Duvall, Terry
Assistant Professor
(216) 987-5168
Department: Communication Studies, Media and Journalism Studies
Office Location: Western Campus, WLA B144
Education: M.A. in English Literature, University of Dayton
M.A. in Communication, University of Dayton
B.S. in Communication Studies, Ohio University
International Studies:
L’Institute de Touraine with a focus on French language — Tours, France
Al Akhawayn University, with a focus on postcolonial literature, rhetoric and Moroccan society in Ifrane — Morocco
About: Terry Duvall is an assistant professor of Communication Studies, teaching courses such as Interpersonal Communication, Public Speaking and Intercultural Communication. He also teaches Film Appreciation and courses in the humanities. He finds facilitating student learning in these courses rewarding. The common thread running through these courses is the examination and analysis of shared meaning in the context of the human experience — whether through verbal or nonverbal interaction, film or art. In addition to helping students better position themselves for the job market, Duvall believes they can apply what they learn in these courses to their personal lives.
Duvall also enjoys traveling, reading, going to the cinema, cycling, playing tennis and spending time with his son.
Kerezy, John
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
(216) 987-5040
Department: Media and Journalism Studies, Communication Studies
Office Location: Western Campus, WHCS A200
Education: Ph.D. and Ed.S. in Higher Education, Kent State University
M.A. in Journalism, The Ohio State University
B.A. in History and Communications, Wabash College
Certificate in College Teaching, Kent State University
Accredited in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America
About: Originally a journalist, John Kerezy transitioned into public relations and later joined the faculty of Tri-C as an adjunct in 2003-2004. He became a full-time faculty member three years later. He's won dozens of awards for his writing and public relations work and is the author of Glory Reborn, a focused history of his alma mater, Wabash College. He was a finalist for the Besse Award for Teaching Excellence several times. Kerezy is also an accomplished speaker and a long-time member of the Tri-C Speakers Bureau and the "Pause for Prayer" team at Moody Radio Cleveland. His hobbies include photography, chess and sports.
Tatalovic, Branislav
Assistant Professor
(216) 987-5243
Department: Media & Journalism Studies, Film and Media Arts
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C213
Education: MFA in Film/Television, Chapman University
B.A. in Media, Cleveland State University
AAS in Photography, Tri-C
About: Branislav (Bruno) R. Tatalovic, a Serbian-American motion picture artist and media educator, was born in 1966 in Yugoslavia. In his early immigrant years, he worked in the metal and steel industries while attending Tri-C classes in the evening. He earned his first college degree in 1997. As an artist and content creator, Tatalovic produced and directed several award-winning short films and three feature films (distributed internationally via digital streaming). His works were shown at numerous state, national and international film festivals, and he received awards for producing, directing, writing, editing and acting, such as the 2010 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation award for short film production, the 2016 Indie Filmmakers Hall of Fame award at the Indie Gathering Festival for teaching, and a special recognition from the city of Cleveland Mayor's Office in 2017 for his feature film Lux in Tenebris (made in Ohio and published and streamed via Amazon Prime). In 2018, he founded the Kinodrome Film Festival, an annual short-form motion picture and screenplay event for up-and-coming artists and student content creators. Tatalovic is a tenured professor of media studies at Tri-C, an independent visual artist, a screenwriter and a member of the American Association of University Professors and the National Academy of Television Arts.