Christina Haatainen-Jones
Assistant Professor and Director of Design

Tina works as a costume designer and sculptor for theatre, film, dance and manufacturing. She has designed costumes for the Geffen Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, the Old Globe Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, and the Denver Center, among others. As a sculptor Tina’s work can be seen in the Star Trek films, Pirates of the Caribbean III, The Chronicles of Riddick, Masters of the Universe and The Last Starfighter to name a few. She has also designed for museums and theme parks, notably the costumes for the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, Illinois, where 12 of her portrait paintings are also on display, and shows for Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Seas. She is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University.