John Alvord, Department Chair
Associate Professor and Coordinator,
Graphic Design Program
Design for the Web Program
B.A., Boston College
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

John Alvord is a practicing freelance graphic designer. He entered the industry in 1988 and now satisfies the print design needs of local and national clients. His work includes identity, packaging and collateral design. He has been teaching at the college since 1996.

jalvord@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.6890

Jacek Bigosinski, R.A., AIA
Professor and Coordinator, Architectural
Engineering Technology, Interior Design
and Construction Technology Programs
B. Arch., M. Eng. in Arch., Warsaw Polytechnic

Jacek Bigosinski is a practicing architect with his office located in Rowayton, with three full time employees, two of them being former NCC graduates. www.pbarchitects.net. He is the Program Coordinator for Architecture, Interior Design and Construction programs, and has been teaching at the college full–time since 1989.

203.857.7159

Joan Fitzsimmons
Professor, Photography
B.F.A., Washington University, St. Louis
M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicagy

Joan Fitzsimmons is a practicing photographer who exhibits nationally and internationally. Her work is in a number of museum and private collections. www.joanfitzsimmons.com. She oversees the area of photography in the Studio Arts Program, and has been teaching at the college since 1988.

jfitzsimmons@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.7196

Joseph Fucigna
Professor and Coordinator, Art Programs
B.F.A., Alfred University
M.F.A., School of Visual Arts

Joseph Fucigna is a practicing sculptor who is known for transforming common industrial materials into unique three dimensional abstractions. www.josephfucigna.com. He is the Program Coordinator of the Studio Arts and Fine Arts programs, and has been teaching at the college since 1988.

jfucigna@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.3323

Eric Gribin
Adjunct Professor and Coordinator
Building Efficiency & Sustainable Technology Certificate Program
M.S., Robert J. Milano School of Management
and Urban Policy at the New School University
Diploma in Construction Management
from NYU’s Real Estate Institute
Member of the National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB)
Certified in Construction Safety
and Health by USDOL and OSHA
B.S., The University of Michigan

Eric Gribin has worked as a construction manager for top names in architecture and building throughout the New York Metropolitan Area for the past 25 years. Eric is a Certified Green Professional (CGP) and holds a Contractor’s license in the State of Connecticut. He is the regional coordinator of the Building Efficiency & Sustainable Technology (B.E.S.T.) Certificate Program at Norwalk and Housatonic Community Colleges.

egribin@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.7345

Ken Lalli
Professor
B.F.A., M.F.A., Herbert H. Lehman College,
The City University of New York

Working in the design field since 1990, Ken Lalli studied graphic arts with master printmaker Arun Bose. As such, his design philosophy centers on bridging traditional and digital art media. www.xenosdesign.com. He has been teaching at the college since 2000.

klalli@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.7278

Edmond T. Yalda
Instructor, Architectural Engineering Technology
B.A., Carleton University, Ottawa Canada

Edmond Yalda is is a practicing architect at Michael Blanc and Associates Architects/Planner, where he is in charge of design and production. He has been teaching at the college since 2007.

eyalda@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.3350

David Boyajian is a noted sculptor who works in a variety of scales and materials. Known for his Bud & Seed forms fabricated from steel, these large scale sculptures appear to be three-dimensional riffs driven by the power and beauty of nature. www.davidboyajian.com. Following 20 years of teaching sculpture at the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, Boyajian co-founded Sculpture Barn in New Fairfield, CT where he teaches metal, stone and wood sculpture. He has been teaching Drawing I & II at the college since 1999.

davidboyajian@charter.net

Jim Bergesen is a working artist with master’s degrees in both Visual Arts and Contemporary Art History and Criticism. This duality is reflected in his artwork, which merges traditional painting and photographic practice with digital technologies. Jim’s works are in corporate and private collections.

