Academic Directory

Art Education
Phone: 313-664-7419
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

• Amy Ruopp, PhD – Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Chair & Associate Professor Art Education
  Phone: 313-664-7484
  
• Nylise Viau – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7640
  

Communication Design & Strategy
Phone: 313-664-1645
Email: commdesign@ccsdetroit.edu
Fax: 313-664-1650
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 8th floor

• Susan LaPorte – Chair / Professor
  Phone: 313-664-1646
  
• Kristin Koch – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-1645
  

Entertainment Arts
Phone: 313-664-7698
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 3rd floor

• David Gazdowicz – Chair / Associate Professor
  Phone: 313-664-7699
  
• Beck Arnett – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7698
  

Fashion Design
Phone: 313-664-1640
Fax: 313-664-1490
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 9th floor

• Aki Choklat – Chair / Professor
  Phone: 313-664-1641
  
• Tina Tomicic – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-1640
  

Film
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd Level

• Sara Abbate – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7446
  
• Scott Northrup – Associate Professor + Chair
  Phone: 313-664-7848
  

Foundations
Phone: 313-664-7695
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 2nd floor

• Elena McCann-Arnaoutova – Chair
  Phone: 313-664-7812
  
• Alicia Gaeta – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7695
  

Graduate Studies
Phone: 313-664-1475
Fax: 313-664-1490
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 7th floor

• Melanie McClintock – Chair and Associate Professor, Graduate Color + Materials Design
  Phone: 313-664-1468
  
• Raphael Zammit – Chair and Professor, Graduate Transportation Design
  Phone: 313-664-1604
  

Illustration
Phone: 313-664-7603
Email: illustration@ccsdetroit.edu
Location: Walter B. Ford II, 3rd Floor

• Don Kilpatrick III – Chair/Professor
  Phone: 313-664-7603
  
• Heidi Barlow – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7602
  

Interior Design
Phone: 313-664-1640
Fax: 313-664-1606
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 9th floor

• Sandra Olave Sabbagh – Chair / Associate Professor
  Phone: 313-664-1636
  
• Tina Tomicic – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-1640
  

Liberal Arts
Phone: 313-664-7640
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

• Nylise Viau – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7640
  
• James Garvey – Chair
  Phone: 313-664-7644
  

Photography
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd Level

• Sara Abbate – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7446
  
• Scott Northrup – Associate Professor + Chair
  Phone: 313-664-7848
  

Product Design
Phone: 313-664-1626
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 10th floor

• Greg Darby – Department Chair/Associate Professor
  Phone: 313-664-1622
  
• Heather Earnley – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-1626
  

Studio Art & Craft
Phone: 313-664-7490
Location: Kresge-Ford, 2nd floor

• Lisa Rigstad – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-7655
  
• Valerie Jenkins – Chair / Professor
  Phone: 313-664-7486
  

Transportation Design
Phone: 313-664-1600
Fax: 313-664-1606
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, 10th floor

• Paul Snyder – Chair – Associate Professor
  Phone: 313-664-1601
  
• Jenevieve Lilly – Program Manager
  Phone: 313-664-1600