Thomas Brazzle | SFA '14 - Chair

Thomas Brazzle is an actor, writer and director based in Atlanta, GA. After spending time studying abroad in London and Barcelona, Thomas returned to the U.S. to focus on creating new work and working in regional theatre and film. He has performed at The Guthrie in Minneapolis, Shakespeare and Company, Connecticut Rep, The Alley and many other regional theaters and has appeared in multiple national commercials and network shows. He is the Operations Manager for Out of Hand Theater in Atlanta, GA where they combine theater and film with information and conversation to advance social justice. He also produces, writes and directs films and new works with his production company Whet Ink Productions, focusing passionately on theater/film education programs and telling stories from the perspective of marginalized individuals. Thomas graduated from Stephen F Austin State University in 2008 with a BFA in Theatre, and in 2014 from The University of Connecticut with a MFA in Acting.

Samantha Card | SFA '19

Samantha Card is a practicing music educator in the state of Connecticut where she specializes in teaching early childhood and elementary general music. Sam is also an avid choral performer. While at UConn, she sang with the UConn Concert Choir and Collegium Musicum, featured as both an ensemble musician and a soloist. After receiving her BA in Music from the School of Fine Arts and BS in Music Education from the Neag School of Education in 2019, Sam went on to pursue Master's coursework in London, UK. There, she taught academic music lessons, music theory enrichment workshops, and directed the select Chamber Choir at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth's School.

Since receiving her Master of Arts from UConn in 2020, Sam has spent the past two years teaching Pre-K-2 general music in Canton, CT. Her teaching interests revolve around equitable teaching and learning, transformative multiculturalism in the general music classroom, and creating opportunities for joyful music making in young students. Sam applies the skills she learned at UConn every day in her career as a music educator and in Project Choir One, a Manchester, CT - based semi-professional choir. Sam enjoys making beautiful choral music with her fellow SFA alums in PCO.

Megan Edmondson | SFA ‘18

Megan Edmondson has worked at The Museum of Modern Art for the past four years. In her current role as Manager of Customer Service and Community for the Membership department, she oversees the daily operations and strategy of email, phone, and web customer service of the Museum's member base, as well as the implementation of community initiatives to welcome new audiences into membership programming and promote member-to-member interactivity. Prior to joining MoMA, she worked in both Membership and Visitor Services at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Megan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2018 with a BFA in Studio Art, with a concentration in painting. She then completed her MA in Visual Arts Administration, with a focus on not-for-profit work, from New York University in 2021.

Erickendy Jean Pierre | SFA ‘17

Erickendy, also known as Erick graduated from UConn Digital Media in 2017 with a focus on Game Design. Erick found his love for game design and programming through building his first computer and playing video games when he was younger. After graduating, Erick joined The Game Agency as a Front-End Developer. One of the core products the agency provides is The Training Arcade, a platform of games made for corporate training. This platform is known to be the only Sony approved place that hosts games like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.

When Erick is not working you can find him outside skateboarding, inside playing video games, as well as studying different topics such as the economy, drones, and different web frameworks to build sites on.

Emma Romano | SFA ‘15, '18

Emma Romano, a Connecticut native, grew up in a household brimming with the creations of her family: wooden birds whittled by her grandfather, serene watercolor seascapes painted by her mother, and blooming gardens grown by her father. When the time came to select a college major, Emma was naturally drawn to the arts, and chose to study Art History. She interned at the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts and the Wadsworth Atheneum, and also worked on campus at the William Benton Museum of Art and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

Upon graduation, Emma applied to be an inaugural member of UConn’s Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration program, and was honored to be offered a graduate assistantship. During graduate school, Emma supplemented her studies with internships at Real Art Ways, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Her graduate research centered on evaluating and improving art museum experiences for adults aged 65+, specifically how the arts can be a catalyst in combating social isolation amongst this demographic.

After briefly working in the nonprofit sector, Emma pivoted her career to the tech industry. She has worked in sales and sales coaching at numerous successful tech companies, including Artsy, CreatorIQ, and currently, Toast. Emma now lives in Queens, NY. In her spare time she enjoys exploring all the city has to offer (especially the food, art, and music scenes), cooking, reading, and spoiling her cat, Sealy.