JAN KUBASIEWICZ
Professor, Dynamic Media Institute at MassArt

Jan is Professor of Communication Design and Coordinator of Graduate Design Program, the Dynamic Media Institute (dmiboston.org) at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston (massart.edu). Kubasiewicz has served as visiting lecturer and critic at numerous national and international colleges and universities, including: Tongji to RISD. Born and educated in Poland, Kubasiewicz holds an MFA degree in graphic design and printmaking.

RORY KEOHANE
Co-Founder

Rory is a founder of Oat, a graphic design studio devoted to sharing its unique view of possibility across print, web and motion graphic projects. Recent collaborations include Harvard Graduate School of Design, HBO and Porches Inn at MASS MoCA. He is also a founder of Lumen Eclipse, a public art project dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of contemporary video artists.

ROSANNA FLOUTY
Associate Director of Education at ICA Boston

Rosanna, Associate Director of Education at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, has worked in art museums since 1993, with a special focus on technology and contemporary art. She actively collaborates with contemporary artists to engage young audiences. From 2000-2006, she was Education Manager for New Media at the Guggenheim Museum. Currently, she is organizing a national leadership conference for museum-based teen programs to convene in summer 2009.

ROY V. SIMONDS
Editor / Motion Graphics, Panache Editorial

Roy received his BFA in Interrelated Media from the Massachusetts College of Art. Roy's love of zombies, robots, and ninjas has catapulted him into a career in editing & motion graphics, with exemplary skills in Avid, Final Cut, and After Effects. When not making pixels dance, he enjoys spending time with his wife, son & their dog Noodles.

SVEN FAHLGREN
Producer at Modernista!

Sven is a Producer at Modernista! and oversees all aspects of post production.

Prior to Modernista!, Sven worked in LA on such films as Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report, E.T. 20th Anniversary Release, Antz, The Ring and more during his time at DreamWorks SKG. He then worked as a Digital Intermediate Producer on feature films and trailers such as The Good German, The Last Kiss, The Namesake, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Casino Royale, Spiderman 3, Over The Hedge and Flushed Away, among others at Technicolor Creative Services.

BRIAN BUTLER
cryptozoologist and designer

When he is not hot on the trail of the elusive Ice Cream Person, Brian can be found by his computer, designing merchandise for bands such as Big D and the Kids Table, Dropkick Murphys, Jay-Z, Motley Crue, and Wu-Tang Clan. Brian was a participant in the 2007 Boston Cut&Paste Tournament.

GERALD JIMENEZ
Motion Graphics + Interactive Designer

Gerald Jimenez is a Dominican born designer. He currently designs the day away for clients such as Cadillac, HUMMER, and Product (RED) and spends his nights experimenting with confetti, lighting + a Handycam. He wants an Edirol V4 for his birthday. His motion graphics work have lived on video billboards in Times Square to portable projector screens at his local church. He serves as an arts educator with Bostons inner city youth through organizations such as Citzens School and The Cloud Foundation. Gerald wants to be a hero of the X-Men sort. If his work has taught him anything it's that he's not done learning.

Someday he'll succumb to the lights & sounds and become a VJ. For now, this is his life. Amen.

KRISTIN GROENER
Art Director, Street Attack

After graduating from Boston University's College of Fine Arts, Kristin worked at Prank Design where she learned the skills that prepared her for her current position as Art Director at Street Attack, an alternative and digital marketing agency. She works closely with Birdhead Design and holds a position on the Board of Directors of MARC, the Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition.