Faculty and Staff List A to Z

  • Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA

    Manavi Singh is an adjunct faculty member at CVPA School of Art at George Mason University.
  • Sue Slagle

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA

    Sue Slagle (stage name SUE-C) is a video artist and engineer bringing ideas to life at the intersection of creative coding and live performance. For the past 20 years she has created handmade videos and live media performances, traveling extensively in the U.S. and around the world.
  • Glenn Smith

    Professor (retired 2023), Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Glenn Smith is a composer, teacher, performance-artist, and sound healer. He has written more than 500 pieces, including choral, chamber and orchestral works, as well as jazz and electronic music for concert, dance, video, film and television.
  • Kathleen Smith

    Adjunct Faculty, AURAL SKILLS and Graduate Theory Review, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Dr. Kathleen Smith began teaching at George Mason in 2011. She received her masters and doctoral degrees in Music Theory from Florida State University where she was honored with a university-wide Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. She has served on the faculty of George Washington University, Northern Virginia Community College at Alexandria, and Shenandoah Conservatory. 
  • Technical Director, Hylton Center

    Mevin Smith is Technical Director, Hylton Center, CVPA
  • Debra Smyers

    Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, CVPA

    Debra Smyers has over 25 years of experience within the arts and social services sectors. Currently Ms. Smyers serves as the executive director of Windmore Foundation for the Arts promoting the visual, literary, and performing arts through awareness, participation, and education.
  • Amanda Snellings

    Assistant Director of Development, CVPA

    Amanda Snellings joined George Mason University in 2021. As the Assistant Director of Development for CVPA, Amanda secures philanthropic support for scholarships and academic programs related to the School of Theater, School of Dance, and the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music.
  • Christen Soos

    Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, CVPA

    Christen Soos recently graduated from George Mason University where she received her Master of Music degree with a concentration in Flute Performance and a Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in Music Education.
  • Elizabeth Spatz

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA

    Born and raised in the Chicago area, Elizabeth Spatz began her study of dance at the Ruth Page Foundation with Larry Long and the Chicago City Ballet with Maria Tallchief.
  • John Spirtas

    Adjunct Applied Faculty & Co-Coordinator, PERCUSSION, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    In the Fall of 2010 John Spirtas joined the faculty of the School of Music as Adjunct Professor in Percussion. Prof. Spirtas joined the Washington National Opera Orchestra and  Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra in 2000 as Principal Percussionist.