Media Arts & Technology Faculty & Staff

Adjunct Professor
j_szivos@mwcc.mass.edu

Degrees Held:

• Ph.D. in Communication from UMass Amherst
• MBA from Anna Maria College
• M.A.-C.A.G.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College
• B.A. in Social Rehabilitation and Psychology from Assumption College

Teaches the following courses:

• Introduction to Human Communication
• Film Studies

Adjunct Professor

Degrees Held:

BA in Journalism and Media Studies from Mexico State University

Teaches the following courses:

• Film Studies
• Fundamentals of Video Production
• Introduction to Digital Photography

Adjunct Professor

Degrees Held:

• M.F.A. (in progress) in Writing for Film and Television from Emerson College
• B.S. in Communications / Media with a Concentration in Film/Video from Fitchburg State University

Teaches the following courses:

• Post Production

Professor, Department Chair
jlittle@mwcc.mass.edu

Degrees Held

• AS in Public Communications (Mount Wachusett Community College)
• BS in Communications/Media – Television Production Concentration (Fitchburg State University)
• MS in Applied Communications (Fitchburg State University)

Teaches the following courses

• Introduction to Audio Production
• Audio Post Production
• Advanced Audio Production
• Critical Listening for Audio Engineers
• Music Recording and Mixing Techniques
• The Business of Media Arts
• Live Sound reinforcement

John Little has worked as a staff and freelance sound engineer in corporate video, and for network television and radio. His broadcast credits include: Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, The Disney Channel, The Discovery Channel, Extra, Inside Edition, Paramount Pictures, and National Public Radio. He has worked with various celebrities such as: Adam Sandler, Billy Crystal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael J. Fox, Stephen King, Joan Rivers, Mickey Rooney, the cast of Cheers, President George H. W. Bush, President Clinton, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Daryl Hall, John Oats, and professional athletes.

Proprietor of Up-Side-Sound Recording Studio in Ashburnham, MA, since 1989, his audio work has contributed to his clients’ awards such as the New Hampshire film festival’s 2002 Best Documentary, the Rhode Island Country Horizons 2007 Best Traditional Country CD, and an MWCC alumni’s 2020 film that won categories in Massachusetts and London film festivals.

A 1986 graduate of this very program, John began teaching audio courses for us in 2005, and has been the Media Arts & Technology program’s Chair, since 2013. He designed the audio curriculum we offer, and contributed to the design of our audio studios. He serves on the advisory board of Minuteman Vocational School’s Media program in Lexington and is a co-leader of MWCC’s Faculty Academy. When not doing one of his hobbies involving bicycles, boats, cameras, woodworking, or walking, he can be found in his studio making things sound nice, or here, sharing his passion for sound with aspiring recording engineers.

Instructional Media Specialist

• B.A. in English with a concentration in Broadcast Media from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• A.S. in Broadcasting and Telecommunications from Mount Wachusett Community College

Licenses and Certifications: Audinate – Dante Certification Levels 1, 2, & 3

Teaches the Following Course

• Self-Promotion and the Business of Media Arts

Nate Haney has worked in the media industry for over fifteen years in various capacities.  He started off his career as a studio technician for the New England Sports Network in Boston and served as a freelance broadcast technician for various clients such as HBO, Speed Channel, ESPN, among many others.  Nate then took a staff position with ESPN, based out of Connecticut, and served as a Stage Manager for many high-profile shows across the entire family of networks, including SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown.  Before leaving ESPN, Nate was working as an Associate Director, acting as the ‘right-hand’ of the show directors in the control room.

Nate was then hired as the Operations Manager for CTSB, a regional community access station located in the Berkshires, in western Massachusetts.  In this capacity, he acted as the chief engineer, maintaining all the equipment and infrastructure, as well as performing the duties of tech manager for any in-house productions that CTSB produced.

Most recently, Nate has served as a systems analyst in the Media Services department, right here at Mount Wachusett Community College.  He also works as a stage manager for a few different clients and productions in his spare time.

Adjunct Professor
neggert@mwcc.mass.edu

Degree Held

• BA in Political Science (UMass Amherst)

Teaches the following courses

• Introduction to Digital Photography

Norm Eggert, the owner of Norm Eggert Photography, has operated this Massachusetts-based company for over 30 years. Norm Eggert Photography specializes in editorial photography of the New England region – photographs of the New England landscape, cities and towns, and her inhabitants – as well as, photographing events, weddings and individual and group portraits. Norm and his wife Cheryl live on a farm in northern Worcester County, where they raise merino sheep.  Norm has taught photography for over 30 years at various places but for the last 12 years, he has taught at Mount Wachusett Community College and The Worcester Art Museum. And he has taught small group workshops at various places. Norm is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and in the past has taken photography classes and workshops at Harvard, and the Worcester Center for Crafts, and studied with Ron Rosenstock.

Adjunct Professor
r_mayer@mwcc.mass.edu

Degree Held

• BS in Business Management (Daniel Webster College)
• Degree of Photographic Excellence, Professional Photographers Association of Massachusetts

Teaches the following course:

• Introduction to Digital Photography

Adjunct Professor
rtorrespaga@mwcc.mass.edu

Degrees Held:

• AS in Broadcasting and Electronic Media (Mount Wachusett Community College)
• BS in Audio Production and Media Technology (New England Institute of Art)

Teaches the following courses:

• Introduction to Audio Production
• Audio Post Production

Rolando started to follow his passion for audio production right here at MWCC. After earning a degree in broadcasting and electronic media, he furthered his education by attending the New England Institute of Art. Rolando has worked in many facets of audiovisual media services including corporate AV support, live sound reinforcement for houses of worship, and audiovisual systems installation/integration. Mr. Torres Pagan is grateful for the opportunity as a member of the MWCC staff to share his knowledge and passion for Audio and media technologies.

Instructional Media Specialist

• M.S. in Applied Communications from Fitchburg State University
• B.S. in Communications / Media from Fitchburg State College
• A.S. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Mount Wachusett Community College

Licenses and Certifications:

• Extron A/V Associate
• Chief – Chief Certified
• Audinate – Dante Certification Levels 1, 2, & 3

Awards:

• Da Vinci Parachute Award for innovation and creativity 2011
• Governor’s Performance Recognition Award 2018

EDP Systems Analyst 2

• A.S. in Video and Audio Production from New England Institute of Technology
• BS in Digital Media Production from New England Institute of Technology.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Audinate – Dante Certification Levels 1, 2, & 3
• Extron AM Associate and Extron Control Specialist, Dante 1, 2, & 3