Where Are They Now?

SCAD: Savannah, Atlanta and eLearning - 1985

Chrystal (Anderson) Garcia (B.F.A., illustration and photography, 1985) lives in Copperas Cover, Texas, with her children, Hunter (June 1996) and Brice (May 1998).  She wrote, "As a military mom/wife I have had very few chances to work with my major, but over the years I have designed exhibits for the First Cavalry Museum, designed and implemented the construction of a playground, created logos and newsletters for the Officer's Civilians Spouses Association of Ft. Bliss, the Officer's Spouses Club of Ft. Stewart and the Volunteer Newsletter for the El Paso Zoo.  I have the most awesome Halloween house on the block with giant, life-like monsters, often making the newspaper front page and with my photography degree I take GREAT family pictures!  So even though I'm not making a living with either of my degrees, I am using my education to help my community and enhance my family life.  Not a bad trade." 

 

Virginia "Ginger" Anderson (B.F.A., illustration, 1985) lives in Beaufort, South Carolina, and is a visual arts teacher for Beaufort High School.
 
Amanda (Cox) Ginter (B.F.A., fiber arts, 1985) is owner/designer of Illusions Historical Reproductions, a company that makes and distributes historically accurate period clothing for museums and re-enactors. She lives in Hinesville, Georgia, with her three cats, Angel, Pumpkin and Asia, and her dog, Beloved.

Marlena Crovatt-Bagwell (B.F.A., illustration, 1985) wrote, "I recently closed my freelance design studio to join the Gillespie Agency. Most of my former clients have made the move with me and, like myself, are enjoying the benefits of a more multi-dimensional, full-service agency."
 
Todd Hanson (B.F.A., video, 1985) lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and works for New Leaf Distributing. He recently visited the campus and toured the video department.

Phil Hearn (B.F.A., video/film, 1985) lives in Woodstock, Georgia, with his wife, Carmel, and their daughter, Alex (May 1989). Hearn is the media services manager for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Susan (Hofer) Riegler (B.F.A., historic preservation, 1985) and her husband, Jim, moved back to Michigan, to the Traverse City area in 1987 where they raised Sarah, 20, and Robert, 17. Her husband has a lawn care business; she worked at various part-time endeavors, including interior design and her present place of employment, a small-town library on beautiful Torch Lake. She has been the director there since 2007. (updated 07/28/09)

Jacqueline (Jasina) Schaefer (M.F.A., illustration, 1985) is a self-employed artist and lives in Holly Springs, North Carolina, with her husband, Charles.

Mark Karwisch (B.F.A., video and photography, 1985) is the video production manager for Gulliver Ritchie Associates, Inc., a multimedia production company based in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He hires and trains employees and supervises production and AVID post-production.

Jeffrey Knee (B.F.A., photography and painting, 1985) is the scientific photographer for the Learning Resources Center at the Health Science Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Robert MacGregor (B.F.A., historic preservation, 1985) lives in Marietta, Georgia, with his wife, Margaret. He recently won first place in the Atlanta Portrait Society 2006 Spring Exhibition.

Michael Reymond (B.F.A., painting, 1985) wrote, "While employed as a billboard artist after graduation from 1985 to 2001, I attended graduate school at SCAD and Armstrong Atlantic State University, earning an M.A. in history from Armstrong Atlantic State University in 1997. After 2001, I relocated to suburban Atlanta, Georgia and later Athens, Georgia, and began a teaching career in area public schools, earning an M.Ed in social science education from University of Georgia (2006). From 2006 to 2009, in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, I was a certified public high school teacher. Currently I'm applying to doctoral programs in art history with plans to teach at the university level. Recently revisiting SCAD, although nostalgic, I was thoroughly and powerfully impressed and grateful over the school's great development and success toward further excellence." (updated 10/26/09)

Joy Ripoll (B.F.A., historic preservation, 1985) is a mortgage consultant to numerous financial institutions. She travels frequently but is based out of St. Augustine, Florida.

Justin Sullivan (B.F.A., photography, 1985) is a data analyst for Verisign Inc. He lives in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife, Cuffy (Hise) Sullivan (B.F.A., historic preservation, 1986), and their daughters, Leila Mary (October 2000) and twins Fiona Jean and Verity Jane (April 2004).