Roger Dickinson was born and educated in England and graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA in textiles. His career has been in printed fabric design, for fashion. Roger first pioneered hand printing of fashion fabrics for fashion designers and then developed the studio concept of textile design, first in London and, later in New York, providing fabric designs for the fashion industry worldwide. While in London he taught for many years at Central St Martin’s. He is currently teaching at Parsons and NCC, and producing textile art in the hand weaving and tapestry tradition.

Steven DiGiovanni is a painter living and working in New Haven. He has exhibited in New York, Boston, and throughout Connecticut. His work is in numerous private collections and the Permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Steven has been an instructor at NCC since 1999.

Chris Durante runs and operates a studio in Danbury where he prepares art work for local and national museum and gallery exhibits. His own drawings, depicting whimsical comic book abstractions, are shown extensively throughout the northeast, most recently at The Washington Art Association in Washington Depot CT. He has been teaching drawing at NCC since 2001.

chrisdurante@mags.net

Melissa Frobel entered the design industry in 1988. After several years working as a designer in a large corporation, she joined a growing agency. In 1994 Melissa opened a branch office, growing the business from one employee to six with many large corporate clients. She currently enjoys a small freelance business and has been teaching at NCC since 2005.

Bruce Glaser has published articles and seminal interviews regarding major contemporary artists. He was director of several New York City art galleries and has taught at Pratt Institute, Hunter College, Lehman Colleges of CUNY and the University of Bridgeport. He has been teaching art history at NCC since 1992.

bglaser@ncc.commnet.edu

Mark Goodwin is a practicing architect with seventeen years experience in the architecture profession. He works with Beinfield Architecture PC, a twelve person architecture firm in South Norwalk, CT. He has worked on a wide range of local architecture, interior design and construction projects including single-family residential homes, small commercial buildings, and retail and restaurant interiors. Mark has been teaching at NCC since 2003.

mgoodwin@ncc.commnet.edu

Stacy Israel has been on both sides of the classroom; once a student of Norwalk Community College and now an Adjunct Professor, gives her a unique advantage when it comes to teaching at NCC. Her passion and love for the Arts, whether in the studio or lecture hall, is equaled only to her passion for NCC and the unique supportive environment this college offers.

sisrael@ncc.commnet.edu

Cara Kacin is a graphic design professional with 15 years experience in the print and interactive design industry. She has been teaching a variety of design and software classes for the past seven years at local institutions of higher education.

Larry Morelli is a practicing painter, who has a studio at Erector Square in New Haven and belongs to Kehler-Liddell Gallery in Westville. As an adjunct Instructor at Norwalk Community College he teachs Drawing I and Figure Drawing.

Gerard O’Brien has been digitally editing photographs since the creation of Photoshop in 1990. He has taught computer and design courses at both Paier College of Art and The Silvermine School of Art for over 15 years and works as a freelance retoucher.

Mari Ogihara is a ceramic sculptor based out of Port Chester. Her work explores ornamentation and embellishment as practiced in fashion and architecture from various cultures. Ogihara has studied ceramics in Kyoto, Japan and Gujarat, India and most recently a ceramic residency in Vallauris, France. Her sensual, snake-like porcelain sculptures are inspired by her travels. The repetition, meticulous detail, and ritualistic approach in decorating the surface are demonstrated on Ogihara’s sculptural forms. Most recently her show “Veiled Ornaments” was exhibited at the Hammond Museum in North Salem, New York.

Richard Rose is an artist and design educator who has taught at a number of institutions nationally. His design practice focuses on visual identity, publication design, art direction and environmental graphics.

Ken Scaglia has been working in graphic design since 1984, specializing in book design since 1990. He also maintains a painting studio in Weston. www.kenscagliastudios.com. Ken taught graphic design at the college from 1991 to 1995, returning in 2008.

John David Sneider, R.A., NCARB
Adjunct Professor, Architectural
Engineering Technology
B.S., Michigan State University

John David Sneider encourages all who contribute to our built environment to remember that sustainability means that you should meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

jsneider@ncc.commnet.edu
203.857.7167