Joe Poshek
Dean of Fine Arts

Office Location: Arts Center 303
Office Phone: 714.432.5536
Email: jposhek@occ.cccd.edu

Joe Poshek has been Dean of the Division or Visual and Performing Arts since 2008. He has taught in the music department at Orange Coast College beginning in 1984 teaching a range of subjects from music theory, guitar ensemble, computer music, music appreciation and the history of rock. As a professional artist he was an active recording artist as a classical and jazz guitarist and an exhibiting visual artist.

Joe received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in classical guitar from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts from Macalestor College

Blade Gillissen  
Department Chair
    
Office Location: Art Center
Office Phone: 714.432.5524    
Email: bgilliss@mail.occ.cccd.edu

Blade joined Orange Coast Coast College in 1996. In his previous life he was a commercial photographer. He has a special interest in historical processes and has worked extensively with gum bichromate printing and pinhole photography