FIT Giving Day Department Champions are passionate faculty members who lead the charge in inspiring a culture of philanthropy on campus. By championing their departments, they help rally support, celebrate FIT’s creative community, and spark pride across campus—creating a lasting impact that benefits current students as well as future generations of leaders in the creative industries.
Chair | Global Fashion Management (MPS)
Department Champion for the Global Fashion Management (MPS) Fund
Chair | Photography and Related Media
Department Champion for the Photography and Related Media Fund
Chair | Illustration (MFA)
Department Champion for the Illustration (MFA) Fund
Associate Chair | International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries
Department Champion for the International Trade & Marketing for the Fashion Industries Fund
Assistant Chair | Fashion (Menswear)
Department Champion for the Fashion (Menswear) Fund
Chair | Fashion Design (MFA)
Department Champion for the Fashion Design (MFA) Fund
Associate Chair | Technical Design
Department Champion for the Technical Design Fund
Chair | Toy Design
School Champion for the Toy Design Fund
Chair | Illustration and Interactive Media
Department Champion for the Illustration and Interactive Media Fund
Assistant Chair | Advertising and Marketing Communications
Department Champion for the Advertising and Marketing Communications Department Fund
Associate Professor | Interior Design
School Champion for the Interior Design Fund
Assistant Chair | Fine Arts
Department Champion for the Fine Arts Fund
Chair | FIT Sustainability Council
Chair | Science and Mathematics
Department Champion for the Sustainability Fund and Science and Math Fund
Fashion and Textile Studies (MA), ‘24
Department Champion for the Fashion and Textile Studies (MA) Fund
Chair | Fashion Business Management
Department Champion for the Fashion Business Management Fund
Chair | Production Management
Department Champion for the Production Management Department Fund
Chair | Textile Development and Marketing
Department Champion for the Textile Development and Marketing Fund
Chair | Textile/Surface Design and Fabric Styling
Department Champion for the Textile/Surface Design and Fabric Styling Fund
Assistant Chair | Fashion (Footwear & Accessories Design)
Department Champion for the Fashion (Footwear & Accessories Design Fund)
Dean | Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology
School Champion for the Baker School of Business and Technology General Fund
Chair | Fashion Department
Department Champion for the Fashion (Fashion Design) Fund
Assistant Coordinator | International Programs
Department Champion for the International Programs Fund
Chair | Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries
Department Champion for the Entrepreneurship Fund
Chair | Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing
Department Champion for the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing Fund
