Angelo Luciano is Coordinator of Accounting, Finance and Media for the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Program at Columbia College in Chicago, IL. A former accountant and financial manager, Luciano now teaches courses on finance, accounting and management practice at Columbia, and is active on several Chicago-area advisory boards.
Dennis Rich is Chairperson of the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Program at Columbia College in Chicago, IL, where in addition to his administrative duties he teaches courses in marketing, fundraising, and grant writing. Prior to this, he was among other things Marketing Director for the Atlanta Ballet and Director of External Affairs for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Jun Mhoon is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago, and an expert on digital media distribution. Mhoon is a digital aggregator, which means he digitally loads online audio and video content to media sites such as iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody, Wal-Mart.com, and others. Prior to that, he spent more than thirty years in the traditional music business, holding various positions at Warner Brothers, RCA, A&M, BMG and several other labels. Mhoon also runs his own multi-media venture, I AM Music.
Kimo Williams is Coordinator/Faculty Advisor for the Music Business Program at Columbia College in Chicago, IL., in which role he manages the faculty affairs and curriculum for the largest program of its kind in the United States. He is also an internationally recognized composer who has premiered three symphonies, four string quarters, and numerous other works, as well as a working bandleader/guitarist whose band, Kimotion, includes legendary drummer Vinny Colaiuta and saxophonist Michael Brecker. Williams also runs his own record label, Little Beck Music, and publishing company, One Omik Music (BMI).
Mary Filice is a Professor of Media Management in the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Program at Columbia College in Chicago, IL. She is also an independent filmmaker who makes her own short films, and who works with the Chicago-area youth-outreach media program Split Pillow as a media literacy and filmmaking instructor.
Nissan Wasfie is a full-time faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches economics, entrepreneurship and marketing in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Management program. In addition, he works with a for-profit art consulting company, where he advises clients on how to develop an aesthetic vision for their art collections.
Robert Cronberg is a professor in the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management department at Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches accounting, finance, economics, and entrepreneurship.
Robert DiFazio is an adjunct professor in the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management department of Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches courses in recording and producing. Earlier in his career, DiFazio was General Manager of a small school called the Music Industry Workshop. He has a degree in sound recording from DePaul University, and works actively as a producer in addition to his teaching duties at Columbia College.
Shawn Murphy is Midwest Director of Membership for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and also teaches music publishing at Columbia College Chicago.
Steve Cole is Assistant Professor of Arts, Entertainment and Media Management at Columbia College Chicago, specializing in their Music Business Management concentration. He is also an accomplished composer and recording artist, having released five albums on the Atlantic label in the past decade. Cole holds a BA in economics from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
