Meet Our Faculty

Ann DeMarle: Director, GIV in Information Technology

Ann DeMarle is the director of the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College. In 2006, she became the first recipient of the Roger H. Perry Endowed Chair, established to support initiatives promoting innovation, change, and entrepreneurship at the College. Formerly the founding director of both the Multimedia and Graphic Design (precursor to the Graphic Design and Digital Media and Digital Filmmaking) and the Electronic Game Design, Art & Animation and Game Programming programs, DeMarle used the endowment to create an on-campus center dedicated to emergent media. Key to its mission is an approach that brings the media and technology expertise of Champlain students together with businesses and non-profits looking to explore and create new solutions. Through partnerships, the Center has been exploring the impact of game technologies and emergent media on learning, communication and decision-making. Champlain students have been hosting summits, building games and interactive media, and participating in international conferences.

Much of DeMarle's work has involved the integration of education and technology. In 2008 DeMarle was elected to the prestigious IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors. In 2004, DeMarle was recognized as an Apple Computer Distinguished Educators. She is the founding director of the Governor's Institute of Vermont in Information Technology for outstanding high school students and has been since the program's inception in 2002. She trained Vermont teachers on technology in the classroom to enhance student learning-as an instructor and mentor for the WEB Project and as an organizer of Champlain College/VITA-Learn Dynamic Landscapes program.

DeMarle holds a BFA from State University of New York at New Paltz and an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology. Before entering academia she had a long career in computer graphics that included creating media for corporations such as Eastman Kodak, Lotus, AT&T, Lockheed Martin, and IBM Research.

Frank Canovatchel: Web Programming, Assistant Director

E-mail: canovatchel@champlain.edu: Frank Canovatchel is an Associate Professor of Web Development and Design at the College. He is also a Senior Web Consultant for Shark Interactive, a Burlington-based interactive marketing and technology company. Frank teaches introductory and advanced Web development courses including Relational Database with Web Applications, JavaScript Programming and XML. Before joining the faculty of Champlain College, Frank worked at IBM for Vermont Technical College and at Vermont Student Assistance Corporation supporting Web and technology development projects. Frank is a graduate of Fordham University, earning his Bachelor's and two Master's Degrees from the University. Before moving to Vermont, Frank worked on Wall Street as a Financial Analyst. After leaving Wall Street, Frank taught Math, Social Studies and Economics at the high school level. He has also taught introductory and intermediate economics courses at C.W. Post on Long Island and at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Currently, Frank is co-authoring a book on JavaScript programming and is pursuing his Doctorate.

Ray McCarthy Bergeron: Digital Video

E-mail: bergeron@champlain.edu

Raymond McCarthy Bergeron has been an employee of Champlain College since starting in 2001 in the IS department. Currewntly he is Project Manager for the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College. He graduated from Champlain College with a B.S. in Multimedia and Graphic Design in Spring 2004. At the college, Ray has been recognized for his student work in 2D and 3D animation as well as video in the Champlain Media Awards 2002, 2003, and 2004 with awards placing him in 1st and 2nd in several categories. Since graduation, he has had much experience designing and producing media as well as organizing and supervising video productions on and off campus for the college.

This will be Ray's 4th year teaching digital video editing at Governor's Institute of Vermont in Information Technology. He has also taught 3D animation for several years to a wide range of youth at South Burlington High School's Imaging Lab under the supervision of Tim Comolli. When he is not working or teaching Ray's side hobbies include making quirky movies with friends, working with technology 24/7 and driving people nuts with his crazy design ideas! He also would like people know his kitten's name is Sam.

Robert Cartelli: E-Business

E-mail: Rapid@HighAlpine.com: Robert Cartelli aka "Rapid" teaches undergraduate and graduate-level e-business and e-commerce courses for Champlain Collage and Colorado Mountain College. He has a Masters Degree in Internet Strategy Management from Marlboro Collage and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Systems degree at Nova Southeastern University.

Amanda Crispel: Game Design

E-mail: crispel@champlain.edu

Amanda Crispel has 16 years of experience in the electronic entertainment industry, specializing in projects for children and families. She's been on development teams at Mattel, Leap Frog, Lego, Brøderbund Software, The Learning Co., Animated Speech Corporation, Digital Chocolate and Plan B Enterprises.

