Faculty and Staff

Our world-class faculty members have attended some of the nation and world's most prestigious and competitive programs. This background, combined with a wealth of professional experience and depth of knowledge, is reflected through the quality of our applied, academic and ensemble offerings.

Although they take great pride in teaching, our faculty are still passionate about performing, as well as participating in a variety of academic and creative activities on campus and at prestigious venues throughout the world. Together, we are dedicated to service, taking pride in bettering the university, our community, as well as national and international professional organizations.

Name	Contact	Program	Area
Jeff Ward Associate Professor Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance	jeff98@k-state.edu	Administration/Music	Music Education
Amanda Arrington Collaborative Piano	aarring@k-state.edu	Music	Keyboard
Sally Bailey Professor, Director of Drama Therapy Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre	sdbailey@k-state.edu	Theatre	Drama Therapy
Lori K. Baker Fiscal and Personnel Officer	lkbaker@k-state.edu	Administration	Staff
Benjamin Beggs Instructor, Double Bass	bhb8484@k-state.edu	Music	Strings and Orchestra
Melissa Briggs Assistant Professor of Drama Therapy	mbriggs@k-state.edu	Theatre	Drama Therapy
Janie Brokenicky Instructor, Voice, Music Theory	jbrokenicky@k-state.edu	Music	Voice/Music Theory, History, and Composition
Blakely Bunning Marketing Associate and Box Office Manager	bblakely@k-state.edu	Administration	Staff
Fred Burrack Professor Director of Graduate Studies in Music Director of the Office of Assessment	fburrack@k-state.edu	Music	Music Education
Lavonne Canfield Instructor, Stage Management and Acting	mlavonne@k-state.edu	Theatre	Acting and Directing
Alfred Cochran Professor	cochalw@k-state.edu	Music	Music Theory, History, and Composition
Cora Cooper Professor, Violin and Viola Chair of String Division	corac@k-state.edu	Music	Strings and Orchestra
Jerry Jay Cranford Assistant Professor	jjcranford@k-state.edu	Theatre	Acting and Directing
James Davis Assistant Professor, Lighting and Sound Design	kdavis01@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Kate Digby Assistant Professor	kdigby@k-state.edu	Dance	Dance
Rachel Dirks Orchestra, Cello	rdirks@k-state.edu	Music	Strings and Orchestra
Slawomir Dobrzanski Professor, Piano	slawomir@k-state.edu	Music	Keyboard
Neil Dunn Instructor, Percussion	neildunn@k-state.edu	Dance/Music	Dance/Wind and Percussion
Cindy Friedrich Administrative Assistant	cindyle@k-state.edu	Administration	Staff
Kurt Gartner Professor, Percussion Associate Director for Music	kgartner@k-state.edu	Music/Administration	Wind and Percussion
Wayne Goins University Distinguished Professor, Guitar Director of Jazz Studies	weg@k-state.edu	Music	Jazz
Courtney Grecu Administrative Assistant	cljensen@k-state.edu	Music	Bands
Ruth Gurgel Assistant Professor	gurgel@k-state.edu	Music	Music Education
Paul Hunt Professor, Trombone	phunt@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion
Jacqueline Fassler-Kerstetter Associate Professor, Horn	jkerstet@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition
Tod Kerstetter Professor, Clarinet	tkerstet@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion
John Kilgore Instructor, Trumpet	jrkilgor@k-state.edu	Music	Trumpet
Stephen Loch Instructor	loch@k-state.edu	Dance	Dance
David Mackay Assistant Professor	dbmackay@k-state.edu	Theatre	Acting, Directing
George Wame Matthews Scene Shop Supervisor	georgewm@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Steven Maxwell Associate Professor, Tuba/Euphonium Chair of Wind and Percussion	smaxwell@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition
Susan Maxwell Instructor, Bassoon	suemax@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition;
Alyssa Morris Assistant Professor, Oboe	alyssamorris@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion/Music Theory, History, and Composition
Agustin Muriago Instructor, Piano, Class Piano, Piano Pedagogy	muriago@k-state.edu	Music	Keyboard
Melissa Neville Costume Shop Manager	costume@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Joshua Oppenheim Associate Professor Co-Director of Choral Activities	joshuao@k-state.edu	Music	Choral
Craig Parker Associate Professor	cbp@k-state.edu	Music	Music Theory, History, and Composition
Phillip Payne Associate Professor Chair of Music Education	ppayne@k-state.edu	Music	Music Education
Julie L. Pentz Professor	jpentz@k-state.edu	Dance	Dance
David Pickering Associate Professor, Organ Chair of Keyboard Division	dpickeri@k-state.edu	Music	Keyboard/Music Theory, History, and Composition
Bryan Pinkall Assistant Professor, Voice	pinkall@k-state.edu	Music	Voice
Dana Pinkston Associate Professor, Costume Design	dmpink@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Reginal Pittman Professor, Opera Chair of Voice Division	pittman@k-state.edu	Music	Voice
Cheryl Richt Instructor, Voice	clricht@k-state.edu	Music	Voice
Amy Rosine Associate Professor, Voice	arosine@k-state.edu	Music	Voice

Shannon Blake Skelton Assistant Professor	sbskelton@k-state.edu	Theatre	Theatre History and Criticism
Ben Stark Associate Professor, Production Manager and Technical Director	benstark@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Patricia Thompson Associate Professor, Voice	patthomp@k-state.edu	Music	Voice
Frank Tracz Professor Director of Bands	ftracz@k-state.edu	Music	Bands
Jennifer Vellenga Associate Professor, Head Acting and Directing Associate Director for Theatre	vellenga@k-state.edu	Theatre	Acting and Directing
Kathy Voecks Associate Professor, Scenic Design Head of Design	kvoecks@k-state.edu	Theatre	Design, Tech, and Management
Craig Weston Professor, Composition Chair of Theory, History, and Composition	cweston@k-state.edu	Music	Music Theory, History, and Composition
Colleen White Assistant Professor, Flute	colleenwhite@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion
Alexander Wimmer Assistant Director of Bands	amwimmer@k-state.edu	Music	Bands
David Wood Instructor, Director of Collegium Musicum	davidwood@k-state.edu	Music	Choral/Music Theory, History and Composition
Ben Worcester Instructor	bdw3355@gmail.com	Music	Music Theory, History, and Composition
Sharyn Worcester Academic Advisor	ses8555@ksu.edu	Administration	Staff
Anna Marie Wytko Associate Professor, Saxophone	wytko@k-state.edu	Music	Wind and Percussion
Julie Yu-Oppenheim Professor Co-Director of Choral Studies	julieyu@k-state.edu	Music	Choral