Alyssa Alley

alleya@huntington.edu

Alyssa Alley returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become the administrative assistant for the digital media arts programs at Huntington University Arizona. Her goals as a DMA assistant are to help maintain a consistent staff workflow, manage activities and events, lend an extra hand wherever needed, and provide a safe and confidential dialogue with students in need of counseling. Alyssa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in animation from Huntington University Arizona. As a student, she volunteered to lead animation workshops and run events. She was part of three award-winning HU Arizona teams for animated shorts, one of which she directed: "Tobeus and Toby," winner of Best of Fest for animation at the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts and a Rocky Mountain Emmy Student Production Award for animation and a Student Los Angeles Film Awards Finalist for animation, all in 2020. She was selected to direct a second film her senior year. Alyssa has been involved with freelance work since 2016.

Residing in her hometown of Waddell, Arizona, Alyssa enjoys activities such as creating/designing characters, developing stories/scripts, playing video games, and kickboxing.