Russell Sandifer is a Professor, Associate Chair, Director of Production, and Lighting Designer for the Florida State University School of Dance, where he teaches visual design and production coursework. He has designed roughly 2,000 dance works over a forty-plus-year career, almost one hundred musicals, ten operas, and a few straight plays. He's worked with companies including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Urban Bush Women, and Seaside Music Theatre. He was also the Production Manager and Lighting Director for the 2012 American College Dance Association National Festival. Russell is a member of the United Scenic Artists and a lifetime member of the American College Dance Association.