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Nico van Dongen
Title: InstructorDegrees: M.F.A., Photography, Royal Academy of Visual Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
Teaching Experience: Since 1992
Career Highlights: Founder of portfolio pilots, creative consulting; internationally published and student awards; Adobe achievement award and ADDY awards.
Hobbies: Cooking and entertaining. playing guitar, camping, playing soccer and tennis, all of the arts.
Quote: "Designers are catalysts of their time; their role is to translate the changes, the mutations and evolution of society." – Jean Paul Gaultier
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Tressa Pack
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Lisa Teng
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Paul Van Slambrouck
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Title: Professor (Retiring Spring 2023)
Degrees: B.A. & M.A., San Francisco State University
Teaching Experience: Since 1987
Career Highlights: Bernheim Foundation Fellowship and Residency;
Silicon Valley Community Foundation grant to photograph in China and produce The Mists of Huangshan.
Hobbies: Bicycling, hiking and family time.
Quote: "My passion for both photography and teaching creates a unique balance benefitting both my photography and the great work CSM students do in our program."