CVPA faculty

  • Saxophonist, composer, and educator John Kocur is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at George Mason University where he directs the Jazz Workshop and teaches jazz history and improvisation. He previously taught at Northern Virginia Community College. He serves as saxophonist with the 257th Army Band of the D.C. National Guard, “the Band of the Nation’s Capital.”

  • Gay Hanna teaches the Managing Arts in Health Programs.

  • Russell Santos is a filmmaker, music video editor, director and cinematographer. 

  • Meghan Blydenburgh is the HR and Payroll Coordinator for CVPA

  • Megan Webb is the Production Manager, CFA, CVPA

  • Reid May is Lead Audio Engineer at the Center for the Arts at the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • Dylan Lambert

  • Rebekah Wingert-Jabi is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker and President of Storycatcher Productions. Recently, Rebekah produced and edited "Naila and the Uprising" (2017), which had its US premiere at DOCNYC, European premiere at IDFA and Middle East premiere at the Dubai Film Festival.

  • Monica Lee Bellais' professional memberships include the Writers Guild of America, East, the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Documentary Programming Peer Group, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and The National Press Club, in Washington, D.C.

  • Kayla Shultz is Audience Development Assistant at the Center for the Arts, CVPA