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 JP Amore
Jean – Paul Amore has had a varied and active career spanning the computer, web and game programming and production. After earning a B.Sc.
and M.Math, he pursued a career as a computer applications programming for OKMSoft Inc. Jean – Paul was introduced to the video game industry
as a game programmer and project manager for Cryptologic and Gifted Vision. Academically, Jean – Paul has been directing, managing and lecturing
video game development and production courses for various colleges in Canada. He recently completed production of the Toronto Zoo
Eco-Road Challenge and MusIQKids Smarter Kids Training Rehabilitation Video Game.
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 Domenico Caronzo
Domenico Caronzo is a graduate of the Computer Science program at Ryerson University. A passion for video game design and development led
him to teaching. With over 5 years of experience in teaching video game design and 6 years of business management, he brings his management,
analytical and problem solving skills into the classroom. Domenico’s other professional endeavours include web design, application programming
and various research projects.
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 James Chang
James Chang is a part-time faculty member, teaching graduate and post graduate courses in Digital Design (Game Design). His focus is on
game production and project management, and as a learning tool-- shares his industry experiences in platform & wireless gaming, social networking
and new media. Prior to George Brown, he was a Development Director at Electronic Arts Canada for the FIFA franchise on the XBOX360 platform. While
at EA, he also managed research projects in high-fidelity graphics, procedural animation, motion capture, and artificial intelligence. James
graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BASc. in Computer Engineering, and has an MBA (Marketing & Strategic Management) from the
Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
Aside from teaching, James is also the founder and principal consultant of S2S Management Consulting. S2S offers the delivery of strategic,
marketing, and operations management services for small-to-medium technology companies. S2S also specializes in knowledge management of
processes and best practices to facilitate better communication, organizational growth and firm evolution for its clients."
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 Ramon Delgado
Ramon Delgado has teaching in Multimedia and Video Game Design college level programs since 1997, his main areas of expertise are design
applications (Adobe, Autodesk, Corel, etc) Animation (2D and 3D), Art History, Graphic Design, etc.
Ramon’s greatest achievement, as far as
he is concern, is his teaching methodology, he has consistently been able to connect and deliver education to his students and get
great feedback from both peers and pupils.
In the professional field, Ramon worked for about 15 years in the Television and Graphic
Design industries, in Panama, USA and Canada, he held positions as On-Air Talent, Editor, Producer, etc.
Ramon loves to be in the
classroom, teaching is his passion, and he is constantly developing new ways to engage his students with new and creative ways
that combine humor with thought provoking dialog and technology creating what he truly considers the best environment conducive to learning
for today’s millennial+ generation.
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Diane Erlich
A working Graphic Designer and sole proprietor of Orchid
Graphics, Diane has spent most of her 18 years of industry
experience as a Print Specialist and holds many certifications
in Print Publishing
and Prepress including studies in design at George Brown
College. She is known for writing articles on the business
of graphic design for trade
publications like Graphic Exchange Magazine. Diane has
been teaching at George Brown College part-time for
the past four years.
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 Elve
Foote-Weelink, A.O.C.A., A.R.I.D.O., Retired Member RGD Ontario
Upon
graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Elve spent
the first fifteen years of her career working as a colour consultant
and designer for an international commercial Interior Design firm
who specialized in design, construction, signage and graphics for
major shopping centres, stores and restaurants. The next ten years
were spent at Harbourfront Corporation as Art Director and Production
Manager of the Art Department. Elve was responsible for managing
and directing the design staff for all graphics and the printed
material promoting over 6000 yearly events from initial design layout
through to final printed product. Elve teaches Colour Theory, Materials
and Art Showcase. Since joining GBC in 1986, she has also taught
Colour, Drawing, Research, History of Art, Computer Applications
and Design in the Graphic Design Program. Elve has worked as the
Coordinator of the Visual Art and Design Fundamentals Program, preparing,
coordinating and implementing its curriculum. She has chaired and
participated in both the Graphic Design Advisory Committee and the
Curriculum Committee.
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 Judith Gregory, M.A., R.G.D.
Judith Gregory holds a Masters in Project Management
from the University of Quebec and a B.A. in Behavioral
Science from University of California where she minored
in Architecture. She has over twenty years
of experience in creative project development and management
of graphic design, exhibit design, multi-media and television
productions. Her expertise
includes combining networking with innovative problem solving
to produce joint-ventures. Two of her documentary productions
received the Reel Award
for Outstanding Television Documentary. Judith is a Registered
Graphic Designer as well as past R.G.D. Board member, National
G.D.C. President,
Icograda Board member and the Program Chair for Icograda
Montreal 1991.
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 Anthony Harrison
Anthony Harrison is a freelance illustrator who has worked in a diversity of media and genres. He is the designer of the logo for the Ontario
Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers. Among the many areas of commercial art he has been active in, Anthony contributed illustrations
to the role-playing game Nexus. He has been teaching at George Brown College’s School of Design since 2000.
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Roger Hathaway
Roger Hathaway graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from
Kingston Polytechnic, UK. He developed his creative abilities
with prominent consultancies and agencies in London until
his emigration to Toronto in 1976. He held senior design
positions at Burns & Cooper and the Art
Gallery of Ontario, achieving awards of recognition for corporate
and publication design at both national and international
levels. In 1981, he set up his own company producing a
diverse range of communication programs for corporate and
performing arts sectors. He has been a Graphic Design faculty
member at George Brown College since 1983. Roger was nominated
for the Crystal Apple Awards in 2002. He continues to design
and has also venture into stand up comedy.
