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.

AP Studio Art and 3D Design teacher at Saint Stephens High School in Hickory, N.C.

Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate, and dance instructor, Greensboro, NC

Project Architect for the Raleigh Architecture Company

Associate Professor, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University Education:Bachelor of Creative Arts, UNC Charlotte (1983)Master…

Band Director at Holbrook Middle School in Gaston County

President of Fincannon & Associates, Inc.

Co-founder The Raleigh Architecture Co. and The Raleigh Construction Co.

Theatre Teacher at Central Cabarrus High School

LA-Based Actor

Senior Designer at ABC News

Assistant Principal at Sun Valley High School in Monroe and Director of Music at Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church

Professional Artist

Executive Director of San Francisco Center for the Book

President and CEO, Northwood Ravin LLC, Charlotte, NC

Owner, Studio MAYO Architecture + Construction

Architect at Venice Community Housing, Venice, CA

Instructor, choreographer, dancer, owner/founder of Dedrick’s Dance District, Charlotte

Founder and CEO of HALL | AEC, Charlotte

Dance Instructor, American Dance and Drama Studio, New York City

Founder of Don Duffy Architecture, Charlotte, NC

Emeritus Professor of music and Chair of the Department of Music, Winthrop University

Decorative Artist, Leo Dowell Designs

Professor Emeritus of Guitar, Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University