Faculty and Staff List A to Z

  • Kaity Cookson Ormesher

    Coordinator/ Data & Programs, Mason Community Arts Academy, CVPA

    Kaity graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Arts Management in 2019. Kaity has been a part of the Acting for Young People team since 2008, working as a Teaching Artist in after-school, summer camp, and showcase programs, and as the resident stage manager for all of AFYP’s educational and touring productions.
  • Joanna Owen

    Adjunct Faculty, VIOLIN, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Joanna Owen joined the George Mason Music Faculty in the fall of 2019. She received her Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory and her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Eastman School of Music.
  • Thomas Owens

    Associate Director/Associate Professor, Coordinator of MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Dr. Tom C. Owens is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music History and Literature at George Mason University.  Internationally regarded as an expert on Charles Ives’s life and music, he is the editor of Selected Correspondence of Charles Ives (Univ. of California Press, 2007) and a member of the board of the Charles Ives Society.
  • Carlos Pacheco

    Adjunct Professor, School of Art, CVPA

    As a young astronomy student, Carlos Rene Pacheco became disenchanted with applied physics and mathematics and exchanged his view through a telescope for a view through a camera lens.
  • Yaritza Pacheco

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Theater, CVPA

    Yaritza Pacheco is a multidisciplinary artist & designer and is delighted to be teaching Scenic Painting at George Mason University.
  • Dr. Hakyong Kelly Park wearing a blue dress.

    Adjunct Faculty, GRADUATE KEYBOARD SKILLS, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Dr. Hakyong Kelly Park, a pianist from Seoul, South Korea, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from George Mason University, is an award-winning performer of international acclaim, and has taught at both George Mason University and New York University Steinhardt. Outside of the United States, Dr. Park was the prize winner of numerous Korean competitions, including the Eum-Youn Competition, Suri Competition, Seoul City Competition, An-Yang Competition, Kyung-Won Competition, and the Music Journal Competition.
  • Dr. Hayon Park

    Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA

    Dr. Hayon Park is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at George Mason University. Prior to joining the faculty at Mason, Dr. Park previously held faculty appointments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Arkansas, and the University of Dayton.
  • Hyung Park

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA

    Hyung Park is a graphic designer specializing in Corporate Identity, Branding, and Marketing Strategies in printing and web media. While working as a key executive member (Art Director, Vice President of Communications, and Chief Creative Officer) at PSA (Professional Scientific Associates) and supervising on all the corporate communication collaterals...
  • Assistant Ticket Office Supervisor, Hylton Performing Arts Center

    Karen Parowski is the Assistant Ticket Office Supervisor at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, on Mason's Science and Technology campus in Manassas.
  • Cristian Perez

    Producer of Mason Music Productions, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Defying all musical labels, Argentine guitarist/composer Cristian Perez weaves together genres from throughout the world to reveal the universality of music. With a strong foundation in classical, jazz and South American music, he crafts a singular voice, rich in sensitivity and nuance, that freely explores the possibilities of music as an art form.