The Dean's Executive Council is charged with representing the Tisch School of the Arts ("TSOA") faculty as an advisory body to the Dean, and as a decision-making body (with proper consultation with respective faculties) between regular faculty meetings. This committee shall advise the Dean of the TSOA concerning the problems and attitudes of the faculty and they shall see that the faculty is kept informed of the pertinent activities of the TSOA administration.

Current Members:

Allyson Green, Dean, Tisch School of the Arts
Fred Carl, Co-Associate Dean of Faculty, Faculty Services, Tisch School of the Arts
Karen Shimakawa, Co-Associate Dean of Faculty, Academic Affairs, Tisch School of the Arts
Scott Illingworth, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Acting (Faculty Senator)
David Irving, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television (Faculty Senator)
Lauren Davis, Associate Arts Professor, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (Faculty Senator)
Kevin Kuhlke, Arts Professor, Drama (Standing Committee Chair)
Mo Ogrodnik, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television (Standing Committee Chair)
Maggie Raywood, Associate Arts Professor, Design (Standing Committee Chair)
Laura Harris, Assistant Professor, Art & Public Policy
Dan Streible, Associate Professor, Cinema Studies
Jeremy Nelson, Associate Arts Professor, Dance
Pamela Pietro, Associate Arts Professor, Dance (Alternate)
Constance Hoffman, Associate Arts Professor, Design for Stage & Film
Allen Lee Hughes, Associate Arts Professor, Design for Stage & Film (Alternate)
Andy Arden Reese, Assistant Arts Professor, Drama
Gigi Buffington, Associate Arts Professor, Drama
Jessie Keyt, Assistant Arts Professor, Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing
Jane Fujita, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Acting (Alternate)
Amy Fox, Distinguished Teacher, Graduate Film
Ken Friedman, Associate Professor, Graduate Film (Alternate)
Julianne Davis, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Musical Theater Writing
Mel Marvin, Arts Professor, Graduate Musical Theater Writing (Alternate)
Daniel Rozin, Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program
Mimi Yin, Assistant Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program (Alternate)
Robert Yang, Assistant Arts Professor, Game Design
Matt Parker, Assistant Arts Professor, Game Design (Alternate)
Robert Benevides, Distinguished Teacher, Open Arts
Patricia Hoffbauer, Assistant Arts Professor, Open Arts (Alternate)
Malik Gaines, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies
Fred Moten, Professor, Performance Studies (Alternate)
Paul Owen, Associate Professor, Photography and Imaging
Shelley Rice, Arts Professor, Photography and Imaging
Caran Hartsfield, Assistant Arts Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television (Alternate)

The Academic Affairs Committee focuses on student academic life. Co-chaired by the Associate Dean of Faculty, this committee comprises distinguished members of the Tisch faculty and the administration. The committee advises the University on any and all matters of academic importance to our students.

Current Members:

Karen Shimakawa (Co-Chair), Co-Associate Dean of Faculty, Academic Affairs

Kevin Kuhlke (Co-Chair), Arts Professor, Drama

Robert Cameron, Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Dan Charnas, Assistant Arts Professor, Recorded Music

Elizabeth Coker, Assistant Arts Professor, Dance

Christopher Goutman, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television

Nancy Hechinger, Teacher, ITP

Bill Tunnicliffe, Assistant Arts Professor, Open Arts

The Budget Policy Advisory Committee advises the Dean on a wide range of important financial topics, from raising revenue for School programming to funding international students. The committee reports at Faculty meetings in conjunction with the Dean, on the state of the School’s budget, and the School’s budget planning.The committee’s prime duty is to become informed about the financial status of the School. Their obligation is to solicit such information, as is necessary, and to present it to the faculty with discretion.

Current Members:

Barbara Browning, Associate Professor, Performance Studies

Fred Carl, Co-Associate Dean of Faculty, Faculty Services

Daniel Goldfarb, Assistant Arts Professor, Dramatic Writing

Mo Ogrodnik (Chair), Associate Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television

Charles Pratt, Assistant Arts Professor, Game Design

Julie Sloane, Teacher, Undergraduate Film & Television

John Tintori, Associate Arts Professor, Graduate Film 

The Faculty Welfare and Governance Committee serves in a consultative capacity to the Dean. Their mission is to represent the interests of all full-time faculty at the school, and to take action on matters having to do with faculty welfare, faculty governance, as well as policies and terms relating to faculty appointments, review and reappointment.

