Faculty & Staff – School of Performing Arts
Faculty
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Michael Wainstein
Director, School of Performing Arts, Professor
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Thad Anderson
Associate Professor of Music
Percussion
Interests: Contemporary Music, Electro-Acoustic Music, Audio Engineering and Archiving... -
William R. Ayers
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Music Theory
Interests: Microtonal music, Video game music, Film music... -
Kevin Barkman
Theater Arts Technician ll
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Tramaine Berryhill
Lecturer, Technical Director, Theatre
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David Bjella
Professor of Cello
Cello
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Belinda C. Boyd
Professor, Coordinator, Undergraduate Acting
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
Tracey Brent-Chessum
Visiting Lecturer, Theatre History
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Lyman Brodie
Executive Associate Dean
Trumpet
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
James C. Brown
Senior Lecturer & Musical Theatre Specialist
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
Tim Brown
Associate Professor of Scenery and Projection Design Coordinator of Design and Technology Interim Director of Production
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Alexander Rex Burtzos
Associate Professor of Music Composition
Music Composition
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
James Cleveland
Theater Arts Technician lll
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Erik Cole
Adjunct Instructor of Woodwinds
Woodwinds
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Jesse Cook
Associate Professor of Trumpet
Trumpet
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Richard Crawley
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
Samantha Barnes Daniel
Instructor, Voice
Voice
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Per A. Danielsson
Professor of Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies
Interests: music, scripture, crustaceans... -
Tara D. Deady
Associate Professor- Musical Theatre Voice Specialist, Coordinator of MA in Musical Theatre Pedagogy
Interests: music, scripture, crustaceans... -
Olivia Deiter
Sound Designer
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Richard Drexler
Instructor of Jazz Piano and Jazz Bass
Jazz Piano and Jazz Bass
Interests: music, scripture, crustaceans... -
Roberta Emerson
Lecturer, Directing and Shakes New Play Administrator
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Adora English
Visiting Instructor, Themed Experience
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Luis F. Fred
Associate Professor of Trombone
Trombone
Interests: Trombone Pedagogy, Orchestral Repertoire... -
Nora Lee García
Professor of Flute
Flute
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
John Gardiner
Assistant Professor, Acting
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Lindsay Garritson
Visiting Assistant Professor, Piano
Piano
Interests: Dr. Lindsay Garritson has performed throughout the United States and abroad since the age of four. She has appeared on stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Place des Arts (Montreal), and has been featured as soloist with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Mé... -
Kirk Gay
Associate Instructor of Percussion, Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies - Music
Percussion
Interests: Performance and Production: hard rock and heavy metal Engineering: nearly... -
Joe Gennaro
Senior Lecturer, Music History
Music History
Interests: Performance and Production: hard rock and heavy metal Engineering: nearly... -
Rina Gjoka
Assistant Professor, Theatre Voice
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Susan E. Glerum
Music Specialist
Interests: Performance and Production: hard rock and heavy metal Engineering: nearly... -
Thomas Harrison
Associate Director, School of Performing Arts, Professor, Music Business and Technology
Interests: Performance and Production: hard rock and heavy metal Engineering: nearly... -
Robert Hasty
Director of Orchestral Activities
Orchestra
Interests: Orchestral conducting. -
Jim Helsinger
Artistic Director, Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Interests: Theatre, Shakespeare, acting... -
Michael A. Hill
Adjunct Instructor of Upright Bass
Upright Bass
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Jeremy Hunt
Professor of Voice
Voice
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
McClenty Hunter
Assistant Professor, jazz drums
Jazz Drums
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Yoon Joo Hwang
Associate Professor of Bassoon
Bassoon
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Michael D. Jablonski
Coordinator of Musical Theatre
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Robin Jensen
Associate Instructor of collaborative piano and vocal arts
Collaborative Piano and Vocal Arts
Interests: Writing Center Theory and Practice and supporting student writers through... -
Tremon Kizer
Associate Director of Bands / Director of Athletic Bands / Associate Director, School of Performing Arts
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Bobby Koelble
Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Guitar
Jazz Guitar
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Ralph Krumins
Visiting Lecturer, Theatre for Young Audiences
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Christine M. Lapka
