Alumni Spotlights
The CoA+A is proud of the accomplishments of our alumni. Below are short profiles of some of the many former students who demonstrate in their work the core themes of the College’s vision: professionalism, global perspective, environmental engagement, connectivity with community, collaboration, and the emergence of new ideas, skills, and practices.
Are you a CoA+A alum? We’d love to add you to our alumni spotlight profiles! Let us know what you’ve been up to by filling out this form or contact Meg Whalen at meg.whalen@uncc.edu.
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Marketing Assistant at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
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Assistant Director, MS Computational Design Practices at Columbia University in the City of New York
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Architect, Founder of A.B. Group, Charlotte, NC
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Senior Architect/ Associate Principal at Clark Nexsen, Raleigh, NC
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Professional Actor; Social Media Maven at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
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Manager of UMAR Arts Center, Charlotte
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Professional Artist
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Actress
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A President’s Excellence in Teaching Professor of Dance and Honors, Associate Head of Dance, and Graduate Dance Director at Texas…
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Professional Violinist, Data Engineer
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Dresser, Broadway production of “Come from Away”
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Costume Designer
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Choral Director at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, VA
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Professional Artist
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Adjunct professor at Johnson C. Smith University and Dance Teacher for the City of Belmont Recreation Department and Gaston Dance…
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Practicing Artist/ Assistant Professor of Drawing at the University of Florida
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Director of Education and Community Engagement, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (Santa Rosa, CA)
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Architect at Little, Charlotte, NC
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Artist/ Ceramics Instructor, Temple University, Philadelphia
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at UNC Charlotte and founder Baran Dance Company
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Senior Vice President of North America, Valtech, Charlotte
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Saxophonist, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Lenoir-Rhyne University and Instructor of Saxophone at UNC Charlotte
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Artist and Curator