Alumni Accomplishments

Azusa Pacific cinematic arts students have accomplished much, and the list grows longer every day:

• Produced films such as Dan In Real Life
• Worked in postproduction on shows such as Heroes and Crossing Jordan
• Become Disney Academy artists
• Started their own production companies

APU cinematic arts graduates have also been accepted into prestigious graduate programs:

• USC School of Cinematic Arts
• USC School of Journalism
• American Film Institute
• Chapman University
• George Washington University
• And more

ABC/Disney

• Lauren (Cray) Martinez ’08 - Disney TV Animation, Animation Academy Artist
• Britainne Pedersen ’12 - Imagineering
• Becky Train ’13 - Imagineering

NBC/Universal

• Ryan Bowman ’15 - Programming UCP
• Rita Bakelaar ’17 - Global Finance
• Dominic Jones ’08 - NBC Affiliate Reporter

Dreamworks

• Lauren Guerard ’11

CBS

• Haley Stroh ’14 - TV Studios

Paramount

• Sam Vargas ’16 - Guest Relations

Other Successful Alumni

• Zack Evans ’14 - BuzzFeed Video Producer
• Christian Wayne ’14 - Creative Capers Editor
• Brooke Pearson ’08 - Fulbright Scholar
• Blake Heal ’08 and Peter Cote ’08 - Owners, Conscious Minds Productions

Note: This information is current for the 2024-25 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.