Current Members:

Fred Carl, Co-Associate Dean, Office of Faculty

Christina DeHaven, Teacher, Undergraduate Film & Television

Byron Easley, Associate Arts Professor, Undergraduate Drama

Mary Lambert, Assistant Arts Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television

Maggie Raywood (Chair), Associate Arts Professor, Design

Paul Thompson, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television

The Discipline Committee resolves complaints of alleged violations of policies and/or community standards by faculty and students. This committee hears cases and advises the Dean on appropriate School responses.

Current Members:

Jim Anderson, Professor, Recorded Music

Erin Mee, Assistant Arts Professor, Drama

The Grievance Committee advises the Dean on disputes which have not been resolved through the normal process of reasoned discussion. The grievance process is intended to assure the faculty member that his/her complaint or problem has been presented to and considered by appropriate School officials and bodies; and to assure the Tisch community that decisions involving faculty members in their relationship to the School are fully considered.

Tenured:

Tom Drysdale, Associate Professor, Photography and Imaging

Ken Friedman, Associate Professor, Graduate Film

Jason King, Associate Professor, Recorded Music

Carol Martin, Professor, Undergraduate Drama

Anna McCarthy, Professor, Cinema Studies

Ted Ziter, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Drama

Arts Professors:

Lewis Erskine, Assistant Arts Professor, Undergraduate Film

Chris Jaehnig, Associate Arts Professor, Undergraduate Drama

Mel Marvin, Arts Professor, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing

Danny Rozin, Associate Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program

Teachers:

James Felder, Teacher, Dramatic Writing

Daniel Spector, Teacher, Undergraduate Drama

The Tisch Faculty Council ("TFC") is the elected body representing the interests of the full-time faculty at Tisch School of the Arts ("TSOA"). The Council is composed of one elected representative from every department and program and is charged to periodically review and make recommendations for strengthening shared governance policies and practices at the School. In carrying out its charge, the TFC strives to advance and operationalize policies and principles of shared governance that involve the collaborative participation by TSOA faculty in decisions and policies that affect their rights, responsibilities, and welfare at the School.

Current Members:

• Laura Harris, Assistant Professor, Art & Public Policy

• Dan Streible, Associate Professor, Cinema Studies

• Lauren Davis, Associate Arts Professor, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

• Jeremy Nelson, Associate Arts Professor, Dance

• Pamela Pietro, Associate Arts Professor, Dance (Alternate)

• Constance Hoffman, Associate Arts Professor, Design for Stage & Film 

• Allen Lee Hughes, Associate Arts Professor, Design for Stage & Film (Alternate) 

• Andrea Arden-Reese, Assistant Arts Professor, Drama 

• Gigi Buffington, Associate Arts Professor, Drama

• Jessie Keyt, Assistant Arts Professor, Dramatic Writing

• Matt Parker, Assistant Arts Professor, Game Design (Alternate)

• Robert Yang, Assistant Arts Professor, Game Design 

• Jane Fujita, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Acting (Alternate)

• Scott Illingworth, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Acting

• Amy Fox, Distinguished Teacher, Graduate Film

• Kenneth Friedman, Associate Professor, Graduate Film (Alternate)

• Julianne Davis, Assistant Arts Professor, Graduate Musical Theater Writing

• Mel Marvin, Arts Professor, Graduate Musical Theater Writing (Alternate)

• Daniel Rozin, Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program

• Mimi Yin, Assistant Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program (Alternate)

• Robert Benevides, Distinguished Teacher, Open Arts

• Patricia Hoffbauer, Assistant Arts Professor, Open Arts (Alternate)

• Malik Gaines, Associate Professor, Performance Studies

• Fred Moten, Professor, Performance Studies (Alternate)

• Paul Owen, Associate Professor, Photography and Imaging

• Shelley Rice, Arts Professor, Photography and Imaging (Alternate)

• Caran Hartsfield, Assistant Arts Professor, Undergraduate Film & Television (Alternate)