bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, kˈɑːvæks ɐdvˈaɪzd dˈɔːɹi lˈɪɾɛlhˈɛɹɪk, ðə nˈuː tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən æt wˈʊdbɛɹi ɔnðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ɪnðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, bˈoʊθ ɪn fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ænd ɪn kɜːɹˈɪkjʊləm.
Beginning in 2005, Kovacs advised Dori Littell-Herrick, the new chair of the Department of Animation at Woodbury on the role of technology in the growing department, both in facilities and in curriculum.