Instructors
"The instructors at APW are dedicated and attentive. Not only did I learn to draw, they also taught me how to see form, structure, and think and draw in 3D space. The skills I learned at APW have been extremely helpful through all four years in animation at Sheridan College." Lisa Wang - Animator at Electronic Arts (EA)
Lisa's portfolio›
Gerard Sternik AOCA
Program Director / Instructor
Vince Peets
Program Director / Instructor
Joshua Miller
Associate Director / Instructor, Graduate Seneca Animation 2016
Bernadette Peets AOCA
Administrator / Instructor, Painter
Niko Powell
Instructor, Graduate Sheridan - Honours Bachelor of Animation 2020
Jessica Lu
Instructor, (Sheridan Illustration 2022)
Audi DeOliveira
Instructor, Independant Comic Artist
Dani Elizondo
Instructor, Graduate Sheridan - Honours Bachelor of Animation 2020
Teaching Assistants
These energetic and devoted young artists are crucial to the APW team. They bring their experience of the day-to-day life of an animation student to their role of supporting the instructors in class operations.
Michelle Chen
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2023)
Ruby Saysanasy
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2023)
Grace Whaley
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2025)
Christine Fitzgerald
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2024)
Avery Mason
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2025)
Mayumi Smith
Teaching Assistant - APW Online 2021 Grad
Annalisa McConville
Teaching Assistant - APW Online 2021 Grad
Miranda Murrillo
Teaching Assistant - APW Summer Intensive 2018 Grad
Emilie Voissin
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation 2024). I love animation because it combines two of my favourite things, drawing and storytelling.
Summer Wang
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2024)
Bertram Lin
Teaching Assistant (Sheridan Animation, 2025)
APW Support Team
These energetic APW grads are in class to do all of the drawing exercises with current APW students and to support the instructors and TA's by ensuring the smooth running of classes.
Wren Filley
