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Kathleen Valkuchak Interior Architecture & Design Faculty

Kathleen Valkuchak

Director / School of Interior Architecture & Design

A native of California, Katie Valkuchak received her BA in Art History from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2003, and her BFA in Interior Architecture and Design from Academy of Art University in 2006. After working for several firms in the Bay Area, including Backen Gillam Kroeger Architects, and later as an independent Design Consultant, Katie returned to Academy of Art University in 2010 to teach and share her experiences.

Since then, Katie discovered that she had a great passion not only for design, but also for teaching and found the perfect opportunity to pursue them both here at the Academy.

Kathleen Valkuchak Interior Architecture & Design Faculty

Our Faculty

Tom Collom
Capstone Coordinator School of Interior Architecture & Design
Kathleen Roche
Design Fundamentals Coordinator School of Interior Architecture & Design

Spring 2024 Part-Time Faculty

Faculty MemberEducational Background
Archibald WooUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Master of Architecture, Architecture)
Brook YeagleFlorida International University, Miami, Florida (Bachelor of Science, Interior Design)
Callan GainesWinthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design)
Cathleen GouveiaRhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island (Masters Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture)
Cheryl GulleyAustin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (Master of Arts, Environment & Behavior Studies)
Dan BohlenUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (Master of Architecture, Architecture)
David Jozaites26+ yrs. experience design, fabrication and modeling
Gail GoldmanUniversity of North Texas, Denton, Texas (Master of Fine Arts, Communication Design)
Hashem Abdel-HadiAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Architecture, Architecture)
Ivan AzerbegiUniversity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (Bachelor of Arts, Architecture)
Jemy MassieAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture and Design)
Kameela SamuelBoston Architectural College, Boston, Massachusetts (Master of Architecture, Architecture)
Karen ManPratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York (Master of Science, Interior Design)
Kristine McCrackenSavannah College Art Design, Savannah, Georgia (Master of Arts, Interior Design)
Lauren TrujilloFlorida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (Master of Fine Arts, Interior Design)
Leonarda Tamayo3+ yrs. experience in graphic design
Mark MillerAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture and Design)
Mary FerroggiaroUniversity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture)
Michael SammetStanford University, Stanford, California (Master of Arts, Political Science)
Molly NessUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (Bachelor of Science, Medical Microbiology)
Mrunalini KulkarniCept University, Gujarat, India (Master of Architecture, Theory & Design )
Robert FrankRhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Architecture)
Roxanne FarrarFlorida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (Doctor of Philosophy, Humanities)
Ryadi AdityavarmanUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Master of Science, Architectural Studies)
Scott KressSan Francisco State University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Arts, Geography)
Sean RitterMarywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Masters Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture)
Susan SuttonGraduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California (Doctor of Philosophy, Art and Religion)
Suzan SwabackerStanford University, Stanford, California (Master of Arts, Civic Engineering and Management)
Taylor ParkerWestern Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (Master's, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Leadership)
Vaso PeritosAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design)
Wafaa SabilGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia (Master of Architecture, Architecture)

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