Meet Our Alumni

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SEE WHAT OUR ALUMS ARE DOING
SEE WHAT OUR ALUMS ARE DOING

Brendan Gottlieb, BA Film and Video Studies, '15, has been working at Disney as an animator since 2016 and was just nominated for two awards in the current season: The Annie Awards for Best Character Animation in the film Forevergreen and an Academy Award in the category for Best Short Animation for Forevergreen.

Alumni List

  • Jessica Abbazio

    2005, BM Music Education

    Jessica graduated from Mason in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, playing French horn in multiple ensembles.
  • Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah

    BA Photography, 2007 

    Adrift is an ongoing series about home-where it is and what constitutes it. As a Palestinian-American, my definition of home continues to change as I create these images made through in-camera multiple exposures...
  • Orin Adcox

    Adjunct Faculty, Computer Game Design, CVPA 
    Computer Game Design alumnus, CVPA

    Orin Adcox is an entrepreneur and game developer that co-owns a small game design studio located at the Virginia Serious Game Institute in which he creates Serious Games for various clientele within a myriad of subject matters.
  • Maria Ambrose

    2011, BFA, Dance

    Since graduating from George Mason University with a BFA in Dance, I have been enjoying life in New York City performing with Elisa Monte Dance.  I was first introduced to Elisa's work my sophomore year at Mason and because of that exposure I began to pursue classes and auditions with the company.
  • Raymond Baccari

    2014, BFA Painting

    Raymond graduated from George Mason University in 2014 with a BFA in painting. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with many other traditional mediums of art; which have converged into his mode of crafting work.
  • Ocie Banks

    2016, BM Music Education

    Ocie S. Banks is the Director of Choirs at Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative & Performing Arts ! School in Prince George’s County. He previously taught at Samuel Ogle Middle and Rosaryville Elementary, achieving Superior Ratings with his choirs.
  • Kyle Bishop

    2013, BFA Computer Game Design

    Game alum Kyle Bishop says there are some outstanding faculty members who come from the game design industry and who really put a lot of effort into ensuring the students grow the necessary skills and abilities to succeed. We were also exposed to most aspects of the industry which has been very helpful.
  • Christin Boggs Peyper

    MFA Imaging Arts & AVT, 2007

    Christin is an international artist, photographer, educator, and sustainable food advocate from McLean, Virginia.
  • Paul Bratcher

    Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), '25

    George Mason alum Paul Bratcher is a native of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and began playing piano at age 11. He began his study of jazz at Bishop McDevitt High School where he played in the Jazz Band under the direction of David Knott.
  • Michael Burgos 2012, Theater, BA

    2012, Theater, BA

    Michael Burgos is an internationally award-winning and acclaimed writer and performer. He holds a Diplôme from École Philippe Gaulier and a B.A. in Theater from George Mason University, where he received the Chris Parsons Acting Award, the Greenspring Players Scholarship, and the Outstanding Achievement in the Major Award.