Ms. Angela Ryan graduated with honors from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. She also earned a master’s degree from Pepperdine University in educational psychology with an emphasis on artistic adolescents. Ms. Ryan has served as the music director for Long Beach Playhouse's Summer Youth Musical Theatre Conservatory, as well as a vocal adjudicator for organizations such as the South Coast Symphony. With extensive New York and California musical theatre credits, Ms. Ryan is also a private voice instructor and audition coach.

Ms. Elizabeth Bagnol is a San Francisco native and graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a master’s degree in social welfare. She later pursued children writing and drama therapy at SoCal Drama Therapy Centre. Ms. Bagnol has a counseling practice in Southern California and works on-call at Orange County Foster Youth Services as an Educational Case Manager. She does playback theatre, co-directed and wrote a backyard play with her daughter, Zabby, benefiting villages ravaged by war in Uganda. Ms. Bagnol also participates in projects like Homeward LA, supporting the homeless and vulnerable populations. She found her heart in community at Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Skid Row/Los Angeles homeless shelters, and House of Peace Eternal, a domestic violence housing corporation. Ms. Bagnol’s life passion is hunting for gold nuggets of purpose and treasure found in each person she encounters through Expressive Arts with Drama.

Mr. Mike Bradecich (he/him) started teaching On-Camera Acting at OCSA in the Spring of 2020 and was immediately hooked. Since then, he has also started teaching Sketch Comedy and TV Pilot Writing. Mr. Bradecich got his start as an actor and writer doing improv in Chicago, which led to some television show roles and a ton of commercials. He has two kids at OCSA, and in his free time he mostly likes to hang out with them, their youngest sibling, and his partner. Mr. Bradecich also works as a freelance animator, and you can see some of his work on Instagram @badradishmotion.

Ms. Shannon Brady has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Columbia University and has written about dance for The Village Voice, book reviews for The New York Times Book Review, reporting for Vanity Fair and various other freelance writing projects and poetry publications. Ms. Brady once joined a dance troupe in order to write a profile about the choreographer. She has taught high school and college writing in New York and California.

Ms. Kim Cantley holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting from California State University, Fullerton. Mrs. Cantley is a visual artist, working primarily in drawing and painting; her work has been on exhibit in several galleries in Orange County, Los Angeles, and New York. In addition to her own art practice and teaching in the Integrated Arts Conservatory, she is also a Trader Joe’s sign artist.

Ms. Christine Choi has been a staff member at OCSA since 2008 and currently teaches AP Art and Design, Ceramics, Visual Arts Exploration, Visual Arts 3D Design for grade 7, and Integrated Arts Art and Design for grade 9. Ms. Choi is an OCSA alumna (VA, '02) and has earned the Second Annual Michael Steven Olvera Jr. Memorial Scholarship award. After graduating from OCSA, she pursued her passion for the arts at Otis College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She won the Saul & Sally Fifer Bernstein/Friends of Joe Mugnaini Award during her senior graduation show. Ms. Choi also holds a Secondary Teaching Credential through California State University, Fullerton and a Career Technical Education Credential (CTE) from the Orange County Department of Education. Currently, Ms. Choi teaches CTE courses through OCDE for conservatory and elective teachers at OCSA and CSArts-SGV who are working towards a CTE credential.

Ms. Annie Gregory holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film production from Chapman University and a master’s degree in film studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has directed award-winning documentaries and short films. Ms. Gregory’s work lead her throughout the United States and Mexico, taking her to incarceration facilities, courtrooms, and orphanages. In addition to her production work, she has been a guest speaker and a guest judge for renowned film festivals. Ms. Gregory’s essay “Majid Majidi and New Iranian Cinema” is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Religion and Film.

Ms. Shanon Habelow is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater. Since then, she has been performing professionally with theater companies across the country including Sacramento Music Circus, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, and various civic light operas. Ms. Habelow was a member of the closing company of the first national tour of Wicked, where she understudied the role of Glinda, and toured with Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, performing as Curly, and understudying Cathy as Peter. She re-discovered her love of teaching when she began working with McCoy Rigby Arts (MRA), where she is currently studio director and director of theater arts. She has produced, directed, and choreographed various productions with MRA including, Oklahoma, A Year with Frog and Toad, Peter Pan, Oliver! and Matilda. Ms. Habelow believes every student is a natural-born storyteller. She encourages each of her students to reach outside of their comfort zone to discover who they are as performers.

Ms. Cynthia Karim has worked as a professional makeup artist and licensed aesthetician since 1975 and began her tenure at the Orange County School of the Arts as a designer and teacher in Special Effects Makeup, Hair, and Wig Design in 2001. She also works at the university level and in the industry including SNL and MadTV. Ms. Karim also earned her special effects makeup certification from Paramount Studios, Hollywood.

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Ms. Dawn Spranger holds a bachelor’s degree in Film and TV from Chapman University. During her last year at Chapman, she was offered a position at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California in their post-production department. She worked there for several years before she went back to school in 2008 to earn her teaching credential at Azusa Pacific University. Since 2010, she has taught Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies. Mrs. Spranger joined Orange County School of the Arts in 2016 and serves as an instructor in the Integrated Arts and Film & Television Conservatories.

Mr. Travis Wade graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in film production. He founded his company Revelation Films in 1999 as a non-profit organization providing high quality production services to other non-profit organizations. Since then, he has traveled the world, producing award-winning documentaries, docu-promos, industrials, music videos, and short films work for high profile and small local clients alike. Mr. Wade is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and runs a successful community theatre in Long Beach called the Act Out Theatre Company.

Mr. Scott Westmoreland received a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1991, and immediately served as an illustrator/designer for the entertainment industry, creating multi-use images for professional theater, television, and motion pictures. After working for Hollywood advertisers and MCA Universal theme park development, he worked as a staff Disney artist for nearly a decade, designing and illustrating countless marketing, merchandising, and collector edition pieces, as well as conceptual and development campaigns. In 2001, Scott concentrated his efforts in the fine art arena as a published and licensed artist with Sagebrush Fine Art and Greg Young Publishing. His beach, surf, and tropical art became international best sellers – sold as prints in galleries, and as retail products, worldwide. His 30-year career has included teaching, performing as both an AEA, and SAG/AFTRA member, and most recently as a published novelist.