Contact

David Long

David leads the MAGIC team. From supporting the teaching and learning goals of the research spaces to building connections for entrepreneurism and commercialization, David champions the MAGIC mission. Want to talk strategy or find opportunities for engagement and partnership? Contact David.

David Long
Director of RIT MAGIC Center
585-475-5724
Jennifer Hinton

Jenn provides leadership for the day-to-day operations and programming of the RIT MAGIC Center | MAGIC Spell Studios. Jenn leads our Digital Games Hub initiative and has her finger on the pulse of all things MAGIC and coordinates our government, community, industry, client, student relations and more! Want to connect with us? Contact Jenn.

Jennifer Hinton
Director of Games Industry Relations
585-475-2539
Brenda Schlageter

Brenda is a financial operations ninja who is adept at paperwork and process. Brenda works hard behind the scenes coordinating our student employment, research and client contracts, and keeping everyone productive so we can make MAGIC happen! Need something done? Contact Brenda.

Brenda Schlageter
Financial Operations Manager
585-475-6464
Amanda Hughes

Amanda is our tech wizard and manager of all things related to production, both pre and post. She oversees our film sound stage, color correction and sound mix rooms, movie theater, media development and AR/VR laboratories. Want to make something cool with us? Contact Amanda.

Amanda Hughes
Technology and Studio Manager
315-877-1778
Aaron Nieboer

With experience as a creative director, two-time Rochester game studio founder and an adjunct professor, Aaron is the perfect person to be leading MAGIC's production efforts! Aaron's production know-how is an an asset to our student Maker teams, as well as our latest internal game development project, That Damn Goat. Want to join one of our teams? Contact Aaron.

Aaron Nieboer
MAGIC Production Associate
5857293657
Eva Sarachan-Dubay

Eva wears two big hats and is our events and logistic guru, as well as our queen of social media. Are you interested in collaborating with us on an event?  Contact Eva! Love what you see on our social media platforms? Follow us and join the conversation!

Eva Sarachan-Dubay
Events and Social Media Manager
585-475-7485
Dennis McCorry

Dennis champions our Digital Game Hub initiative and community outreach including our Community Incubator Program and signature events such as ROC Game Fest. Want to learn more about our efforts to grow the Rochester games community and be a part of it?

Dennis McCorry
Digital Games Hub Coordinator
Andrew Sevigny

Andrew is a jack-of-all trades engineer with a diversity of experience in IT and media production. Andrew loves a good process and is the architect behind all of our research and production efforts. Looking for technical support or solutions? Contact Andrew.

Andrew Sevigny
Media and IT Systems Engineer