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Faculty & Staff List

Program Coordinator

Gyula Gefin

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Office: 4G.7

Local: 4947

Name	E-Mail	Office	Local
Teaching Staff
Tania Chiarotto	Show Email	4G.7	4943
Position(s):   Faculty
Daniel Cianfarra	Show Email	4G.9	4617
Position(s):   Faculty Also member in the department(s):   AEC Photography
Suzanne Côté	Show Email	4G.5B	4942
Position(s):   Faculty Upon completion of her bachelor’s degree in graphic design l’Université du Québec à Montréal in 1985, Suzanne studied under Mieczyslaw Gorowski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Back in Canada, she worked for firms in Montréal and Toronto, as Artistic Director at both Graphème and Goodhue & Associates. Suzanne then co-founded l’Atelier du Presse-citron, a boutique firm, in 1995. The design studio specializes in exhibition and package design, creating award-winning work for clients such as The Canadian Museum of Civilization, The Bata Shoe Museum, Fruits & Passion and many others. Suzanne has recently started teaching package design to emerging designers at ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ. Since 1988, she received numerous awards notably from The Art Directors Club of New-York, Art Directors Club of Toronto, Graphisme Québec, The Package Design Council International, Studio Magazine Awards, Applied Arts Awards, Grafika, Communication Arts, How magazine, Gilbert Papers, Art 2000/Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Les prix de la créativité Domtar and Design Inspiration Awards/Fraser Papers.
Nelly Dahan	Show Email	2G.11-1	4940
Position(s):   Faculty Also member in the department(s):   Photography After completing studies in Pure & Applied Science, Nelly worked towards a degree at the McGill School of Architecture. She subsequently worked for Michael Mills Productions, an award winning animation/live-action commercial film studio, in various creative capacities for many years. After graduating from Commercial Photography at ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ, and working in the medium, photography became her first love. She has enjoyed sharing it over a long teaching career in the Graphic Design and Professional Photography departments.
Benoit Deschamps	Show Email	4G.9	4623
Position(s):   Faculty
Étienne Després	Show Email	4G.9
Position(s):   Faculty Non-Permanent
Martin Dupuis	Show Email	4G.9	4143
Position(s):   Faculty Non-Permanent
Orazio Fantini	Show Email	4G.17-B	4739
Position(s):   Faculty
Gyula Gefin	Show Email	4G.7	4947
Position(s):   Department Chairperson   Program Coordinator Gyula Gefin is principal of Gefin Design, a studio based in Montreal that offers creative services in all aspects of graphic design. In 1982, after graduating in Graphic Design from ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ, Gyula moved to Milan, Italy where he remained for the following 15 years. His first four years working for Contact Studio, led by a Swiss designer, became an important period in his professional formation. In 1987 he and two partners formed Trio Design, a small innovative graphic design studio offering complete design services. In 1990 a merger with another studio led Gyula and his partners to create Design in Progress, a multidisciplinary design studio. In 1993, continuing his career as an Art Director at Sudler & Hennessey Milano (a division of Young & Rubicam), he soon became Creative Director of the International Business Unit where he produced numerous award winning projects. Gyula returned to Montreal in 1997 and, aside from running his design studio, he teaches several design courses at ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ.
Marvin Harder	Show Email	4G.17-B	4111
Position(s):   Faculty
Johnny Macri	Show Email	4G.9	4856
Position(s):   Faculty
François Martin	Show Email	4G.17-B	4952
Position(s):   Faculty After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from l’Université du Québec à Montréal in 1993, François began working at Paprika as a freelancer and subsequently joined Gottschalk+Ash International as a senior designer for four years. In 1998, he founded Fugazi inc., a design studio where both partners work as consultants in visual communication, mainly with corporate and cultural institutions. His work includes designing books, exhibition catalogues, as well as developing visual identities and printed corporate communications. François devotes his talent to the development and application of a graphic language that is adapted to a prestigious clientele. In addition, he teaches several courses to emerging designers at ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ.
Laurence Pilon	Show Email	4G.17-B	4779
Position(s):   Faculty
Pierre-Antoine Robitaille	Show Email	4G.17-B	4754
Position(s):   Faculty
Maya Saikali	Show Email	4G.5B
Position(s):   Faculty
Non-Teaching Staff
Vahan Panikian	Show Email	4G.11-1	3411
Position(s):   Computer Technician, Principle Class Also member in the department(s):   3D Animation & Computer Generated Imagery   Fine Arts   IT Operations (Computer Support)   Illustration   Interior Design   Photography   Product Design
Helen Wawrzetz	Show Email	2G.7	3200
Position(s):   Administrative Assistant (secretary) Also member in the department(s):   3D Animation & Computer Generated Imagery   Creative & Applied Arts - Office   Fine Arts   Illustration   Interior Design   Photography   Product Design
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