Faculty

Rachel Shane Savannah A.A., American Academy of Dramatic Arts; B.S., Northern Arizona University; M.S., Drexel University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Rachel Shane, Ph.D., is the co-founder of MasterMinds, a national consulting firm for nonprofit organizations. Prior to her appointment at SCAD, she served as the managing director of the Elm Shakespeare Company in New Haven, Conn., and the associate director of education at the Delaware Theatre Company. Previously, she worked as the Theatre for Young Audiences Tour Director and Theatre Summer Camp Director for the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, Fla. Selected presentations and lectures: "Advice from the Field," Association of Arts Administration Educators Conference, 2006 "Negotiating the Creative Sector: Actors in the Theatrical Industry," Social Theory, Politics and Art Conference, 2005 "The Creation of Organized Artistic Labor," Social Theory, Politics and Art Conference, 2004 "First National Performing Arts Convention: Issues and Trends," Social Theory, Politics and Art Conference, 2004 "A Question of Sustainability: A Case Study of a Professional Nonprofit Theater Company," Edward F. Hayes Research Forum, 2004 Awards: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, 2006 Best Thesis Award, Drexel University, 2001 Memberships: Association of Arts Administration Educators Americans for the Arts Classes: Working for Arts Organizations (undergraduate) Principles of Arts Administration (graduate) Legal Issues in Arts Administration (graduate) Fundraising for the Arts (graduate) Promoting the Arts (graduate) Arts Administration M.A. Thesis (graduate)

Wendy Riggs Atlanta B.F.A., Auburn University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.