Meet Our Alumni

Kyle Finnegan filming on set
Kyle Finnegan, BA Film and Video Studies, 2017

Film and Video Studies alumnus (2017) Kyle Finnegan's recently released documentary short, Mysterious Savory Grains is now streaming on PBS.

Alumni List

  • Alex Estep

    BFA Computer Game Design, 2013

    Game alum Alex Estep wanted to pursue animation as a career. After 2 years at community college I saw that Mason had a new Game Design program. I hoped this program would provide me the opportunity to pursue animation and digital arts as a career.
  • BA Music with a concentration in String Pedagogy (Cello), 2020

    Mark Evans is a recent graduate (2022) in BA Music with a concentration in string pedagogy. He is currently teaching across the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C area with various Academies and Non-profit organizations.
  • Kyle Finnegan
    Born in the same place as American cinema (the great state of New Jersey), Kyle Finnegan is a filmmaker living in Alexandria, VA. He graduated in 2017 with a BA in Film and Video Studies.
  • Natalie Gelbvaks

    2020, Arts Management, MA

    Natalie Gelbvaks is a graduate student at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, pursuing her master’s degree in Arts Management. Born in Beer-Sheva, Israel she relocated to Brazil at 6 years old where she was raised and obtained her high school diploma at A.Liessin Scholem Aleichem and Bachelor’s degree in Social Communications at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
  • Alexander Goldberg

    BFA Game Design, 2020

    Alexander Goldberg graduated Summa Cum Laude from George Mason in 2020 with a BFA in Game Design. He is a game designer, programmer, D&D player, and eclectic personality.
  • Crystal Golden

    2019, MM in Vocal Performance
    2016, BM Music

    “The Peterson Endowment in Vocal Arts has made it possible for me to attend the program that met all my criteria.
  • Kwanza Gooden

    2013, Film and Video Studies, BA

    Kwanza Nicole Gooden is a director, writer, producer, editor, and videographer who's work has been featured on USA Today, BuzzFeed, and BET Networks. In 2018, she was awarded Best Director at the Oscar-qualifying Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival for her short film Token.
  • Daniel Greenberg

    Adjunct Faculty, Computer Game Design, CVPA

    Daniel Greenberg teaches game design topics in the Computer Game Design program, with a focus on history and analysis.
  • Holly Harkins

    BFA, Dance

    Holly Harkins began her dance training in 2011 under Keith Lee at Dance Theatre of Lynchburg and graduated high school from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2017.
  • Sophie Heeden

    BA in Music/Viola, minor in Arts Management, 2018

    Sophie Heeden is currently the Concert Operations Coordinator for the Boston Symphony Orchestra where she works with the BSO, Boston Pops, and with their operations at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA.