MHCC Integrated Media Program

JD KIGGINS

jd.kiggins@mhcc.edu
503.491.7632
OFFICE: AC1385
Adviser: Broadcasting option

Co-director, Integrated Media Program

Recipient of the 2010 MHCC Distinguished Teaching Award, JD manages the Broadcasting program and teaches many of the core classes. He brings extensive experience in sound recording, digital audio production, producing and editing having worked in many capacities in the film and broadcasting industries. A graduate of Montana State University, his degree is in film and theatre arts. Most recently he was a partner at Blue Dog Recording in Portland where he edited film and video, designed sound for picture and provided sound engineering for both music and radio clients. JD has worked for a broad range of clients ranging from Nike and InFocus to musicians such as Leroy Vinnegar and Jerry Hahn. In addition to instructing the digital audio production classes that feature Digidesign’s ProTools software, JD serves as co-curricular and club advisor for the KMHD2 college radio station. JD teaches IM178, IM179, IM180, IM195, RB150, RB151, and RB152 .

CHRISTINA MAIER

chris.maier@mhcc.edu
503.491.6992
OFFICE: AC1384
Adviser: Graphic Design option

Co-director, Integrated Media Program

Chris earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Arizona State University. Her graduate studies were at the University of Kansas and Kent State University in Ohio. Previous teaching appointments were at the University of Kansas and the University of Arizona before coming to MHCC in 1988. Her professional design experience was as an editorial designer and art director for magazines in Kansas and Arizona. At the University of Kansas, she served as a publication designer and in Tucson, Arizona, she operated White Space Studio, a design company that specialized in annual reports, magazine design and periodical re-designs. She has contributed award-winning editorial layouts to Plazm Magazine. Chris has a particular fondness for detail, typography and the color blue. For the past five years, she served as Integrated Media Department Chair and most recently as Associate Dean for Integrated Media, Performing and Visual Arts,taking care of curriculum development, staffing, scheduling and facilities for the division. She's the 2007 recipient of the MHCC Distinguished Teaching Award. For 2010-11, she'll teach GD150, GD151, GD251, IM178, IM195,IM260, IM282, IM290 and IM291.

JACK SCHOMMER

jack.schommer@mhcc.edu
503.491.7611
OFFICE: AC1386
Adviser: Video option

Co-director, Integrated Media Program

Jack grew up in northwest Montana,and received a BS in motion picture production from Montana State University. He worked the next 12 years in that state’s television industry. He produced daily news casts for the Eagle Communication network and also managed a production department for the Montana Television Network’s affiliate, KPAX-TV in Missoula. In 1987 as a member of the Missoula City Council he helped negotiate that city’s first cable franchise which also established its first community TV center. He moved to Gresham in 1988 to oversee the Community Television Grant, teach in and coordinate the Community TV program at Mt. Hood Community College. He has been the lead instructor and coordinator for the Television Production Technology Program since 1997. His production work has been honored with state, regional and national awards. Jack is a certified Apple Pro trainer for FCP and teaches TV152, TV250, TV251, IM195, IM290, IM291 and IM260.

DANA SPIELMANN

dana.spielmann@mhcc.edu
503.491.7412
OFFICE: AC1371
Adviser: Photography option

Co-director, Integrated Media Program

Dana comes to Integrated Media after serving the last 12 years as originator and director of the MHCC Professional Photography program and seven years as part of the MHCC's journalism program.  She holds a master’s degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University in Canada. She has worked as a journalist/ photojournalist for the Santa Monica Evening Journal, Lake Oswego Review, Oregon City Courier, and South and East bureaus of the Oregonian. She briefly operated a video production company, Spielmann Productions, producing videos on non-destructive testing, the use of Pagemaker. She was director of the Clackamas Community College Journalism program from 1979-1985. She also served as an associate lobbyist for the Oregon Community College Association for two sessions. For 2010-11, Dana will teach ART260, IM179, IM151, IM152, two sections of DP252 and IM290.

Keith Allen

Keith's extensive broadcasting career spans over fifty years. He's held a wide variety of positions at dozens of radio stations: Air Personality, Music Director, Engineer, Program Director, Newsman, Voice Coach and Educator. This year, he's teaching an intensive workshop in voice over techniques for the broadcasting students in Winter term (IM282BB: Integrated Media Focus: Broadcasting).

Jennifer Brinkman

Jennifer Brinkman has operated Brinkman Photography since 1990. After graduating from Illinois State University Jennifer moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for various commercial photographers. In the last eight years, her love of people has been the focus of her work, with an emphasis on children and animals as subjects. She also teaches at PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art) and her diverse portfolio has inspired beginners to create the world in fresh ways through the photographer's lens. Jennifer is actively involved in American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) where she participated by organizing, curating, and promoting eventsto showcase member's works. She recently served as treasurer for the Oregon Chapter of ASMP. For 2010-11, she will collaborate with JD Kiggins to teach the IM180: Digital Editing and Acquistion classes. She's also hard at work on a master's degree in social work at WSU-Vancouver.
jennifer.brinkman@mhcc.edu

Jay Cornelius

Jay is a producer, writer, editor, and director of photography for commercials, short films, feature length films, music videos, and documentaries on various channels such as National Geographic, PBS, History Channel, A&E, Discovery-Times Channel, and many others. Jay will teach TV150, TV151 and TV252 to the Video students this year. He also teaches the Adobe After Effects workshops as well as a section of IM179: Digital Tools and Workflow and IM291. He specializes in commercial and television productions with conservative budgets and recently relocated to Oregon. He's got a Bachelor's degree from Carlton College in Minnesota. He's owner of both Honeybear Films and Green Street Pictures.
jay.cornelius@mhcc.edu

Aaron Geis

Aaron Geis is a fine art and advertising photographer based in Portland, Oregon. He specializes in landscape, portrait, automotive, travel and lifestyle photography. He'll be teaching DP250 and IM190 this year.
aaron.geis@mhcc.edu

Rosemary Reynolds Glutsch

Rosemary has worked in the broadcast industry for 32 years. She is a nationally recognized award-winning journalist. A Portland native, Rosemary grew up in the Laddís Addition area on the Southeast side of the city. She attended high school at St. Maryís Academy majoring in Music and English. The next phase of life brought her to Portland Community College where she excelled in the Radio and Television Broadcasting Program. During her career she has worked for many of Portlandís radio stations. After three decades she continues to do voice-over work and is the Executive Producer of Simply Gardening Radio and TV. Rosemary oversees the internships of many Broadcasting students. For 2010-11, she's slated to teach IM260: Professional Practice in Integrated Media for the Broadcasting students.
rosemary.glutsch@mhcc.edu

Jon Larson

Jon moved his design and photography business, LarsonImages to Portland from Santa Barbara, California four years ago. He's been a lecturer at Brooks Institute of Photography. Jon's expertise at LarsonImages includes over a decade of experience in graphics, advertising, photography, multimedia and web design. He holds a BS in Applied Art and Design from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. This year, Jon will collaborate with David Maier to teach the IM291: Integrated Media Practicum classes each term to both the Digital Photography and Graphic Design students. David and Jon will serve as Art Directors for creative teams as they work on a wide variety of real projects for real clients.
jon.larson@mhcc.edu

David Maier

Over the past 20 years, he's taught a wide range of Graphic Design classes including Publication Design, 3D Modeling and Animation, Digital Imaging, Flash Animation, HTML Programming, Web Design, and Interactive Media Design. Since 1996, David has been the owner/principle of Third Door, Inc., an interactive web development company whose major clients include Dreamworks Records, Warner Brothers Records, Capital Records, Nike, Nemo HQ and Reprise Records. David earned a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Arizona. Before starting his own company, he served as Associate Creative Director for Portland's Graphic Media and Eagle River Interactive and was Creative Director for the New Media Group of Waggoner Edstrom. For first year graphic design students, he'll teach IM179: Digital Tools and Workflow, IM190: Web Basics and IM191: Web Design. In the second year program he'll teach GD252: Digital Media Studio. He also teaches several of the 12-hour intensive workshops in Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop.
david.maier@mhcc.edu

