Theatre Alumni Highlights
A.C. Sanford ’10 | BFA, Acting | Blackish, Strangers: A Love Story, The Convergence: Mission, The Josh Moore Show, Blood Done Signed My Name, Commercials: Verizon, T-Mobile, Nike
Abby Jaros ’14 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “Hamilton,” Broadway Tour
Amanda (Wansa) Morgan ’09 | MFA, Acting | Assistant Professor of Performance at University of Mississippi; Former Director of Music Education & Resident Music Director, Charleston Stage
Amanda Tavarez ’16 | BFA, Acting | CSI: Vegas, Dynasty, The Resident, David Makes Man, Queen Sugar, Grand Hotel, Black Lightning, Delilah, Brutal Bridesmaids, Cake
Andrew Carnero ’15 | BFA, Stage Management | Assistant Stage Manager, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” Broadway; Production Assistant, “Spongebob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical,” Broadway
Andrew Lewis ’10 | MFA | Director of Musical Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA
Andrew Slane ’10 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Member of Resident Acting Company at Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA
Anthony Narciso ’14 | BFA, Theatre | Resident Sound Designer, Orlando REP, Orlando, FL; Festival Sound Designer, Texas Shakespeare Festival
Ben Parrish ’17 | BFA, Stage Management | Production Assistant, “Otherworld,” developmental lab; Production Assistant, “Kringle,” regional theatre
Bjorn Backman ’21 | BFA, Acting | Commercials: Visit St. Augustine, Hard Rock Hotels
Brittany (Berkowitz) Lenoir | BFA, Musical Theatre | Equity Performer, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL
Brittany Brown ’17 | BFA, Stage Management | Stage Manager, Orlando REP; Production Assistant, Goodspeed Opera
Brooke Haney ’11 | MFA, Acting | Artistic Producer and Director, Apprentice Company for Daughters of Troy, New York, NY; Adjunct Professor of Acting, Marymount Manhattan College
Bryan Kaschube ’07 | BFA | Resident Lighting Designer, Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, Miami, FL; Lecturer, University of Miami
Cat Koski ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Stage Manager/Assistant Stage Manager, Orlando REP
Cesar Hawas ’05 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Special Envoy, “Sleep No More,” Broadway, New York, NY
Charlotte (Black) Mineo | BFA, Musical Theatre | Full-time wife and mother, part-time actress and model for commercial/print work
Chris Layton ’03 ’06 | BFA, Musical Theatre; MFA | Project Manager, iWeiss Theatrical Solutions, Fairview, NJ
Christa Arzon ’15 | BFA, Stage Management | Stage Manager, Universal Studios Orlando
Christine (Young) Gerber ’09 | MFA | Assistant Professor of Music and Theatre at Great Basin College, NV
Christopher Bencomo ’14 | BFA, Theatre | Bookie, Found, Monster, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Elite, The Rookie, Chicago PD, NCIS, S.W.A.T, Why Women Kill, Star, and voice acting roles in Dota: Dragon’s Blood
Christopher Newton ’18 | BFA, Stage Management | Intern, “Wicked,” Broadway; Production Assistant, “Bliss,” developmental lab
Claire Fogle ’19 | BFA, Stage Management | Production Technician, Norwegian Cruise Line
Cody McNeeley ’14 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Entertainer, Tokyo Disney Resort, Japan
Cornelius Davis ’13 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Actor, Broadway tour of “Aladdin”
Courtney (Bauder) Mehrlich ’08 | BFA, Theatre | Community Theatre in Gainesville area
Dan Dansby ’10 | BFA, Theatre | Lighting Designer, SeaWorld, Orlando, FL
Danielle Spisso ’13 | BFA, Acting | Modern Family, You’re the Worst, The Middle, The Potwins, Totally TV
David Blue ’01 | BFA, Acting; BFA Musical Theatre | Performer, “Ugly Betty,” “Stargate Universe”
David Eck ’98 | BFA, Theatre | Vice President, Broadway Merchandising (“Kinky Boots,” “Pippin,” “Peter and the Starcatcher”), New York, NY; Associate Producer to six-time Tony Award-winner, Allan S. Gordon
