SAG/AFTRA

Dueling Arts International 

Loft Ensemble Theatre Company

Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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Jo Ann Mendelson is a professional actor, Fight Director, Stage Combat Instructor and Acting Teacher. She completed her B.A. at LMU in Theatre Arts in 2008 and an M.F.A. in Performance for Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State LA in 2018. She currently serves as the Member Representative for Dueling Arts International, an international organization dedicated to training in the field of Stage Combat.

Jo Ann Mendelson

Loyola Marymount University

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Loyola Marymount University

California State University, Los Angeles

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