She has designed numerous popular CD-ROM titles in favorite family lines such as Carmen Sandiego, Kidpix, Lego Mindstorm, Rugrats, Leapfrog and Dr. Seuss. Several of her software titles have earned consumer software awards for excellence, including the Family PC Recommended award for her first title, Math Workshop. Other projects include designs for the web, mobile phones, console platforms and traditional board and card games.

Crispel joined the faculty at Champlain College in 2005. She is the program director for the Game Design and the Game Art & Animation degree programs and is responsible for developing both curriculum and contacts with industry leaders.

She believes play can provide a profound insight into the understanding of human culture. Through the academic investigation of play and games we have great opportunities to not only create great games for entertainment, but to use what we have learned in more meaningful ways such as in education, training, mass media and design. Her goal is to educate her students in both the theory of play and games, as well as the production of rich and rewarding interactive environments.

Crispel has taught at Maple Woods College in Missouri. She earned a bachelor's degree in graphic design at the University of California, Davis, and is completing a master's degree in electronic media through the University of Missouri. She is a member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

Robin Lane: E-Business & Internet Identity

E-mail: rlane@champlain.edu: Robin Lane gets college students interested in how businesses use technology. She founded her first technology company when she was 25, and she feels work = fun. She's also a student herself, getting a master's degree in Managing Innovation and Information Technology. Currently she is the director of Champlain College's e-learning unit.

Christine Neuhardt: Photoshop

E-mail: christine.neuhardt@adelphia.net

Chris Neuhardt has had 20 years experience in a variety of art mediums. She has exhibited works in acrylics, watercolor, glass design and digital design. She has designed promotional materials for Cleanspan Technology and Interface Systems. She teaches Computer Graphics at Champlain College and Design 1 at the Community College of Vermont. She has had experience teaching children from Preschool age to College years. She holds a Masters in Education and a Certificate in Multimedia Graphic Design.

Photoshop is the worldwide standard in image editing, processing and enhancement from Adobe. It is usually the starting point for images before they go into print, interactive, video and animation. It is also a great place to create artwork digitally. The computer is a tool for artistic expression and graphic communication. In this class you will learn the fundamentals of digital editing as well as create some really cool artwork.

Ken Howell: Flash Web Design

E-mail: khowell@champlain.edu

Ken has been an independent media designer and developer for over ten years. He has been fortunate to work on such broad-ranging brands as Urban Outfitters, Rossignol, Pantene and Skittles. Additionally, drawing on a love of electronics and his fine art background, in 2002 Ken founded Watson Innovations, a group of artists and technologists dedicated to developing new systems of computer user input.

Ken Howell joined the EMC team in 2008 but has been teaching at the college since 2006. Prior to coming to Champlain College, he taught at both New York University and New Jersey City University.

When he is not working or teaching, Ken enjoys drawing, painting, woodworking, tinkering in his laboratory, all things outdoors, and playing with his daughter, Rose.

Ken's educational background includes a scholarship to the North Carolina High School of the Arts, a B.F.A from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Joe Manley: Game and Interactive Design

E-mail: jamvt@hotmail.com

Joe Manley is a Flash Developer/Designer, professor and artist. Joe currently is an assistant professor in Champlain College's Game Design degree program and has taught for 3+ years in the Multimedia and Graphic Design program. Other teaching experience includes the University of Colorado, Denver University, Red Rocks Community College, The Vermont Clay Studio and Frog Hollow Craft Center.

Besides teaching three classes a semester at Champlain College, Joe currently is a full-time Flash Developer for the University of Vermont. Most of his work centers on creating interactive Flash games and educational software. Joe's educational background includes a B.F.A from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Jim Reda: Programming in Alice

E-mail: jrr@videk.com

Jim Reda is an original founder of Videk, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company that specializes in high-speed optical reading and inspection systems for the printing and mailing industry. As Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Jim provides technical and business development leadership by leveraging his 25 years of experience in digital and analog image processing, optics, object oriented software analysis/design, and overall complex system design. His engineering guidance and technology and market insight are invaluable to the company. Jim has authored and published numerous technical papers, developed technical training courses, presides routinely in roundtable discussions and holds numerous patents in this field. He is considered one of the founders of this industry and is recognized worldwide as an industry expert and leader. He is involved with local universities supporting the exchange of knowledge between industry and academia.

Currently one of his special interests is evaluating graphical programming paradigms for simplifying highly complex imaging systems. One of his goals is to remove language dependencies as a pre-requisite of using these systems. Alice is one of the models.