David Paul Kidder ’12 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” National Tour
Deirdre Manning ’14 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Actor, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, OH
Donna (Rocha) Rahman ’76 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Former Front of House Manager, Theatre UCF
Donte Bonner ’05 | BFA, Acting | The Gilded Age, Barbie, The Little Mermaid, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Bull, Godfather of Harlem, Boston Strangler, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Deception, Sneaky, Pete, Orange is the New Black, Boardwalk Empire, 2014 Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet
Dustin Maxwell ’14 | BFA | New York City-based Actor
Edmond O’Neal ’17 | B.A., Theatre Studies | MFA Stage Management Candidate, Yale
Emily (Bramblett) Perez ’10 | BFA, Musical Theatre | New Student Specialist, Arthury Murray Dance Studio, Orlando, FL
Eric Ulloa ’06 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “Oklahoma!,” Theatre Under the Stars; Performer, “On Your Feet: The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan”; Author, “26 Pebbles”
Evelyn Tyler ’07 | MFA, Acting | Artisan, Event Planner and Professor of Theatre at Florida A&M University
Frank Cardillo ’98 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Front of House Manager, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY; Self-produced ensemble had musical “Blood” selected as a Next Link Project of the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival
Gabe Friedman ’15 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “Hands on a Hardbody” at Garden Theatre, Winter Garden, FL; “Junie B. Jones The Musical,” Orlando REP, Orlando, FL
Gabriela Mercado ’19 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Production Coordinator, Disney Theatricals NYC
Gabrielle Shulruff ’12 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Non-Profit Project Director
Grace Trimble ’11 | MFA, Design | Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe in NYC
Hallie Kilman ’18 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Assistant General Manager, RCI Theatricals, Broadway
Hallie Wage ’11 | BFA, Theatre | Working in NYC
Inga Eiss ’14 | BFA Acting | MacGyver, Respect, Lady and The Tramp, Doom Patrol
Ivan Millan ’12 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Actor, film, “Do Not Reply”
Jackie Lawlor ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Production Stage Manager, Slow Burn Theatre
Jeana Caporelli ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Production Assistant, The Public Theatre
Jeff Hobot ’97 | BFA, Theatre | Assistant Director of Entertainment and Special Events, Universal Orlando Resorts, Orlando, FL
Jennifer Adams ’11 | MFA, Theatre for Young Audiences | Academy Director, First Stage
Jerusha Cavazos ’14 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “The Prom,” Broadway
Jessica Gardner ’01 | BFA, Musical Theatre | TV/Film performer, Los Angeles, CA; General Manager, The Actor’s Key, Burbank, CA
Jessie Karlen ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Events Coordinator, Universal Studios Orlando
Jessy Grossman ’09 | BFA, Theatre | Don Buchwald & Associates
Jordan (McVeigh) Christian ’05 | B.A., Theatre Studies | M.Ed. in Secondary Education
Joseph Fletcher ’07 | BFA, Theatre | Freelance Director and Stage Manager, New York, NY; Member of Artist’s Laboratory Theatre
Joshua Goodridge ’17 | BFA, Acting | Brief Candle, First Wives Club, Legacies, Theatre: Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern
Justin Matthew Sargent ’08 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Broadway; “Rock of Ages,” Broadway
Karen Yvette Reid ’13 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, Southeast and Midwest regional theatre
Keith Saltojanes ’06 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Actor, Off-Broadway, “With a Little Help… It’s John Belushi!”
