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.

Coberlin Brownell: Assistant Director

E-mail: cobybrownell@gmail.com

Currently enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program in Emergent Media at Champlain College. In his professional life, "Coby" worked for Jager Di Paola Kemp, a graphic design firm specializing in Brand Development and Strategy, with offices in Burlington, New York, and Portland, Oregon. In his thirteen years with JDK, Coby has designed for clients including Burton, Nike, Merrell, Timex, New Era, and XBOX 360, and has been a technical training consultant and digital asset analyst.

Coby studied painting and sculpture at the University of Vermont and is still very active in the local art scene, working out of his Williston studio in a blend of traditional and digital media. He has shown work at many local galleries, and has assisted in curating many shows for the Exquisite Corpse including "Painting Faces on War" which showcased art from the Lost Boys of Sudan, and "Art Helps", which benefitted survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

A strong believer in community outreach, Coby worked with Mobius and Burlington City Arts on creating a Mentor Art Group, now in its fourth year, which connects JDK employees and Champlain College students with local middle school children. Other interest include Chinese History, Toy Design, Sailing, Astronomy, Japanese Animation, Snowboarding, Video Games, Kickball, Frisbee Golf, Digital Illustration, and Photography.

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.

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 had 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 freelances in web and interactive development. Most of his work centers on creating cutting edge interactive games and 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.