ROMAN P. REYES A local artist, actor and international artist, Roman is well known for his work on the Trilogy: The Lord of the Rings. The Trilogy garnered 13 Academy awards and Roman’s work as a special effects artist contributed to that effort. Roman’s film credits also include: character parts in Lord of the Rings, TransAmerica, Denial, and a principle in the 2006 World Series Silverado TV commercial. As a guest of His Highness Sheik Nayan of United Arab Emirates he was recognized for his cutting edge mural done with computer graphics in Abu Dhabi. Another milestone was his illustrative work as Artist-in-Residence at Charleville Castle, Ireland. Roman has created numerous murals, paintings, sculpture, and computer art pieces locally, and his international art can be found in New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Cuba, China, Brazil, Ireland, and Mexico. He’s painting “ Change “ was recently accepted by President Barack Obama Roman earned a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Art from ASU and an MBA, International from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He completed the majority of coursework leading to an Ed.D degree at Nova University.