SOCAPA Faculty & Leadership
Who We Are
Meet the working artists, educators, directors, and leaders who guide SOCAPA students.
Adam LaSalle
Musical Theater Instructor
Masters in Education, BFA Music, SUNY
Ashley Rich
Dance Instructor
Alvin Ailey School
Aushi Oskarsdottir
Dance Instructor
Alvin Ailey, UC Berkeley
Ayoni Thompson
Singer-Songwriter • Producer • Instrumentalist
BFA Songwriting, University of Southern California
Beth Bates
Film & Alternative Process Photographer
BFA Photography, LIU Brooklyn
Charlie Barker Theobald
Film Instructor
MFA Film & TV, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Derek Stuckert
Screenwriter • Producer
MFA Screenwriting, American Film Institute
Elysia Jordan
Actor • Singer • Musical Theater
BFA Musical Theater, Ithaca College
Emil Benjamin
Director • Cinematographer • Editor
MFA Film, Columbia University
Jake Mclean
Actor • Instructor
BFA Acting, Boston University
Kelley McRae
Singer-Songwriter • Recording Artist
Kelsey Siepser
Actress • Instructor
MFA Acting, USC School of Dramatic Arts
Lauren Walker
Acting Instructor
MFA Acting, Yale School of Drama
Levi Abrino
Advanced Film & Screenwriting Teacher
MFA Film & TV, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Mary Bragg
Songwriter • Performer
Megz Alfonso
Dance Instructor
Melina León
Film Instructor
MFA Film, Columbia University
Melissa Kaitlyn Carter
Musician • Performer • Educator
MFA Music & Sound, Brooklyn College
Michael Kane
Acting Instructor
MFA Acting, Harvard University
Miguel Silveira
Director • Producer • Educator
MFA Film, Columbia University
Missy Hernandez
Writer • Producer • Assistant Professor
MFA Film, Columbia University
Molly Karna
Writer • Director
MFA Film & TV Production, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Naomi White
Photo Teacher
MFA Photography, School of Visual Arts
Nick Ordway
Director • Screenwriter
MFA Film, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Omar Kakar
Director • Architect • Filmmaker
MFA Film, Columbia University
Rebecca Jordan
Songwriter • Producer
Rosina Bullen
Indie Folk/Rock Artist • Singer-Songwriter
Sasha Phyars-Burgess
Photographer & Community Educator
BA Photography, Bard College
Selena Salfen
Photographer & Educator
MFA Photography, School of Visual Arts
Shana Lloyd
Writer • Director • Producer
BFA Acting & Theater, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Sofia Sanchez
Instructor
Sushma Khadepaun
Writer • Director
MFA Film, Columbia University
Tom LeGoff
Founder, SOCAPA Photography Program
MFA, University of Louisville