Faculty & Staff

Peter Hoelter

Co-Program Chair / Faculty
peter.hoelter@chemeketa.edu

Graphic & Web Design, Print Production, & Business of Graphic Arts

Peter Hoelter has been a full-time faculty member of the Visual Communications program since 2007 and Program Chair for 10 years. Prior to teaching at Chemeketa, Peter was an adjunct faulty member at Art Institute of Portland (Oregon), and Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, teaching courses in web design and graphic design. Outside of the college he serves on a number of boards, including the 3D Design Industry Advisory Committee at CTEC (Salem-Keizer School District).

Before moving to full-time teaching, Peter worked in the creative industry for over a decade in a variety of roles, including web designer/developer, print production specialist, and project manager, working for firms in Corvallis, Portland, and Richmond, Vermont. Peter earned a Bachelors degree at Oregon State University, where he worked in residential life while attending school. He lives in Salem with his wife, three growing children, and adorable dog Maggie.

Class Websites

Bret Malley

Co-Program Chair / Faculty
bret.malley@chemeketa.edu

Photo Illustration, Software, Multimedia Arts & Emerging Technology.

Faculty Bio

Bret Malley is an educator, speaker, filmmaker, professional photographer, author of Adobe Master Class; Advanced Compositing in Adobe Photoshop CC, and all around Photoshop magician specializing in surreal, epic, and imaginative image creation. His work and articles have been featured internationally in magazines and publications such as Photoshop User magazine, Advanced Photoshop magazine, Photoshop Creative magazine, and Photography is Art magazine among others.

He is a full-time college instructor at Chemeketa Community College as well as online educator through KelbyOne, CreativeLive, Craftsy, and PixelU. He regularly presents at regional and international events such as Photoshop World, Society for Photographic Education, Photoshop Virtual Summit, and various photography organizations around the world. When not presenting or exploring the creative depths of Photoshop, Bret enjoys adventuring in and around the Pacific Northwest where he lives with his wife, son, two cats, one dog (that thinks it's a cat), and a rabbit named Freckles.

View Bret's work at bretmalley.com