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Faculty and Staff

Hartt's faculty perform, teach, and present all over the country and around the world. They are renowned performers, exceptional scholars, dedicated teachers, and generous mentors who inspire their students to achieve at the highest levels.

 

Hartt Administration and Staff

Dale A. Merrill
Dean
Dean's Office for Art
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David C. Bell
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration; Theatre Faculty
Dean's Office for Hartt
Theatre

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Donna Menhart
Associate Dean for Academic Innovation; Professor of Ear Training
Dean's Office for Hartt
Music Theory

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Thomas A. Scavone
Director of Hartt Community Division
Dean's Office for Hartt
HCD Music
HCD Dance

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Priscilla Mulvaney
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Dean's Office for Hartt

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Barbara Johnson
Evaluator and Manager of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano Faculty
HCD Music
Dean's Office for Hartt

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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
Dean's Office for Hartt

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Houston (Dale) Smith
Operations Manager
Dean's Office for Hartt

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The Hartt Admission Team

Maggie Wyporek Spear
Director
Hartt Admission

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Travis Hogue-Smith
Interim Associate Director
Hartt Admission

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Hartt Division Directors

Stephen Pier
Professor of Dance; Director
Dance

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Gabor Virágh
Associate Professor of Ear Training; Director Hartt Music
Music Theory

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Kevin Ramsey
Chair/Theatre Division Director
Theatre

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Ensemble Directors

Edward Cumming
Primrose Fuller Professor of Orchestral Studies; Director of Orchestra
Instrumental Studies

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Carolina Flores
Voice Faculty; Director of Choral Activities
Music and Performing Arts Management

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Javon Jackson
Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director of Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Dance Faculty

Stephen Pier
Professor of Dance; Director
Dance

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Debra Collins Ryder
Dance Faculty
Dance

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Hilda Morales
Assistant Professor of Dance
Dance

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Katie Stevinson-Nollet
Professor of Dance
Dance

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Nina Watt
Associate Professor of Dance
Dance

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Katrina Hawley
Dance Faculty
Dance

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Sarkis Kaltakhtchian
Artistic and Education Director
HCD Dance

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Tim Melady
Theater Faculty; Dance Faculty
Dance
Theatre

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Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Theatre Dance Administrator
Dance
Theatre

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Rene Olivier
Faculty
HCD Dance

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Miki Orihara
Dance Faculty; Modern HCD Dance
HCD Dance
Dance

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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
Dean's Office for Hartt

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Leana Reisman
Dance Faculty
Dance

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Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
Theatre
Dance
Technical Theater Services

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Music Faculty

Gabor Virágh
Associate Professor of Ear Training; Director Hartt Music
Music Theory

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Brass Faculty

Phil Snedecor
Professor of Trumpet; Chair of Woodwinds and Brass
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Haim Avitsur
Associate Professor of Trombone
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Barbara Hill
Horn Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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James Jackson III
Tuba and Euphonium Faculty; Co-Director HCD Capitol Symphonic Winds
Instrumental Studies

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Scott Mendoker
Tuba Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Strings Faculty

Anton Miller
Professor of Violin; Chair of Strings
Instrumental Studies

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Rita Porfiris
Professor of Viola
Instrumental Studies

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Mihai Tetel
Associate Professor of Cello
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Blake Brasch
Suzuki Cello Faculty; Coordinator: Suzuki Cello
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Lizzie Burns
Double Bass Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Melinda Daetsch
Suzuki and Traditional Violin and Viola Faculty; HCD Chamber Music Strings Coordinator; Music Skills Specialist in Viola
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music

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Katie Lansdale
Violin Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Steve Larson
Violin and Viola Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Emlyn Ngai
Violin and Music History Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Music History

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Suzuki Faculty

Teri Einfeldt
Suzuki Violin Faculty; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music

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Christie Felsing
Suzuki Violin Faculty; HCD Director of Teaching and Learning; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music

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Woodwinds Faculty

Phil Snedecor
Professor of Trumpet; Chair of Woodwinds and Brass
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Carrie Koffman
Professor of Saxophone
Instrumental Studies

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Ayako Oshima
Associate Professor of Clarinet
Instrumental Studies

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Janet Arms
Flute Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Curt Blood
Clarinet Faculty
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music

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Marc Goldberg
Bassoon Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Kemp Jernigan
Oboe Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Percussion Faculty

