Todd Radom (BFA1986 Media Arts), Chairman of the Board, is a graphic designer responsible for many logos used by American sports teams, including the Washington Nationals and the Anaheim Angels. His distinctive use of typography and inclusion of classic visual elements can also be seen in his designs for the logos of Super Bowl XXXVIII and the NBA All-Star Game. He has established a scholarship fund earmarked for graphic design majors with a group of fellow SVA alumni. toddradom.com
Chris Growney is a director, advisor and investor in a broad range of start-up and growth companies. In addition to his current role at a private investment company, he's a founder of investment analytics software and bond management firms and founding investor/board member of a public bank. Chris also served on the treasury investment team at Cisco Systems. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a CFA charter holder. Chris has a lifelong passion and deep appreciation for the arts and education.
Michael Halsband (BFA 1980 Photography), fine art photographer, has made portraits of many high-profile artists, actors, musicians and celebrities. He is also known for his surfing photographs. His work has been published in numerous books and periodicals, including Gotham magazine and Surf Book. His photographs have been exhibited around the world and can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Many SVA students have interned at his studio. michaelhalsband.com
Lyn Hughes (BFA 1981 Photography) is a New York City-based photographer specializing in lifestyle, food and event photography. She has done work for Cosmopolitan, NBC, 20th Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company.
David Kuhn has extensive experience in documentary film production, television, journalism, photography and law. In addition to producing filmmaker Eugene Jarecki’s various projects including Promised Land on the state of the American dream (in production), he is currently producing Life After Hate which examines the root causes and conditions that foster racism and xenophobia among the radicalized Alt-Right (in production), and Raoul’s: Gentrification & Family in Soho (in production). He recently produced a documentary short in Cuba The Cyclist (Una Cyclista) for “The New Yorker Presents... “ series on Amazon (2016). He has served as legal counsel and/or consulting producer for documentaries such as The Age of Consequences (2016), Denial (2016), (T)error (2015), Requiem for the American Dream (2015), The House I Live In (2012), Beyond the Boardroom(2006), and Capturing the Friedmans (2003). In prior work, he was a public defender litigating in Manhattan criminal courts for nearly a decade, embedded with US troops in northern Afghanistan, and was published in Vogue, The New York Times, The Huffington Post and other publications for writing and photography. David lives and works in New York City.
Lisa Rettig-Falcone (BFA 1986 Media Arts) is an Executive Creative Director, copywriter and optimist who has been fortunate enough to have worked at some of advertising’s most legendary agencies. Her career includes time spent at FCB; Havas Worldwide; DDB New York; Ammirati, Puris, Lintas; and TBWA. She began her career at the legendary Scali, McCabe, Sloves. Lisa has always felt that her greatest strength as a writer is her ability to humanize the big and complex, which she has practiced across categories. In addition to being an alumnus of SVA, she was a Continuing Education Faculty member for more than 20 years. Awards/Recognitions: The One Show, Creativity Magazine, Archive Magazine, Communication Arts, Graphis, London International Awards, Art Directors Club (ADC), Print Magazine, Athena, Obie, Addy, Clio, Investor Relations, Effie, Financial Communications Society.
