional visual artist with extensive experience in studio- and post-production. Zachary has used his over twenty years experience in TV production, working roles in conceptualization and writing, through studio production...

  • Christian is an adjunct professor. He focuses on developing meaningful interactions with his students and helping them become more comfortable with finance and accounting.