Keston John ’06 | BFA, Acting| Avatar: The Way of the Water, In the Dark and The Good Place, 24, NCIS, Bones and Lincoln Heights as well as voice acting roles in Marvel Avengers Assemble and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Kevin Alonso ’12 | BFA, Theatre | Represented by Osbrink Talent Agency, L.A., CA
Kraig Kelsey ’10 | BFA, Acting | Chicago-Based Actor, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Shakes, Texas Shakespeare Festival, The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville, The National Theatre for Children, Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre, Gorilla Tango Theatre
Kyle Ann Lacertosa ’05 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Director of Performing Arts, Cardinal Mooney High School, Sarasota, FL
Kyle Ashe Wilkinson ’15 | BFA, Musical Theatre | Performer, “The Book of Merman,” Off-Broadway
Lauren (Gamber) Partin ’04 | BFA, Theatre | Assistant Dean of Finance and Business Operations, UNC School of Government, Winston-Salem, NC
Lauren Cushman ’06 | BFA, Theatre | Assistant Technical Director, Resident Prop Master and Projection Specialist at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Lucy Lynn Bryson ’11 | MFA, Theatre for Young Audiences | Education Director, Golden Isles Arts & Humanities, Brunswick, GA
Maddie Musser ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Assistant Stage Manager, Universal Studios Orlando
Madison Stratton ’09 | BFA Musical Theatre | “Brigadoon” at City Center NY
Matthew Ardoin ’14 | BFA, Theatre | Lighting and Sound Assistant, Two River Theater, NJ
Melissa Landy ’12 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Public Relations Coordinator, Orlando Shakes, Orlando, FL; Senior Account Executive, Linda Costa Communications Group, Winter Park, FL
Michael (Christopher) Rodney | B.A., Theatre Studies | Represented by Brevard Talent Group; Guest starred in USA Network’s “Burn Notice” and “Graceland”
Michael Wyatt Cox ’09 | BFA, Acting | Performer, “War Horse,” -2014 National Tour
Monica (Reiken) Andrews ’11 ’20 | BFA, Musical Theatre; M.A. Theatre, Musical Theatre Concentration | Theatre Director, Monarch High School, FL
Morgan Burhoe ’16 | BFA, Theatre | Over-hire Carpenter, Orlando REP, Orlando, FL
Nick Bazo ’09 | MFA, Theatre for Young Audiences | Director of Education, Garden Theatre
Nick Bazo ’09 | MFA, Theatre for Young Audiences | Director of Education, Garden Theatre
Nichele Lambert ’18 | BFA, Acting | The Family Plan, Hawkeye, Shazam: The Fury of Gods, The First Wives Club, Dynasty, The Resident, Teenage Bounty Hunters
Nicky Urban ’07 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Comedian, “Tosh.0”; Performer with Femmebot PhD comedy group
Parker Slaybaugh ’13 | BFA Musical Theatre | Broadway Performer, “Holiday Inn”
Paula Rossman ’81 ’06 | B.A., Theatre Studies; MFA, Acting | New York City-based actor/director
Peter Malbuisson ’01 | BFA, Theatre | IATSE Local One and Local 74 Stagehand, Broadway (“The Normal Heart,” “Jersey Boys,” “The King and I,” “Bullets Over Broadway,” “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Harvey,” “Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Oslo,” “Junk” and more
Quentin Earl Darrington ’16 | MFA, Acting | Broadway Performer, “Cats,” “MJ,” “Once on this Island,” “Ragtime”
Rachel Kartiganer ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Production Assistant, “Jamboree!,” New York City Center Encores!
Robert Miller Jr. ’00 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Managing Director, Ocean State Theatre Company, RI
Ryan Bosshardt ’11 | BFA, Theatre | Entertainment Technician in Lighting, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL
Sarah Caitlin Martin ’11 | B.A., Theatre Studies | M.A. in Theatre Education, Emerson College; Guest Director and Full-Time Staff for School of Theatre at Boston University
Stephen Halpin ’07 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Artistic Director, Baggy Pants Theater, Orlando, FL
Stephen Rochet ’16 | BFA, Acting | Performer, “Rock of Ages,” National Tour
Tara Whitman ’13 | B.A., Theatre Studies | Teacher, West Orange High School
Trent Fucci ’11 | MFA, Acting | Actor, New York, NY
Tyler “GT” Cecchini ’13 | BFA, Theatre | Wardrobe Attendant, Cirque Du Soleil’s “O”
Vandit Bhatt ’07 | BFA, Acting | New Amsterdam, FBI: Most Wanted, God Friended Me, Quantico, Madame Secretary, Mercy
Vincent Hannam ’13 | BFA, Theatre | Actor, Director, Teaching Artist, Playwright in Regional Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, Park Square Theatre, Hangar Theatre Commonweal, Heartwood Regional Theater
