Staff Directory

Since opening the Los Angeles office for Syracuse University in April, 2005, Joan has been instrumental in growing the office to include an Admissions director and the "SULA Semester" program. She has engaged hundreds of Syracuse University alumni throughout LA and across the West Coast, creating alumni events in the fields of entertainment, academics, athletics, and more.

Luis supports the work of the Syracuse University Los Angeles (SULA) team and collaborates with the Assistant Vice President of Regional Programs to engage alumni across the Western region of the United States.

Robin Forman Howard is the director of Syracuse University’s Los Angeles Academic Semester Program, a career oriented program that gives students the opportunity to live, learn and work in Los Angeles. She joins the University after a 25 year career in the entertainment industry where she worked in almost every field of feature film and television production.

Lauren collaborates to execute the Los Angeles Semester Program, which offers students classes taught by industry professionals, real-world work experience through internships, and the opportunity to attend professional, social, and cultural events.

Camille’s career with Syracuse University in Florence ran from 1990 until 2014 where she held the position of Assistant Director for Academics at SUF, which included academic program development. She began representing Syracuse University at high school fairs in Italy in 2010, and moved to her current position in October 2014.

Janet is the Assistant Director for Syracuse University/Southern California Admissions and a specialist for the College of Visual and Performing Art.

Jon helps develop and deliver life-long professional development resources to Syracuse University alumni, including career guidance and counseling, connections to jobs, networking opportunities, corporate connection initiatives, professional development programming and more. Jon is based on the west coast at the Syracuse University Dick Clark Los Angeles Program.

Anna Proulx is the founding visual and performing arts director for Syracuse University’s Los Angeles Semester (SULA). She has an extensive background in both arts and higher education management.

Ian McCourt assists Director Anna Proulx in developing new programs for the VPA LA Semester. An alumnus of Syracuse University, he majored in television/radio/film and minored in theater.