Ellen Wolterbeek
Associate Professor, General Education

I attended college in Boston, where I studied English, Spanish and Communications. I am currently pursuing a PhD at Arizona State University. I have studied in 13 countries around the world.

My professional experience includes public relations with the Weber Group in Cambridge, MA, and the Boston Red Sox. I have also worked as the director of a learning lab and coordinated a writing center. I have been at UAT since 2002, working as an enrollment coordinator, staff writer and part-time professor.

I am a mentor and sponsor for several on-campus groups, including Error 404 and the Anime Club. I also host the Lunch Bunch Writers Club, a student group that meets twice a week to eat lunch and write stories.

MA, Arizona State University
BA, Regis College

Anthony Maldonado, known to many as Kash Howard, is currently duel majoring in Game Design and Web Design at the University of Advancing Technology. After graduation Kash hopes to get a job as a Marketing Director for a Video Game Company, preferably one that creates fighting games. Kash is currently in his seventh term at the university with less than three more to go.

Anthony Joseph Palmarozzo, known to his friends as AJ, is in his second year of video game programming at the University of Advancing Technology. He is a game enthusiast and a longtime player of the MMORPG Everquest.

David Sopata is a Network Security major in his senior year at the University of Advancing technology.  He is looking forward to graduation and to finding a job in Network Security.  David is particularly excited about his upcoming nuptials with his fiancé Yvonne.

Hannah Feldman is a game design major who hopes to do game art and design for casual games after graduation, and with any luck, to start her own casual game company.

Jacob Williams is a Game Design major at UAT and is currently a year into the program, which he enjoys immensely. After graduation Jacob would like to work in the gaming industry as a level designer or 3D modeler.

Trevor Johnson was born and raised in Soldotna, Alaska.  He is currently in living in the heat of Arizona and studying Game Programming and Software Engineering at the University of Advancing Technology.

Joel Terry is in his fourth semester at UAT where he studies multimedia, digital art and design.  After graduation he hopes to find a career doing what he loves so that he will never have to “work” a day in his life.

Marcus Staples is a game design and game programming major.  He is 19 and am currently in his junior year. Marcus is an extremely talented writer and loves attending class.

Matthew Klausmeier is a student at the University of Advancing Technology, where he is double-majoring in game programming and software engineering. He plans to graduate next semester and find a job making games.

Raynor Bugayong has completed about 40% of his academic studies in Video Game Art and Animation/Design.  He hopes to work with a video game company after graduation, where he will most likely write incredible, fascinating stories for others to enjoy.

Peter Morgan has lived in fourteen places, including England, and gone to nine different schools. When Peter found UAT and saw that it had everything he was looking for in a school he knew he had to come here.  Currently Peter is in his fourth semester at UAT studying Game Design, and he loves it.

Peter has written stories, quests, and articles that are now in two MMOs, and from these writings Peter realized that this was what he wanted to do.  After graduation Peter hopes to get a job as a developer working with with stories, balancing, and content within MMOs.

When he is not at work or doing things for school Peter is either playing games or fencing, which he has been doing for a year now. UAT is a great fit for him, and within a year and a half he expects that he will be out in the industry doing what he loves.