Meet Our Giving Day Department Champions

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.

Aaron Duncan

Chair | Global Fashion Management (MPS)
Department Champion for the Global Fashion Management (MPS) Fund

Allison Wade

Chair | Photography and Related Media
Department Champion for the Photography and Related Media Fund

Brandon Leach

Chair | Illustration (MFA)
Department Champion for the Illustration (MFA) Fund

Christine Pomeranz

Associate Chair | International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries
Department Champion for the International Trade & Marketing for the Fashion Industries Fund

Christopher Uvenio

Assistant Chair | Fashion (Menswear)
Department Champion for the Fashion (Menswear) Fund

Cathleen Sheehan

Chair | Fashion Design (MFA)
Department Champion for the Fashion Design (MFA) Fund

Deborah Beard

Associate Chair | Technical Design
Department Champion for the Technical Design Fund

Damian Mucaro

Chair | Toy Design
School Champion for the Toy Design Fund

Dan Shefelman

Chair | Illustration and Interactive Media 
Department Champion for the Illustration and Interactive Media Fund

Elena Romero

Assistant Chair | Advertising and Marketing Communications
Department Champion for the Advertising and Marketing Communications Department Fund

Gregory Melitonov

Associate Professor | Interior Design
School Champion for the Interior Design Fund

Julia Jacquette

Assistant Chair | Fine Arts
Department Champion for the Fine Arts Fund

Karen Pearson

Chair | FIT Sustainability Council
Chair | Science and Mathematics
Department Champion for the Sustainability Fund and Science and Math Fund

Lelsey Heller

Fashion and Textile Studies (MA), ‘24
Department Champion for the Fashion and Textile Studies (MA) Fund

Laticha Brown

Chair | Fashion Business Management
Department Champion for the Fashion Business Management Fund

Peter Wai Chan

Chair | Production Management
Department Champion for the Production Management Department Fund

Seam Cormier

Chair | Textile Development and Marketing
Department Champion for the Textile Development and Marketing Fund

Susanne Goetz

Chair | Textile/Surface Design and Fabric Styling
Department Champion for the Textile/Surface Design and Fabric Styling Fund

Sarah Mullins

Assistant Chair | Fashion (Footwear & Accessories Design)
Department Champion for the Fashion (Footwear & Accessories Design Fund)

Shannon Maher

Dean | Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology
School Champion for the Baker School of Business and Technology General Fund

Su Ku

Chair | Fashion Department
Department Champion for the Fashion (Fashion Design) Fund

Tegan Daley

Assistant Coordinator | International Programs
Department Champion for the International Programs Fund

William Reinisch

Chair | Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries
Department Champion for the Entrepreneurship Fund

Virginia Bonofiglio

Chair | Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing
Department Champion for the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing Fund