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 Yosh
Inouye, R.G.D.
Yosh has been a professor at George Brown College teaching Digital Imaging since 1998. Prior to George Brown he taught at Sheridan College for nine years.
An advertising photographer for over 25 years, Yosh received numerous awards including 'The Best of 80's Award of Merit' from the Society of Graphic Designers
of Canada, and 'The 1985 Andy Award of Distinction' from the Advertising Club of New York. Yosh is a Board Member of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Gendai Gallery and has been involved in many artistic projects and events within the Japanese community. He is an active member of the Heritage Committee
where he is involved in the digital archiving of Japanese Canadian historical material and video interviews of elders for international educational purposes.
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 Vince Mancuso, A.O.C.A.
Vince is an OCAD graduate from the class of 1983. Upon
graduation he worked for Goods Wolf Advertising where he
became Art Director. In 1985 he left the agency and began
his free-lance career, which encompasses
television, film, advertising, and editorial work. An accomplished
draftsman, his drawing abilities are highlighted on five
episodes of the hit television
show Queer as Folk. In 2003 Vince created a multi media
show involving real-time drawing and digital editing of
images with a live feed projection
onto a stage. This production was presented in Pittsburgh
at Club Café,
twice for Bell World, twice at the Distillery Jazz Festival,
and as part of a product promotion for Cadbury Adams. It was also showcased
in Canadian
Digital Creativity 2003: the Ontario Innovates Project.
The Code, an exhibition of Vince's drawings and paintings, was held
at the Realtime Studio in 2003. Vince started teaching for George Brown
in January
2003. He designed and wrote the curriculum for the installation
and performance art class
and has taught design thesis, foundation materials, Illustration
1 and 2, installation and performance art, storyboarding
1, and Intro to majors.
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 Daniel Ouellette, A.O.C.A.
Dan graduated from the Ontario College of Art. As a new
media artist, he has twice been presented with awards at
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for being one of
the top 100 media producers of the
year. He is also recognized for producing award-winning
educational, corporate and entertainment CD-ROMs and websites.
While working as Senior Art Director
for Corporate Communications Inc. Dan art-directed and
designed a mass production process for developing over
60 courseware packages for Microsoft.
He then hired and led a team of over 50 people to produce
the online courseware. Dan is a musician who has toured
Canada coast to coast and received a
Gold Record with his band, Jughead. His latest passion
is producing Videos and DVDs and creatively exploiting
DVD technology. Dan brings over 18
years of experience developing creative and production
methodologies in the print and new media fields to share
with his students.
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Joanne Pettigrew, B.A., R.G.D.
Joanne Pettigrew graduated with an Honours B.A. in Fine
Art and Art History from McMaster University in 1977. She
subsequently pursued a career as an independent artist
in the media of metal sculpture
and printmaking, exhibiting in both solo and group shows.
After apprenticeship in graphic design with Kensington
Place Studios in Toronto, she established
Pettigrew and Brown Inc. with a partner in 1985. This company
employed several artists and produced graphic design, illustration,
prepress and
print production for a broad variety of clients: retail,
financial institutions, government agencies and arts institutions.
Since 1994, Joanne has worked
as an independent graphic designer and is a member of the
Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.
For the past three years she
has taught part time as a Professor in the School of Design
at George Brown College.
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 Felix Russo, B.Sc., B.Ed.
Felix has a B.Sc and B.Ed. degree from the University
of Toronto. He has over 30 years of experience as an
educator and has given workshops and in-service courses
at the Ontario Society For Education
Through Art conferences, Photo Educators© Forum and the University
of Toronto Faculty of Education AQ program. Felix is a
founding member and a director of the Canadian Educators for the Development
of Photography.
Since 1993 this organization, under his direction, has
shown leadership in the networking and professional development of teachers
of Visual Arts,
Photography and Media Arts. He is the creator, publisher
and editor of PhotoEd Magazine, published three times a year and available
across Canada.
Felix teaches Visual Imaging in Art & Design Foundation.
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 Bill
Southern, O.A.C.A.
Graduating in Industrial Design
from the Ontario College of Art in 1963, Bill went to work for a small
design studio as a Junior. After a couple of years he went freelance,
gradually shifting his area of expertise to illustration. Joining
George Brown College in 1979 as a part time instructor, Bill began
teaching full-time in 1984. He has maintained his interest in art
through his years at George Brown, and is currently working in an
etching studio.
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Richard Talbot, A.O.C.A. A.I.G.A.
Richard Talbot is a 1985 graduate of The Ontario College
of Art with honours in Advertising. With over 17 years
of experience, Richard Talbot has worked on a wide
variety of projects in advertising
and graphic design. Richard has judged the Pegasus
and CAPIC awards. He has received numerous accolades
for his work including awards from the
Art Directors Club of Toronto, Creative Source, ITC,
Communication Arts, AIGA, CAPIC, Studio Magazine,
and the Andy Award in New York. He has been
teaching at George Brown College since 2003. He maintains
an interest in fine arts and has had numerous exhibitions
of his work.
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