CVPA faculty

Shá Norman (They/She) joins George Mason University with over ten years of experience in program administration in education non-profits and higher education institutions. 

Paul Cassens is a principal dancer with the D.C. Casineros, a role which has given him the opportunity to perform, teach, and choreograph with the company throughout the United States and abroad. 

Iris (Mengxia) Zhou, a professional traditional Chinese instrument musician, received her bachelor’s degree in Music Performance in China in 2016.

Erin Beckman is the Front of House Associate at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, on Mason's Science and Technology campus in Manassas.

Sandy Adams

Liz McClendon

Susan Brionez, Office Manager, School of Dance, has been at Mason for nearly fifteen years.  After 13+ years as Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs/Office Manager in the Volgenau School of Engineering, Susan transitioned to the artistic side of higher education.

Kimberly Harris joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts as the Office Manager in fall 2009 and later became the Administrative and Education Support Specialist. Currently she serves as the Academic Program Manager.

Karen Parowski is the Assistant Ticket Office Supervisor at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, on Mason's Science and Technology campus in Manassas.

John C.L. Jansen is an active composer, multi-instrumentalist, luthier, author, recording engineer, and teacher of music technology and music theory, based in Takoma Park, Maryland.