Zoe Freezor ’16 | BFA, Stage Management | Project Manager, Google; Production Assistant, Disney Events Group
Music Alumni Highlights
Aaron Edrington ’00 | BME | Violin | Music Teacher, Foothill Elementary; MME, Unviersity of Colorado at Boulder
Adam Zapf ’24 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | Performer at Disney and Universal, freelance trumpet across Florida
Adriane Cleary ’13 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | Continued Studies at University of California Santa Barbara ’15
Amanda Wiebelt ’25 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | Pursuing M.M., North Carolina School of the Arts
Andrew Stewart ’24 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | Pursuing Artist Diploma at Shenandoah (VA) Conservatory
Angela Moretti ’17 | M.A. | Bassoon | DMA University of North Carolina- Greensboro; Lecturer of Bassoon, Clemson University; Lecturer of Bassoon, Texas Lutheran University; Bassoonist, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra; the 8th Army Band; the 323 Army Band
Anna Ariani ’23 | BME | Violin | Orchestra Director, Seabreeze High School
Annalise Lang ’23 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | Assistant Orchestra Director and Associate Private Music Lessons Coordinator, Lake Highland Prep in Orlando
Alana Souto ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Music Teacher, European Academy of Early Education
Alessandro Bonotto | Trumpet | Ph.D.; Performer, United States Navy Fleet Bands
Alexander Bornstein ’09 | B.A., Music | Piano (Jazz) | Composer for film, television, web series and concert halls; “Transformers: War for Cybertron,” Netflix
Allison Hughes ’98 | B.M., Performance | Voice | Solo and Chorus Performer, Music Teacher
Alyssa Kimpel ’14 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | Pursuing Music Therapy
Amber Ikeman ’11 | B.A., Music | Voice | Nationally Touring singer/songwriter
Anastasia Cetverkova ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Clarinet | Graduate Assistant, Miami University
Andrew Lopez | Director of Bands, Piedmont Lakes Middle School
Angel Briseño | M.A. | Percussion | Performer, “Kitchen Beat,” Tokyo Disneyland; Director of Percussion, Juan Seguin High School, TX
Anielka Silva ’12 | B.M., Music Performance; BME | Flute | Music Teacher, Koa Elementary, Osceola County
Anthony (Tony) Rivera ’04 | BME | Saxophone | Music Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools
Aramis Ruiz-Ruiz ’18, ’20 | B.M., Music Performance; M.A., Music | D.M.A., University of Miami; Director of Orchestras, Vero Beach High School
Ashley Mudge ’08, ’10 | B.M. Performance, M.A. | Judge for Florida Music Education Association, Flute Instructor in Guatemala
Becky (Gonzalez) Shwartz ’06 | BME | Flute | Middle School Band Instructor, OCPS; Grad Assistant, Temple University seeking MME
Ben Walding ’26 | B.M., Music Performance | Rotational Principal Cellist, Peabody Symphony
Benjamin Eubank ’22 | M.A. | Flute | Band Director, Palm Beach Gardens High School
Beth Bichler ’04 | MMEd | Viola | Orchestra Teacher, Hunter’s Creek Middle School
Blake Roberson ’25 | B.A., Music | Tuba | Graduate Assistant, Boston University
Brandon Tolmach ’02 | B.A., Music | Percussion |
Brian Baldauff ’05 | BME | Percussion | Assistant Professor of Percussion, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Brian Edwards ’05 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Music Director, P.M. Wells Charter Academy
Brian Nichols ’89 ’05 | BME; M.A., Conducting | Clarinet, Conducting | Director of Bands, Smitha Middle School
Carlyn Byrd ’24 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | Substitute Cellist for Wyoming Symphony, Boulder (CO) Symphony and Symphony of the Rockies
Caroline Bloom ’06 | BME | Bassoon | Teacher, Riverdale Elementary
Chavellee Almonte ’23 | BME | Cello | Orchestra Director, Westridge Middle School · Orlando
Chris Ellison ’93 | MMEd | Tuba | Director of Orchestra, Chorus, Musical Theater and Assistant Band Director, Naples High School
Christ Olka ’96 | B.M., Music Performance | Tuba | Principal Tubist, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal Tubist, Seattle Symphony
Christina Torrez ’12 | BME | Percussion | Associate Band Director, Freedom High School
Christopher Burns ’07 | BME | Percussion | MME, Boston University ’12; Music Teacher, Lakeview Elementary School
Christopher Ludwig ’19 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | M.M., LSU ’21; D.M.A., LSU ’24; Visiting Lecturer of Flute, McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA
