Alice Scope, Consultant
Artistic Director, New Media Curator
Karen Brill, Advisor
Board Member Santa Barbara Museum of Art
James Glisson, Advisor
Curator of Contemporary Art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Nathan Vonk, Advisor
Owner of Sullivan Goss Gallery
George Legrady, Advisor
Multidisciplinary digital media artist and university professor in photography and computational media arts at UCSB
Jim Fulkerson, Advisor
Vice President of Sales at OSI Global
Peter Brill
President
Peter Brill received his M.D. from U.C.L.A. and became a board certified psychiatrist after his residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He also attended the Wharton School of Business where he became a Senior Fellow. He founded and directed the Center for the Study of Adult Development affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He consulted to over 150 organizations, founded and ran two national companies, while carrying out a private practice. He is a best-selling author who has appeared numerous times on radio and television, and has also lectured internationally.
Oriana Sanders
Executive Director
Oriana obtained a BA in Community Studies from UCSC, with a focus on the intersection of social justice and cultural arts. She has a consulting business providing executive support, marketing functions and consultation to other creatives, and people who are in the business of helping people. She is also a singer, songwriter, performer and recording artist who has performed, recorded, produced, managed, planned and promoted events for the last 24 years.
Simon Quiroz
Professor of Media Arts CSUCI
Simon is a filmmaker, director, and creative technologist blending storytelling, design, and technology to create impactful media. His work spans post-production, color grading, VFX, stereoscopic 3D, and immersive media, with hands-on experience in both traditional and real-time/virtual production environments. He has led creative and technical teams on narrative, XR, and next-gen media projects focused on engaging audience experiences.
As a creator and director, he focuses on developing original, story-driven work that blends innovation, cinematic craft, and cultural relevance, drawing on a background shaped by diverse influences and lived experiences across borders.
Currently, as an assistant professor at CSUCI, Simon is developing a media program and curriculum that integrates modern tools and approaches, including virtual production, XR, and AI-driven workflows. He teaches courses ranging from filmmaking and storytelling to post-production, immersive media, creative technology, and real-time pipelines. He’s directed and contributed to a wide range of projects across film, post-production, AR/VR, and real-time pipelines, with a focus on practical, collaborative approaches.
