Meet The Team
Animation Staff
Sandra White Production Instructor | BFA in Animation/Illustration from Cal State University Long Beach
Andrew Haldeman Year 1 Academy Instructor | BA in Animation from California Institute of the Arts
Rachel Kopito Production Instructor | BA in Animation from Loyola Marymount University
Vanessa Baldwin Year 1 Academy Instructor | BFA in Animation/Illustration from Cal State University Long Beach
Valerie Martinez Production Instructor | BFA in Entertainment Art & Animation from Cal State University Fullerton
Molly McGrane Year 2 Academy Instructor | BFA in Animation/Illustration from Cal State University Long Beach
Yoonji Park Production Instructor | BFA in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design
Ethan Qua Year 2 Academy Instructor | BA in Animation from Cal State University Northridge
Stella Chen Production Instructor | BFA in Animation and Digital Arts from University of Southern California
Kevin Williams Year 3 Academy Instructor | BFA in Animation/Illustration from Cal State University Long Beach
Lucio Tapia Support | BFA in Illustration from University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Katie Bennett Support | BFA in Entertainment Art & Animation from California State University of Fullerton
Soft Skills Staff
Brooke Torrez Year 1 Academy Instructor |
BA from Cal State University Long Beach
Estevan Vasquez Year 1 Academy Instructor |
BA from Cal State University Long Beach
Casey Gonzales Year 2 Academy Instructor | BA from University of California San Diego
Claudia Navarro Year 2 Academy Instructor | BA from Cal State University Long Beach
Malia Harper Year 2 Academy Instructor | BA from Cal State University Long Beach
Markos Mendez Year 3 Academy Instructor |
BA from University of Southern California
Ricardo Delgado Academy Support Instructor | BFA from Cal State University Long Beach
Program Staff
Virginia Erxleben EdD BCET Executive Director
SungHee Park Independent Facilitator
Sylvia Owens Program Supervisor
Bob Harper Consulting Producer
Joanna Cain Soft Skills Supervisor
Steviana Gallardo Operations Assistant