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Jinah Oh, our Director of Fashion Merchandising, earned her M.B.A. in Marketing at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, as well as a B.S. in Clothing and Textiles and a B.A. in Philosophy from EWHA Women’s University in Seoul, Korea. She has extensive experience in international fashion and luxury brands.

Ivy Hume is an architect and designer based in Oakland, California. Ivy founded her practice Design/Ivy Hume LLC in New York in 2021 and has completed projects in residential, life sciences, film production and office space design. Ivy’s practice blends civic and public awareness of the built environment with whimsy, a love for drawing, and technical detailing.

Stephen Williams earned a BA and an MA in history at San Francisco State University. His graduate work included not only the study of civilization from antiquity through the Renaissance, but also the art of the early Renaissance. His research projects included the representation of St. Francis of Assisi in literature and art, the graphic art and text of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of Colonna and its representation of Renaissance pagan ideals, as well as the evolution of early Christian iconography. Other topics of interest and research include the French Revolution and World War I. He is also enthusiastic about Italy and has studied Italian and history at the Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome. Mr. Williams has been teaching courses on art history and western civilization at the Academy since 2001.

Fred has over 15 years of experience as a web designer, front-end developer, and program manager. Originally from Southern California he currently resides in San Francisco. He began his career doing freelance web development and design in the early 1990s, before attending university. After graduating with a degree in Computer Science, he decided to focus his energy in the area of web technology. He works with numerous high profile clients in the Bay Area to design and develop web applications, mobile applications, and manage teams of designers and developers.

David has 20 years of teaching experience. His articles have been featured in print and publications. Colleges that David has taught at include The Pennsylvania State University, Principia College, and Academy of Art University. David received his BA in History and Art History from Principia College in 1986, and earned his MA in Art History from The Pennsylvania State University in 1992. David also coordinates the Liberal Arts Study Abroad graduate curriculum and has traveled to Europe numerous times with Academy students.