Meet the Team
Marc Thurn
Master Jeweler/Director
Specialization: Fabrication
Experience: 37+ years
Dr. Samanthéssa R. Jacob, PhD
Director of Education/Financial Aid Director
Specialization: Business Consulting and Casting
Experience: 16+ years in business
9+ years in casting
Bernadette Denoux
Instructor
Specialization: Surface Textures and Metal Clay
Experience: 13+ years
Luis Vega
Instructor
Specialization: Metal Fabrication and Wax Carving
Experience: 8+ years
Mami Morooka
Librarian/Graphic Designer
Specialization: Metal Fabrication/Pearls
Graphics/Photography
Experience: 6+ years
Leonard Gumbs, Jr.
Substitute Instructor
Specialization: Wax Carving and MatrixGold6
Experience: 4+ years
Cynthia Zambrano
Instructor’s Assistant
Specialization: Custom Jewelry Design and Gold Teeth
Experience: 6+ years
Alex Bales
Instructor’s Assistant
Specialization: Metal Fabrication and Organic Design
Experience: 1+ years