Conservatory

Administration

Michael Stepniak

Dean; Professor, Music

Jeffrey Marlatt

Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs; Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship; Associate Professor, Music Education

Ting-Yu Chen

Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Professor, Dance

Carolyn Coulson

Assistant Dean for Student Learning; Associate Professor, Theatre

Ryan D. Romine

Assistant Dean for Recruitment; Associate Professor, Bassoon

Jennifer Green-Flint

Assistant Dean of Administration; Executive Director of Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Melanie Mathewes

Director of Development, Shenandoah Conservatory

Arts Management

Alisa Daum

Adjunct Instructor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Nancy Denholm

Adjunct Associate Professor, Performing Arts Management & Leadership

David Edelman

Director of Performing Arts Leadership & Management Program; Associate Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Dana Hand Evans

Adjunct Associate Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Jennifer Green-Flint

Assistant Dean of Administration; Executive Director of Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Christine Stanley

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Performing Arts Leadership & Management

Composition

David T. Little

Distinguished Guest Composer; Senior Lecturer, New Music

Jonathan Newman

Director of Composition; Coordinator of New Music; Associate Professor, Composition

Dance

Jacob Brent

Coordinator of Musical Theatre Dance; Assistant Professor, Dance (Jazz & Musical Theatre Styles)

Tiffanie Carson

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz Dance

Ting-Yu Chen

Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Professor, Dance

Karen Follett

Dance Accompanist; Music Coordinator for Dance Division; Assistant Professor, Dance

Maurice Fraga

Christina Halpin Chair in Dance; Chair of Dance Division; Associate Professor, Dance

Erica M. Helm

Coordinator for Theatre & Dance Recruitment; Associate Professor, Dance

Michael “Jonz” Jones

Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dance Production

Justin Lewis

Adjunct Instructor, Dance

Shylo M. Martinez

Auxiliary Adjunct Lecturer, Jazz/Tap Dance

Matt Pardo

Assistant Professor, Modern Dance

Stephanie Parkinson

Adjunct Lecturer, Dance

Mary Robare

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dance

Robyn Hart Schroth

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dance

Instrumental

Mary Elizabeth Bowden

Assistant Professor, Trumpet (Beginning August 2019)

Darryl Brenzel

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz

Jeff Cortazzo

Adjunct Associate Professor, Trombone

Craig Fraedrich

Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor, Jazz and Trumpet

Julian Gray

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Guitar; Director of Guitar Studies

Luis Hernandez

Adjunct Lecturer, Saxophone

Andrew Hitz

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music, Tuba and Euphonium

James Hontz

Adjunct Associate Professor, Guitar

Stephen Key

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Oboe

Michael Kramer

Adjunct Instructor, Jazz Guitar

Robert Larson

Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano; Director of Jazz Studies; Associate Professor, Jazz Piano

Doris Lederer

Director of Chamber Music; Professor, Viola and Chamber Music

Mark G. Meadows

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz

Scott Nelson

Special Events Coordinator for Conservatory; Professor, Trumpet and Conducting

Matthew Niess

Adjunct Associate Professor, Classical and Jazz Trombone

Geoffrey Pilkington

Adjunct Associate Professor, Horn

Timothy J. Robblee

Director of Bands; Associate Professor, Conducting

Timothy Roberts

Chair of Instrumental Division; Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community; Professor, Saxophone

Ryan D. Romine

Assistant Dean for Recruitment; Associate Professor, Bassoon

Julian Schwarz

Assistant Professor, Cello

Chuck Seipp

Adjunct Associate Professor, Trumpet

Brian Settles

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz Studies

Jonathan Snowden

Professor, Flute

Donovan Stokes

Coordinator of Strings; Professor, Bass

Bridgett Stuckey

Adjunct Associate Professor, Harp

Akemi Takayama

Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin; Associate Professor, Violin

Keith Taylor

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Concert Band

Jan Wagner

Conductor; Director of Orchestral Studies; Professor, Conducting

Richard Whitehead

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jazz Guitar

Alphonso Young

Adjunct Associate Professor, Jazz Percussion

Earl R. Yowell

Professor, Percussion

Garrick Zoeter

Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet; Coordinator of Winds and Percussion; Professor, Clarinet

Keyboard

Alexander Bernstein

Visiting Adjunct Assistant Professor, Piano

Anthony Cornet

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Piano

Lee Ann Dransfield

Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor, Piano

Ieva Jokubaviciute

Assistant Professor, Piano

J. Thomas Mitts

Director of Organ & Church Music; Associate Professor, Organ & Church Music; Director, Church Music Institute

John O’Conor

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence; Chair of Keyboard Division; Professor, Piano

