Curriculum Vitae

Cheryl has served in both full-time and part-time lecturer positions in graphic design and illustration for over twenty years. Cheryl’s experience as a Creative Director in the entertainment industry and her commitment to coaching artists has created one of the most unique and highly respected Entertainment Design classes in higher education. Students under her instruction have won multiple awards in the annual Hollywood Reporter Student Key Art Competition. As the founder and Creative Director of Menagerie Creative, an agency specializing in personal branding and marketing for artists, educators and entrepreneurs, Cheryl mentors individual students and professionals through career and business transitions.

MARKETING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (2010)

University of Irvine, Extension

MA DESIGN/Illustration (1994)

California State University, Fullerton

Advisors: Dana Lamb,
Larry Johnson

Masters Thesis: Painting Techniques of the Great Masters and their Influence on Contemporary Illustration

BFA Graphic Design
(1989)

California State University, Fullerton

Professional Experience

Fall 2016-Present – Fullerton College, Fullerton California, Lecturer
csavala@fullcoll.edu

Fall 1994-Present – California State University Fullerton, Fullerton California, Lecturer
csavala@fullerton.edu

Fall 2004-Present – Menagerie Creative, Orange California Founder / Creative Director
info@menageriecreative.com

Fall 2009-2013 – Chapman College, Orange California, Guest Lecturer and Portfolio Reviewer

1991-2004 – The Cimarron Group, Hollywood California,
VP/ Creative Director