Category: Instructor Spotlight
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Instructor Spotlight: Adam Straus
Adam Straus has worked as a sculptor, businessman, consultant, professor, and inventor of candy and toys. In addition to inventing for the past 25 years, Adam has a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in metal-smithing and has produced a line of award-winning, sterling silver baby spoons along with numerous other upscale gift items. He also…
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Instructor Spotlight: Brian Emery
Brian Emery is an artist and photographer whose work has been showcased in exhibits around the country. He has been teaching in the photography department at FIT since 2004 and teaches a wide array of digital skillsets and techniques. His art practice is centered around creatively misusing cameras to manipulate representations of time and space. Website:…
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Instructor Spotlight: Gary Wolf
Gary Wolf is a fashion business professional with experience in consulting for manufacturing, service, and retail companies. He is currently a professor in the Fashion Business Management Department. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA degree from Georgia State University. Gary has also been an Adjunct Professor not only…
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Instructor Spotlight: Nancy Alusick
Nancy Alusick is a longstanding and successful freelance stylist, visual merchandiser, and interior designer with a background working as an accessories editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Patterns. She studied fashion design at FIT and teaches styling in the professional studies division. Nancy Alusick teaches the following FIT Precollege Classes: HSX 121 Passion for Fashion Styling …
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Instructor Spotlight: Roza Mirakova
Roza Mirakova worked in various companies as a patternmaker/technical designer in childrenswear and womenswear for over 15 years. She graduated from FIT in 1996 with a B.S. in Production Management. She is highly experienced in draping, sewing, and patternmaking. After working as a tutor for a while, she was inspired to teach and share her knowledge with…
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Instructor Spotlight: Jennifer Bentivegna
Jennifer Bentivegna is a fashion merchandising and buying professional who spent her career in various roles at Giorgio Armani in the merchandising and e-commerce departments. She is a graduate of the FIT Fashion Merchandising Management program. She began teaching at FIT in 2014 in the Fashion Business Management department. She teaches courses in Product Development,…