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 are contributing to their communities and beyond through the arts and design.
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@charlotte.edu.
For more information about how to stay involved at UNC Charlotte, visit the Alumni Association website.
President & CEO of Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
Senior Vice President of North America, Valtech, Charlotte
Saxophonist, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Lenoir-Rhyne University and Instructor of Saxophone at UNC Charlotte
Artist and Curator
Content Strategist, Earth Fare, Asheville, NC
Director of Community Development for the City of Glendale, CA
Professional Artist
Founder/Owner, Medium Small Design Studio, San Francisco
Visual Arts Teacher at Myers Park High School
Founder of Hayes Architects (Recently retired in 2022)
Founder/Owner of Form:uLA and Professor of Design Theory at California State University, Fullerton, Orange, CA
Dancer, Musician, and Managing and Development Director at the Culture Mill
Lead Motion Designer at Valtech, Charlotte office
Playwright
Professional Artist
Professional artist/illustrator
Architect at Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC, Philadelphia, PA
CEO at Neighboring Concepts, Charlotte, NC
Dance Department Chair, Northwest School of the Arts
Associate Urban Designer and Planner with the City of Charlotte
Workplace Experience Design Lead, LinkedIn, NYC
Artist, Freelance Arts Education Consultant, and retired art teacher from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Associate Professor, College of Architecture University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Professional Artist