Arts Management Faculty and Staff

Richard Kamenitzer's accomplishments include being the former Program Director & Associate Professor of the Arts Management Program (having been granted EMERITUS status by George Mason University’s Board of Visitors in 2013, upon his retirement);

Jonathan Katz, Ph.D. and Professor of Practice in Cultural Policy and Arts Management at George Mason University, consults extensively on strategic planning, cultural policy development, advocacy, leadership development and the value of arts education.

Eileen Kennedy is the Director of Development for the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

A native Washingtonian, Setarra is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and holds a BFA in Dance and MA in Arts Management from George Mason University.

Josh Kohn is an adjunct professor in the Arts Management program and teaches the Programming and Project Management course. He is the Associate Director for the Center for Cultural Vibrancy.

Ruby Lopez Harper is an adjunct professor in the Arts Management program. She is the Executive Director of Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+).

Dr. Karalee Dawn MacKay is the Director of the Arts Management Program. She has her PhD in Theater and Performance from the University of Maryland.

Eric Oberstein is a 2x GRAMMY and 2x Latin GRAMMY-winning producer, curator, artist manager, arts administrator, and educator. A respected and trusted arts leader, he is founder of Eric Oberstein Productions, an NYC-based artist management and producing company, serving as a collaborator and guide to adventurous, culture-changing artists, as well as an arts management consultancy, curating transformative programming and advising cultural organizations on strategy. With a long track record of working with prominent artists and arts organizations, Oberstein has developed a career building environments that help artists and organizations achieve their goals.

Jennifer Rosenfeld joined the Arts Management program for the Spring 2014 semester in addition to her duties as Associate Director of Educational Programs for the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason.

Carole Rosenstein is Full Professor of Arts Management and affiliated Professor of Folklore at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. She studies cultural policy and the social life of the arts and culture with a focus on cultural democracy and cultural equity. Her most recent book is Understanding Cultural Policy (2e 2024).