Graphic and Visual Communication Design Faculty

Program Director

Anna Leithauser Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Art

Anna Leithauser is a designer and photographer whose work focuses on the intersection of typography, photography and handmade processes. Her classes reflect her interest in multi-media design by engag…

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Ìý (202) 885-1364

Tom Elder Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Art

Tom Elder is Senior Professorial Lecturer teaching Graphic Design. He earned an MFA in Graphic Design from Iowa State Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ. Elder has been professionally creating traditional graphic design, han…

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Chemi Montes Associate Professor CAS | Art

Chemi Montes’s (he/him) professional experience includes designing for print, motion graphics, and the web. Prior to and outside academic life, a combination of agency and freelance practice allowed C…

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Ìý (202) 885-1697

Catherine Resnick Assoc Professor CAS - Art

Throughout her career Kate Resnick has worked in design firms, publishing houses and freelanced projects and her work has spanned a collection of diverse and high-profile including the Discovery Chann…

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Ìý (202) 885-1677

Yana Sakellion Associate Professor CAS | Art

As a designer and an artist Yana works across mediums including graphic design, interactive media, and video. Her practice emphasizes interdisciplinary approach to making and conceptual inquiry, with …

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Ìý (202) 885-3461

Samantha Sekellick Adjunct Instructor CAS | Art

Samantha Sekellick is a graphic designer, art director, and communications professional with expertise in developing integrated communication campaigns. Her work has a multidisciplinary approach that …

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