Coral Navarre ’20 | BME | Trumpet | Band Director, Lennard High School
Corin Staves ’17 | B.M., Music Performance | Piano | 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar
Cristina Garcia ’23 | BME | Cello | Director of Orchestras, University High School · Orlando
Cristyn (Spencer) Schroder ’04 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Teacher, Performer
Dale Morehouse ’77 | BME | Voice | Associate Professor, Conservatory of Music and Dance, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Daniel Madlonado ’10 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Band Director, South Creek Middle School; Member, Orlando Concert Band
Daniel Woloshin ’14 | BME | Trombone | Music Teacher, Pine Castle Elementary School
Danny Santos ’21 | M.A., Conducting | Band and Orchestra Director, Virginia Beach, VA Public Schools
Dave Schreier ’02 ’10 | BME; M.A., Conducting | Euphonium | Assistant Director of Bands, UCF
David Jones ’07 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Music Teacher, Forest High School, Ocala
Deanna (Robers) Giron ’00 | BME | Voice | Voice and Piano Teacher, Next Generation Kids, Longwood; Director of Lochwood Children’s Choir, Sanford
Denise Mock ’11 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Music Teacher, Lake Whitney Elementary
Devin Bieber ’16 | B.M., Music Performance; B.A., Music | Bassoon | Band Director, Horizon Middle School
Dietrich Vasquez ’02 | BME | Clarinet | Director of Bands, Horizon Middle School, Kissimmee, FL
Dylan Rostin ’23 | B.A., Music | Cello | Lake Highland Prep Instructor
Elise Davis-Guiles ’08 | BME | Clarinet | Teacher, OCPS; Graduate Student, UCF
Elizabeth (Whitney) Rouse | BME | Flute | Teacher, Brevard County
Elizabeth Chaconas ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Viola | Freelance Musician; Full-Time Violinist, Violectric
Emily (Scott) Langerholc. ’07 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Bassoon | Band/Choral Director, Lantana Middle School
Emily Ford-Coates Hildendorf ’09 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Faculty, The Music Academy of North Carolina
Emmanuel Rodriguez ’21 | M.A., Conducting | D.M.A., Louisiana State University; Assistant Director of Bands, University of Minnesota; Former Associate Director of Bands, Indiana State University
Erika Clippinger ’22 | M.A., Music | Bassoon | D.M.A., Michigan State University
Erin Stillson ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Performer – Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, Bach Festival Society, Sundance Theatre Laboratory; Teacher, Genius Music Academy
Frank McDonald ’95 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | On-call Musician, Walt Disney World Resorts; Former Sergeant, Musician, United States Marine Corps.; Recipient of the Walt Disney Legacy Award
Gail Robertson ’87 | B.A., Music; M.A., Performance | Euphonium | University Distinguished Fellow; D.M.A. Performance, Michigan State University; Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of Central Arkansas; Past President of International Tuba Euphonium Association; Past President of International Women’s Brass Conference
Garine (Fakrajian) Adams ’11 | BME | Tuba | Teacher, Kissimmee Elementary
Gary Hernandez ’02 ’03 | B.A., Music; MMEd | Trombone | Director of Bands, Key West High School
Heather Mason ’10 | B.A., Music | Oboe | Teacher, Primrose Schools
Heeseung Lee ’21 | B.A., Music | Bassoon | Trio Blank Slate; M.M., University of Michigan; Graduate Certificate, University of Southern California
Holly (Kowalski) Baier ’06 ’11 | BME; MMEd | Flute | Elementary Music Teacher, Morrison Colorado
Howard Weinstein | Faculty, Tarpon Springs Leadership and Music Conservatory
Isabel Aviles ’21 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | M.M., University of North Carolina School of the Arts ’23; Pursuing D.M.A., James Madison University
James Rode ’04 | B.A., Music | Piano (Classical) | Choral/Vocal Director at Celebration High School; Company Member, Florida Opera Theatre
Jarrod Koskoski ’01 | BME | Saxophone | Director of Bands and Fine Arts Chair; Toledo Christian School
Jason Herold ’99 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Full-time performer, Walt Disney World Resorts, “JAMMitors,” “Village Beatniks”
Jennifer (Bangert) Boyd ’96 | BME | Voice | Children’s Choir Director, Church of Winter Park
Jennifer Valiquette ’10 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Music Teacher