Benjamin Toth
Professor of Percussion; Chair of Percussion; HCD Percussion Department Head
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Rogerio Boccato
Percussion Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Joe Galeota
Percussion Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Ted Piltzecker
Percussion Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Shane Shanahan
Percussion Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Guitar and Harp Faculty

Christopher Ladd
Clinical/Applied Assistant Professor of Guitar; Chair of Guitar and Harp; Chair of Commercial Music
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Peter Clemente
Guitar Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Susan Knapp Thomas
Harp Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies

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Keyboard Faculty

Jose Ramos Santana
Associate Professor of Piano; Chair of Keyboard
Instrumental Studies

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Paul Rutman
Professor of Piano
Instrumental Studies

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Gregory Babal
Piano and Theatre Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Theatre

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Frederic Chiu
Piano Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Barbara Johnson
Evaluator and Manager of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano Faculty
HCD Music
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Scott Lamlein
Organ Faculty
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music

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Kamilla Mammedova
Theatre and Piano Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Theatre

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Marija Stroke
Piano Faculty
Instrumental Studies

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Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Faculty

Javon Jackson
Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director of Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Matt DeChamplain
Assistant Professor of Jazz
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Karrin Allyson
Jazz Voice Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Abraham Burton
Jazz Saxophone Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Christopher Casey
Jazz Faculty; Director of Hartt Big Band
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Zaccai Curtis
Jazz Piano Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Rick Germanson
Jazz Piano Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Richard Goldstein
Jazz Guitar Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Rene McLean
Jazz Saxophone Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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David Smith
Jazz Trumpet Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Michael Thomas
Jazz Saxophone Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Sam Blakeslee
Jazz Trombone Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Mark Lewandowski
Jazz Bass Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Charles Goold
Jazz Drum Faculty
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz

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Vocal Studies Faculty

Deborah Lifton
Associate Professor of Voice; Director Vocal Studies
Vocal

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Cherie Caluda
Associate Professor of Voice
Vocal

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Thomas Cannon
Assistant Professor of Voice
Vocal

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William Braun
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Michelle Murray Fiertek
HCD Director of Music Programs; Voice Faculty
Vocal
HCD Music

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Lynn Kao
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Sondra Kelly
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Samuel Martin
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Lisabeth Miller
Voice Faculty
HCD Music
Vocal

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Benjamin Rauch
Adjunct Faculty
Vocal

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Kyle Swann
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Eric Trudel
Theater Faculty; Voice Faculty
Vocal
Theatre

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Chai-Lun Yueh
Voice Faculty
Vocal

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Composition Faculty

Gilda Lyons
Assistant Professor of Composition; Chair of Composition
Music Composition

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Ken Steen
Professor Emeritus Composition and Music Theory
Music Theory
Music Composition

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Conducting Faculty

Edward Cumming
Primrose Fuller Professor of Orchestral Studies; Director of Orchestra
Instrumental Studies

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James Jackson III
Tuba and Euphonium Faculty; Co-Director HCD Capitol Symphonic Winds
Instrumental Studies

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Music Education Faculty

Warren Haston
Associate Professor of Music Education; Chair of Music Education
Music Education

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Joshua A. Russell
Professor of Music Education
Music Education

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Music History Faculty

Kenneth Nott
Professor of Music History; Chair of Music History and BA Music
Music History

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Karen Cook
Associate Professor of Music History; Assistant Dean for Special Projects
Music History

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Sarah Provost
Assistant Professor of Music History
Music History

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Solomon Guhl-Miller
Music History Faculty
Music History

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Emlyn Ngai
Violin and Music History Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Music History

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Dana Plank
Music History Faculty
Music History

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Thomas Schuttenhelm
Music History Faculty
Music History

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Catherine Slowik
Music History Faculty
Music History

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Suhail Yusuf
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music History
Music History

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Music and Performing Arts Management Faculty

Marcus Thomas
Associate Professor of Music and Performing Arts Management; Chair of Music and Performing Arts Management
Music and Performing Arts Management

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Mehmet Dede
Associate Professor of Music and Performing Arts Management
Music and Performing Arts Management

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Barbara Ally
Music and Performing Arts Management Faculty
Music and Performing Arts Management

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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
Dean's Office for Hartt

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Music Production and Technology Faculty

Justin Kurtz
Associate Professor of Music Production and Technology; Chair of Music Production and Technology
Music Production and Technology