Karen Walker

Coordinator of Conservatory Teaching and Graduate Assistantships; Associate Professor, Piano

Music Education

Marsha Barley

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Education

Linda Jean Gammon

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Education

Jeffrey Marlatt

Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs; Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship; Associate Professor, Music Education

Christine O’Neill

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Education

Lynn M. Rechel

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Music Education

Paul E. Shoremount

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Education

Stephanie Standerfer

Interim Director of Music Education; Professor, Music Education

James Tucker

Adjunct Lecturer, Music Education

Lee Wright

Visiting Assistant Professor, Music Education (Choral)

David Zerull

Chair of Conservatory Academics Division; Professor, Music Education

Music Production & Recording Technology

Paul DiFranco

Distinguished Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Production & Recording Technology

Golder O’Neill

Director of Music Production & Recording Technology; Associate Professor, Music Production & Recording Technology

Daniel Shores

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Production & Recording Technology

Mike Sokol

Adjunct Instructor, Music Production & Recording Technology

Graham Spice

Assistant Professor, Music Production & Recording Technology

Music Theory & History

Amanda Bono

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Theory

David Chavez

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Theory

Rosemary Green

Graduate Programs Librarian; Adjunct Professor, Conservatory Academics

Matthew Herman

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music Theory

Michael Maher

Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Theory and Jazz Piano

Laurie McManus

Coordinator of Music Literature; Associate Professor, Music History and Literature

Charlene Baughan Romano

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Theory

Christopher Ruth

Assistant Professor, Music History

Keith P. Salley

Coordinator of Music Theory; Associate Professor, Music Theory

Rachel Short

Assistant Professor, Music Theory

Alanna Ropchock Tierno

Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music History

Ryuji Ueno

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Conservatory Academics

Stephanie Ycaza

Adjunct Instructor, Music Theory

Music Therapy

Brian Abrams

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music Therapy

Kerry Devlin

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Music Therapy

Leigh Jenks

Adjunct Instructor, Music Therapy

Bronwen Landless

Assistant Professor, Music Therapy

Hakeem Leonard

Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Therapy; Assistant Professor, Music Therapy

Anne Lipe

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music Therapy

Anthony Meadows

Director of Music Therapy Studies; Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy; Associate Professor, Music Therapy

Elizabeth Schwartz

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music Therapy

Thomas Sweitzer

Adjunct Associate Professor, Music Therapy

Theatre

Jennifer Flitton Adams

Costume Designer; Associate Professor, Costume Design

Sally Anderson

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Theatre

Kathleen Bell

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Voice (Soprano)

Jeremy Scott Blaustein

Adjunct Instructor, Acting

Andrew Brackett

Theatre Fellow, Lighting Design

Patrick Brady

Associate Professor, Theatre; Visiting Musical Director

Margaret Brooks

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Voice (Soprano)

Thomas Brooks

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Theatre

Andrew Carson

Assistant Professor, Theatre - Lighting Design

Carolyn Coulson

Assistant Dean for Student Learning; Associate Professor, Theatre

Kevin Covert

Coordinator of Recruitment, Musical Theatre; Assistant Professor, Theatre

Matt Edwards

Director of Musical Theatre; Associate Professor, Voice; Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice; Artistic Director, CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute

Sammi Geppert

Theatre Fellow, Costume Design

Kathryn Green

Director of Graduate Vocal Pedagogy Programs; Executive Director of CCM Institute; Professor, Voice (Contralto)

Christopher Gross

Adjunct Instructor, Theatre

Stephanie Higgins

Assistant Professor, Voice - Musical Theatre, CCM

Scott Hudson

Director of Acting; Associate Professor, Theatre

William Ingham

Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre; Chair of Theatre Division; Theatre Division Technical Director; Associate Professor, Theatre

Elspeth McCormick

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Theatre Design and Production

David Meyer

Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center; Associate Professor, Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy

Justin Miller

Theatre Fellow, Scenic Design

William Pierson

Scenic and Lighting Designer; Associate Professor, Theatre, Scenic and Lighting Design

Giovanna Reyes-Mir

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Voice

J.J. Ruscella

Associate Professor, Theatre

Hank Stone

Auxiliary Adjunct Professor, Theatre

Kirsten Trump

Professor, Theatre

Edrie Means Weekly

Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor, Voice; Co-Founder, CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute

Kit Wilder

Adjunct Instructor, Theatre

Martha Wollner

Visiting Associate Professor, Theatre

Cheryl Yancey

Costume Designer; Associate Professor, Theatre

Jacqlyn Zito-Edwards

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Voice (Musical Theatre)

Vocal/Choral

Professors Emeriti