Category: Instructor Spotlight

  Neal Leavitt Instructor at FIT Neal Leavitt is an Instructor in the Center of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Professor Leavitt had been an Adjunct Instructor since 1998 in the Fashion Business Management Department. He received his AAS from […]

Sarah Byrd Freelance archivist Adjunct instructor FIT & NYU Sarah C. Byrd is a fashion historian, archivist, and educator. Her love of all things “old” led her to collections and preservation of the past in order to understand the present. She firmly believes that education […]

Tonya Blazio Fashion Historian/Archivist/Professor Tonya Blazio-Licorish is an Adjunct Lecturer for CCPS at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Tonya has taught with FIT since 2016 and is a visual culture archivist and trend specialist. She received her BFA from FIT and her MA from NYU […]

Arturo Veloira Independent Design Consultant Instructor at FIT Arturo is an artist and jewelry designer who’s been in the New York fashion scene for over two decades. As the creative director for Grinnell Designs—a private label design and manufacturing studio—he has worked with high profile […]

Richard Shapiro Founder & President Adjunct Professor Richard R. Shapiro is Founder and President of The Center For Client Retention (TCFCR) and a leading authority in the area of customer satisfaction and loyalty. For 30 years, Richard has spearheaded the research conducted with thousands of […]