Meet the Team
Familiar faces, IRL.Check out our incredible team of student staff! These students keep the IRL running on a daily basis, doing everything from machine repair to teaching authorization workshops.
Lab Manager
Daniel Summers
BFA Industrial Design
Lab Specialist
Ada Peters
BS Game Design
Lab Moderator
Magda Wilhelm
BFA Graphic Design
Lab Moderator
Isabella Johnson
BA Animation
Lab Moderator
Rachon Price
BFA Animation
Lab Moderator
Amanda Rau
BFA Animation, Game Art
Lab Moderator
Calvina Li
BFA Cinematography
Lab Moderator
Max Hammer
BFA Animation, VFX
IRL 2 (LPC)
Check out our incredible team of student staff! These students keep the IRL 2 running on a daily basis, doing everything from machine repair to teaching authorization workshops.
Lab Manager
Grace Burnett
BFA Animation
Lab Moderator
DJ Santos
Graphic Design
Lab Moderator
Evelyn Hernandez
BFA Art Media and Design
Lab Moderator
Maeve Terranova
BFA Animation
Lab Moderator
Kaci Gossard
BFA Animation
Lab Moderator
Owen Dooley
BFA Animation
Lab Moderator
Erin Albers
Film & TV Production
Lab Moderator
Noah Tomko-Jones
Journalism, Music Recording Tech
Lab Moderator
Sarah Agolia
Film & TV Production
IRL Consulting Team
Check out our student consulting team! These students work on projects at the IRL for external clients.
Consulting Team Member
Charlie Trowbridge
BFA Industrial Design
Consulting Team Member
Amelia Schroeder
BS UX Design
Consulting Team Member
Mike Melvin
BFA Industrial Design
Consulting Team Member
Anthony Maranto
Industrial Design
Consulting Team Member
Joziba Abdujabborova
Industrial Design
Faculty Members
Meet the faculty members who work behind the scenes to make the IRL the best it can be.
IRL Director
Jay Margalus
School of Design: Game Design and Designing for Physical Technology
IRL Advisor
Theresa Steinbach
Associate Dean: School of Computing
Animation Stage Coordinator
Devin Bell
School of Cinematic Arts; Animation, Directing
Operations Manager
Benjamin Kumming
School of Cinematic Arts; Film, Production