James Horban joins the URI faculty after serving as the Lighting Supervisor at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. He previously served as Associate Professor for the Live Entertainment Technology (LET) program at Lone Star College-Montgomery in Conroe, TX. While at Lone Star College, he also served as Resident Lighting & Scenic Designer, Master Electrician, and Scenic Artist for Drama Department productions, and is a three-time recipient of the Kennedy Center Award for meritorious achievement in design. 

Professional lighting and scenic design credits include Long Wharf Theatre, Springfield College, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Town Hall Theater, Monmouth Theater, the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, Long Lake Camp for the Arts, and various events at Conseco Fieldhouse and American Legion Mall with Mid-America Sound Corp. Assistant design work includes the Cincinnati Ballet, the Toledo Ballet, Wright State University, and the national tour of In Love With Tyrone.