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Gabriel Herman
Assistant Professor of Music Production and Technology
Music Production and Technology

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Music Theory Faculty

Akane Mori
Associate Professor of Music Theory; Chair of Music Theory
Music Theory

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Donna Menhart
Associate Dean for Academic Innovation; Professor of Ear Training
Dean's Office for Hartt
Music Theory

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Michael Jude Schiano
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Music Theory

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Gabor Virágh
Associate Professor of Ear Training; Director Hartt Music
Music Theory

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Kyle Robert Grimm
Music Theory Faculty
Music Theory

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Cameron Logan
Music Theory Faculty
Music Theory

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Andrey Stolyarov
Music Theory Faculty
Music Theory

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Kathryn Swanson
Theatre and Music Theory Faculty
Theatre
Music Theory

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Katalin Viragh
Music Theory Faculty
Music Theory

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Theatre Faculty

Kevin Ramsey
Chair/Theatre Division Director
Theatre

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Robert H. Davis
Professor of Theatre
Theatre

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Brian Jennings
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Theatre

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Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Theatre Dance Administrator
Dance
Theatre

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John Pike
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
Theatre

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Gregory Babal
Piano and Theatre Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Theatre

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Joan Baker
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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David C. Bell
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration; Theatre Faculty
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Theatre

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Calvin Bittner
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Aaron Bleck
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Paula Bleck
Theatre Faculty; Scenic Painter
Technical Theater Services
Theatre

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Jonathan Dewberry
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Taniesha Duggan
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Robert Felstein
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Rebecca Goodheart
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Grace Barton Harve
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Aaron Hochheiser
Theater Faculty; Master Electrician
Theatre
Technical Theater Services

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Janelle Holmes
Faculty
HCD Dance
Theatre

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Kristin Huffman
Theatre and HCD Music Faculty
Theatre
HCD Music

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Corey Hutchins
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Vanessa Justice
Adjunct Faculty
Theatre

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Jane Krantz
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Rachel Landy
Theater Faculty; Sound Engineer
Theatre
Technical Theater Services

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Jeanine Pardey Levine
Theater Faculty
Theatre
HCD Music

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Kamilla Mammedova
Theatre and Piano Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Theatre

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Tracey Marble
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Debbie Markowitz
Production Manager
Theatre

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Jan Mason
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Tim Melady
Theater Faculty; Dance Faculty
Dance
Theatre

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Johanna Morrison
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Michael O'Flaherty
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Carolyn Paulus
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Mark Planner
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Larry Raiken
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Phillip Rittner
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Janelle Robinson
Theatre and HCD Voice Faculty
Theatre
HCD Music

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Hannah Roccisano
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
Theatre
Dance
Technical Theater Services

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Kathryn Swanson
Theatre and Music Theory Faculty
Theatre
Music Theory

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Jason Taylor
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Liam Toner
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Eric Trudel
Theater Faculty; Voice Faculty
Vocal
Theatre

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Joni Weisfeld
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Brandalyn Fulton Williams
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Ryan Winkles
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Mark Womack
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Shawn Caulin Young
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Clay Zambo
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Taylor Zappone
Theater Faculty
Theatre

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Technical Theater Services

Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
Theatre
Dance
Technical Theater Services

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Collette Benoit
Costume Shop Manager
Technical Theater Services

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Paula Bleck
Theatre Faculty; Scenic Painter
Technical Theater Services
Theatre

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Jennifer Ellenberger
Cutter/Draper
Technical Theater Services

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Thomas Fetera
Technical Director, Millard Auditorium
Technical Theater Services

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Sophie Firestone
Wardrobe Supervisor
Technical Theater Services

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Kevin L. Hart
Technical Director, Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Theater

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Aaron Hochheiser
Theater Faculty; Master Electrician
Theatre
Technical Theater Services

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John Holder
Technical Director, McCray and Roberts Theaters
Technical Theater Services

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Rachel Landy
Theater Faculty; Sound Engineer
Theatre
Technical Theater Services

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Meghan McDonald
Properties Master
Technical Theater Services

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Timothy Milligan
Costume Rental & Stock Coordinator
Technical Theater Services

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Marti Simmons
First Hand/Stitcher
Technical Theater Services

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Amanda Smith
First Hand/Stitcher
Technical Theater Services

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