Meet our Staff

  • Rick Davis

    Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, CVPA
    Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Center, CVPA
    Professor, School of Theater, Theater
    Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts & Adjunct Faculty, Arts Management, Arts…

    Rick joined Mason in 1991 as Artistic Director of Theater of the First Amendment (TFA) and a member of the theater faculty. The company, which presented its final programs in 2012, was nominated for 38 Helen Hayes Awards, winning 12, and originated numerous works that went on to other regional theaters, television, radio, and publication. Read more...
  • Julia Decker

    Project and Creative Manager, CVPA
    Project and Creative Manager, Hylton Center

    Julia has worked in marketing, communications, and nonprofits from the West Coast to the Eastern Seaboard. Prior to Mason, Julia served as Marketing and Communications Specialist at Day & Zimmermann and Community Outreach Coordinator for Stafford County Public Schools.
  • Angel DeGroot

    Membership and Constituent Engagement Coordinator, Hylton Performing Arts Center, CVPA

    Angel DeGroot brings over five years of experience in membership, fundraising, and event planning for arts organizations. With a background in performing arts and a passion for community engagement, she supports meaningful connections between audiences and the arts.
  • Marketing Manager, Hylton Performing Arts Center

    Carol DeVany has worked at George Mason University in a variety of capacities throughout her career, and currently serves as Marketing Manager for the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) where she focuses on marketing and promotional outreach for the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
  • Niyati Dhokai

    Program Director, Veterans and the Arts Initiative; Research Associate Professor

    Dr. Niyati Dhokai is a Research Associate Professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University, and she also serves as Program Director for the Veterans and the Arts Initiative at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. I
  • Lead Audio Engineer, Hylton Center

    Zach Duane
  • Program Assistant, Veterans and the Arts Initiative   

    Emily is the Program Assistant for the Veterans and the Arts Initiative.
  • Kirstin Franko

    Associate Director of Communications and Content, CFA, Hylton, CVPA

    Kirstin Franko brings nearly two decades of communication strategy within the arts to the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
  • Finance Assistant, CVPA

    Teri Grass
  • Brittani Hall

    Ticket Office Manager, Hylton Center, CVPA

    Brittani Hall is the Ticket Office Supervisor for the Hylton Center.