Paul Mazzucca

Paul comes to MHCC after five years in Canada as an Assistant Professor in the Foundation, Communication Design and Masters of Applied Art programs of Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He's also taught design at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Oregon State University and The University of Kansas. He earned an MFA in Graphic Design at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). He is an active freelance designer whose client list includes the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Vancouver Society of Storytelling, Corning Inc. / Steuben Glass, APRI-Minga; Coneflower Films, Hall Center for the Humanities at KU, Lawrence Public Library, Hilton Glass, and the Storm King Art Center. This year, he'll teach GD250: Corporate Identity Systems, and GD152: Concept, Creativity and Unity.
paul.mazzucca@mhcc.edu

Justin Myers

Freelance photographer Justin Myers has an extensive client list that includes Conde Nast, Adidas | Salomon, Portland Monthly, Colgate University, Taylor Guitars, Portland Spaces and Fretboard Journal. Justin started his professional career as an animator for Will Vinton Studios where he did set lighting and construction, animation, prop and character prep. Each summer, he teaches animation in OMSI's summer program. Most recently, he studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography. Take a look at his work at Justin Myers Photography, an advertising and editorial photography studio where he produces print campaigns, private stock libraries and web-based media. Justin will get the first year Digital Photography students started in their core photography courses, DP250: Integrated Media Photography II. He'll also teach some 12-hour photography workshops.
justin.myers@mhcc.edu

Steve Pringle

Steve has taught a variety of Broadcasting classes at MHCC over the years. For Fall 2009, he'll team with JD Kiggins as they kick off RB150: Broadcasting I in the first term. Currently at KINK, Steve started at KUFO, moved to KGON and KNRK, skipped over to KUPL and did mornings and overnights for six years at KKJZ. He hosts a Blues show (since 1994) at KMHD (89.1 f.m.) called The Friday Freeway Blues.
steve.pringle@mhcc.edu

Mary Starrett

We're delighted to have Mary join the Integrated Media faculty for winter term 2010 when she will teach the RB251: Broadcasting II course. She has worked as a local television news reporter and talk show host, and as a radio commentator for over twenty years. She co-hosted KATU's morning television program, AM Northwest for many years. Mary has a bachelor's degree from Emerson College in Boston, MA in speech communication.
mary.starrett@mhcc.edu

Kevin Welch

Each term, Kevin will teach the IM291: IM Practicum class and IM290: IM Portfolio for the Broadcasting students. His expertise in commercial radio will pay off for MHCC students as he teaches them how to operate the new high definition KMHD2 college radio station. scheduled to go "live" in May, 2010. He'll teach a 12-hour workshop in Selector software for the first year broadcasting students each year. He brings decades of experience at all levels in the broadcasting field to his new gig in education.
kevin.welch@mhcc.edu

Doug Zanger

Doug didn't expect a career in radio and advertising when he graduated from the University of Denver with an International Studies degree. But the New Jersey boy, by way of Minneapolis, found himself manning weekends from midnight to 6am in Portland, Oregon. From that point on, his path was set. Doug went from on-air to morning show producer, to production director for Rose City Radio (where he was a 2003 Radio Mercury Award Winner) before heading to Entercom Portland in 2004, where he served as Creative Director. In 2000, Doug started his own radio/audio advertising and marketing/branding agency, Xhang Creative. In 2007 Doug decided to pursue his dream of running the agency full-time, and Xhang Creative has since taken off, supporting clients from the Pacific Northwest, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Miami and Richmond, Virginia. He spreads the gospel of good creative, content and strategy, including penning a blog for Advertising Age's Small Agency Diary. Recently named radio jury president for the London International Advertising Awards, he is passionate about the auditory medium to create change. Doug teaches about the importance of radio, audio branding and advertising in ART279: Integrated Media Survey in the spring term. Check out his blog: RadioCreativeLand.