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Music Education
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Benjamin Lieser
Associate Professor, Applied Horn
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Julia Listengarten
Professor, Artistic Director, Theatre UCF, Coordinator, Graduate Studies & Research
Interests: contemporary and avant-garde theatre practices... -
Scott Lubaroff
Professor, Director of Bands
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Claudia Lynch
Associate Professor of Stage ManagementCoordinator, BFA Stage Management Program
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Holly E. McDonald
Senior Lecturer
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Kelly A. Miller
Associate Professor Coordinator of Music Education Director of SoAl and TeBa Choruses and the UCF Community Choir
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Jeff Moore
Professor of Percussion, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Percussion
Interests: Contemporary Music, Electro-Acoustic Music, Audio Engineering and Archiving... -
Christopher Niess
Associate Professor, Acting, Stage Movement and Dance
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Thomas Potter
Voice Professor & UCF Opera Director
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Jeffery Redding
Director of Choral Activities, Assistant Professor
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Allison Rexrode
Costume Shop Manager
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Jeff M. Rupert
Pegasus Professor, Director of Jazz Studies
Interests: Jazz music, saxophone, composition... -
Eladio Scharron
Associate Professor of Guitar
Guitar
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Dave Schreier
Specialist, Music
Specialist, Music
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Bert Scott
Professor, Scenic and Lighting Design, Director of Production, Coordinator, Design and Technology
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Melissa Scott
Lecturer, Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology
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Kaitlin Seto
Instructor, viola
Viola
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John Wayne Shafer
Associate Professor of Theatre Studies
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Judi F. Siegfried
Senior Lecturer, Coordinator, Dance
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Rob Siler
Associate Professor of Lighting and Projection Design
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JoAnne Stephenson
Associate Professor of Voice
Voice
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
David Sterritt
Assistant Professor
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Jamie Strefeler
Adjunct Instructor of Oboe
Oboe
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Rie Suzuki
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
Clarinet
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Huaixiang Tan
Professor of Costume and Make-Up Design
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Bob Thornton
Senior Instructor of Music Theory
Music Theory
Interests: Michael's passionate interest is finding ways for higher education in the arts to remain relevant in a 21st century environment and to move the arts forward. He has been deeply involved in creating bridges for students to employment and to that end... -
Sage Tokach
Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre for Young Audiences
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Kristina Tollefson
Professor, Coordinator, Theatre Undergraduate Studies, Costume and Make-Up Design
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Benjamin Vasko
Assistant Professor, Tuba and Euphonium
Tuba and Euphonium
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Peter Weishar
Professor, Director of Themed Experience Programs
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George Weremchuk
Professor of Saxophone
Saxophone
Interests: Helping CAH faculty find and apply for funding to support... -
Ross Monroe Winter
Associate Professor of Violin, Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Music
Violin
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Vandy Wood
Associate Professor of Scenic and Lighting Design, Coordinator, Graduate Design & Technology, Coordinator, Theatre for Young Audiences
Interests: Helping CAH faculty find and apply for funding to support... -
Ayako Yonetani
Professor of Violin
Violin
Interests: Helping CAH faculty find and apply for funding to support...
Staff
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Lauren Becker
Academic Services Coordinator
Interests: Cross-training -- a solid pedagogy for all vocalistsBaritones. -
Victoria Hopkins
Administrative Coordinator II
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Barbara Kelly-Hursey
Finance/Budget Analyst II
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Paul Lartonoix
Associate Professor of Sound, Scenic and Lighting Design, Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Interests: Music and the Brain, Chamber Music, Contemporary Music... -
Katarina Monroe
Academic Program Coordinator II
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Imari Point-Du-Jour
Manager, Box Office
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Jillian Sterritt
Manager, Marketing Communications
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Samuel J. Waters
Administrative Assistant I
Interests: Helping CAH faculty find and apply for funding to support...
