CVPA faculty

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

  • Samantha Sinagra is Assistant Director of Film and Video Studies

  • Emily Rusch has a background in historic house museum administration, development, and events. She has worked at Tudor Place in Georgetown and The Lee Fendall House in Alexandria.

  • Pam Muirheid works as the Web Specialist and Project Lead for the CVPA and academic units of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • Caitlyn Loweth

  • Susan Shields became the Director of the School of Dance again in June 2024. She is the recipient of the 2006 Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, has created dances for numerous professional companies and universities.

  • Boris Willis, Assistant Professor in the Computer Game Design Program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, holds an MFA in Dance and Technology from The Ohio State University. Read more...

  • Betsy brings over 25 years of experience in ticketing and front of house management to the Center for the Arts. She also serves as the accessibility coordinator for the CFA.

  • Catherine Winkert has been a valued member of the George Mason University community since 1984, bringing over four decades of experience in finance, administration, and human resources to the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • William Reeder's accomplishments include being the former dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts; vice president and general manager of the Washington Performing Arts Society; establishing the Sallie Mae Trust for Education at Sallie Mae; executive director of the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.; president of the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; executive director of Opera Music Theatre International; and the Newark Community School of the Arts.