Kayla Staton

Kaya holds a bachelor’s in fine arts. She has been actively working in the Nashville area since 2014. Kaya has worked with Harmon Group and for the past 6 years with Hudson Yards. Hudson Yards does post-production for some of the largest fashion companies in the US. Clients include Victoria’s Secret, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Coldwater […]

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Jill Napier with Nossi College of Art in Nashville

Jill Napier

Jill Napier earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Recording Industry Management with a Minor in Marketing.  A native of Oklahoma, Jill has worked in the music business for two decades on Nashville’s famed Music Row primarily running music publishing companies.  She worked alongside artists including Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), Blake Shelton,

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Lynsi Potts

Lynsi Potts is a native of Hendersonville, Tenn. She graduated from Station Camp High School and attended Vol State Community College. In 2012, she pulled up roots and moved to Boston to pursue a degree and exciting career in the biopharma industry. While studying chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, she worked at a research

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Dr. Joseph Lucero, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Joseph Lucero

Dr. Joseph Lucero (Dr. Joe) is the Vice President for Academic Affairs with Nossi College of Art.  He brings a wealth of academic experience to Nossi including over 15 years of academic leadership experience with both on-ground and online colleges and universities. Academically, Dr. Joe holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University, a

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Greg Hallmark Website Designer

Greg Hallmark

Greg Hallmark earned his Bachelor of Science degree from LSU and has been in the web design and development field since 1995 when he created some of the very first automotive websites in the country. In 1996, he founded his company, DesignPath Media, and began working with clients such as healthcare giant HCA, The Tennessee

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Culinary Arts Advisory Board

Elissa Oliver

Chef Elissa Oliver is the Culinary Arts Instructor at Riverwood International Charter School in Sandy Springs Georgia. She joined the faculty at Riverwood in 2013 and also has taught classes at Viking Cooking School. In addition to an undergraduate degree in Recreation and Leisure Services from Middle Tennessee State University and a Masters in Health

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Jean Leathersich, Culinary Arts Advisory Board Member

Jean Leathersich

Jean Leathersich is the Senior Manager of Culinary Commercialization at CKE Restaurants. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Jean developed a passion for baking at a young age in her home kitchen and took her very first job as a busgirl in a hometown restaurant. Graduating college with a BS in Packaging Science, she

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Tom eckert nashville

Tom Eckert

Born and raised in Naperville, Illinois, Corporate Chef Tom Eckert developed a love for cooking at an early age. Eckert received his degree in culinary arts from the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, and soon became junior sous chef at Monsoon, an upscale Indian-Asian restaurant in Chicago before moving on to serve as sous

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Jessica Cale - Art College Freelance Graphic Designer

Jessica Cale

Jessica is a graphic designer, lettering artist, daydreamer, storyteller, and whimsy chaser. She is a graduate of Nossi College of Art with a Bachelor of Graphic Arts in Graphic Design Media. When she’s not creating design work, you can find Jessica hanging with her puppy Luna, listening to podcasts while making all the things (from

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Zakk Beaty - Art College Freelance Videographer

Zakk Beaty

Zakk Beaty graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Video & Film from Nossi College of Art in 2018. Since receiving his degree, he’s worked professionally as a Videographer, Cinematographer, and Editor. Zakk has produced a wide variety of projects including music videos, documentaries, short films, podcasts, live broadcasts, advertisements, and social content. In his free

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