SAEM Part-Time Faculty
Real-World Industry Professionals as Your Professors
All of the part-time faculty in the SAEM department are industry professionals in the fields of sports, arts and live entertainment management. Students have the opportunity to learn from — and network with — faculty currently working in the fields they are teaching.
Featured below are where the SAEM part-time faculty work, their areas of expertise and the SAEM classes they teach at Point Park University.
Devin Beahm
- Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Expertise: Partnership marketing
- SAEM class: Corporate Sponsorship in Sports
Chuck Berry
- Owner and Attorney, Charles Berry Consulting
- Expertise: Sports management
- SAEM classes: Sports Agents, Sports Ethics and The Business of eSports
Melinda Colaizzi
- Performer/Professional Musician and Founder/Consultant, Pitch Consulting
- Expertise: Music business, sponsorship, business development, music festivals, event planning, marketing and performance
- SAEM classes: Digital Music Marketing and Trends In The Music Industry
Bill Deasy
- Professional Musician and Songwriter, The Gathering Field, and Special Events Manager, Allegheny County
- Expertise: Event planning, songwriting, music industry and performing
- SAEM class: Tour and Production Management
Karen Hall, Ed.D.
- High Performance Coaching Services/Sports Color Analyst
- Expertise: Amateur sports and college athletics
- SAEM class: Amateur Athletics
Greg Joseph
- Professional Musician and Songwriter, The Clarks
- Expertise: Talent management, songwriting, music industry, music production
- SAEM classes: Talent Management and Music Video Workshop
Chris Lovett
- Vice President, Digital Product Management Team Lead, PNC
- Expertise: Digital marketing, Certified Agile Product Owner, digital product management, Google Analytics, SEO, website development and optimization and SEM
- SAEM class: Digital Marketing
Jesse Naus
- Owner and Head Engineer, Red Caiman Media, Inc.
- Expertise: Recording, audio post production, music industry
- SAEM class: The Recording Industry
Jennifer Bullano Ridgley
- Senior Director of Communications, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Expertise: Media relations, social media, event management
- SAEM class: Media Relations in Sports
Richard Roberts
- President, Roberts Communications USA
- Expertise: Unified marketing communications, public relations and corporate communications
- SAEM classes: Advertising and Public Relations and Media Management
Jason Varnish
- Owner/Consultant, BOM (Box Office Management) Advisers
- Expertise: Event and venue ticketing operations and staffing
- SAEM class: Ticketing (formerly Box Office Management)
Scott Zimmerman
- General Manager, UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University
- Expertise: Venue management and ticketing
- SAEM class: Venues and Facilities