Jeremy Adams ’12 | B.M., Composition | Bass (Jazz) | Composer, Contemporary Classical Music, http://jsadamsmusic.com/
Jessica (Pulver) Albright ’01 | BME | Voice | M.M., Music Therapy; Florida State University Board Certified Music Therapist and NICU Music Therapist
Jessica Van Dyke ’09 | BME | Clarinet | Elementary Music Teacher, West Zephyrhills Elementary
Jessie (Mitchell) Welsh ‘12 | BM Piano Performance | BME | Assistant Pedagogical Professor of Piano, Western Kentucky University
Jin Jones ’22 | BME | Violin | Orchestra Director, Glenridge Middle School
Joe Gennaro ’99 | B.A., Music | Piano (Classical) | Ph.D, Musicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Faculty, UCF
Joe Young IV ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | 4th/Jazz Trumpeter and Assistant Road Manager, The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
John O’Connor | Marketing and Development Director, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
John Schnettler ’98 | BME | Trumpet | Associate Director of Bands & Director of Athletic Bands, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
John Stewart ’96 | BME | Oboe | Director of Concert Bands, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Josh Brink ’11 | BME | Percussion | School Music Director, Trinity Lutheran Schools
Josh Hobbs ’13 | B.M., Composition | Trumpet | Freelance Conductor; M.M., Instrumental Conducting, USF
Joshua Butenschoen ’23 | B.M., Music Performance | Bassoon | M.M., University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music (CCM)
Josue Alfaro Mora ’24 | M.A., Music | Double Bass | Continued Studies: MMA, Yale University
Juan Angulo ’25 | B.M., Music Performance | Violin | Freelance, substitute violinist: The Florida Orchestra
Juan Berrios ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Horn | Hornist, Dallas Brass
Juan Ceballos ’25 | BME | Cello | Director of Orchestras, One School of the Arts · Longwood, FL
Julie (Henderson) Hebert ’99 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Gene Witt Elementary; Master of Educational Leadership, USF
Kait Oresky ’19, ’24 | B.M., Music Performance, M.A., Music | Euphonium | Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of Massachusetts – Lowell; Director of Athletic Bands, Bentley University
Kaley Rodriguez ’22 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | M.M., Michigan State, Artist Diploma, DePaul University
Kate Kostopoulos ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Vocal Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music
Kathryn Lotocky | Band Director, Ft. Lauderdale High School
Keith Dodson ’12 | BME | Saxophone | Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor of Conducting, Central Michigan University – School of Music; Conductor, Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley
Kellie (Morris) Hansen ’13 | B.A., Music | Clarinet |
Kenneth Boyd ’98 | BME | Trumpet | Director of Bands, West Orange High School
Kiara Sheffield ’24 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | Section Cellist, Cheyenne Symphony · Wyoming
Kimberly Zipoli ’12 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Flute |
Kirsten Hoogstraten-Rivera ‘ 19 | M.A., Conducting | D.M.A., Texas Tech University; Interim Assistant Director of Bands, University of Colorado-Boulder; Associate Director of Bands, University of Colorado-Mesa
Kirstin McDonald ’03 | BME | Voice | Owner/CEO, Rhapsody Music Studios
Kristoffer “Kit” Cleto ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Voice Performance & Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Performer, Bethesda Summer Festival as Tamino in “Magic Flute,” Opera Breve Vocal Instensive as Ferrando in “Cosi Fan Tutte”
Laura (Font) Keller ’07 ’10 | BME; M.A. | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Pleasant Hill Elementary, Osceola County
Laurel (Brase) Fecko ’01 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Lee County
Lauren “Lofo” Forbis | BME | Voice | Music Teacher, Lake Trafford Elementary School
Lauren (Hancock) Mason ’12 | B.A., Music | Voice | Full-time country music record promoter; Songwriter
Lina Jeong ’25 | M.A., Conducting | Orchestra Director, Xavier University; Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert Orchestra
Lisa Cossentino-Miller ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Vocal Performance, Loyal University, New Orleans
Lisa Hopko ’98 | BME | Viola | Music Teacher, Maitland Middle School
Logan Newhouse ’25 | M.A., Music | Percussion | Percussion Instructor, Appalachian State University
Luis Rivera ’07 | BME | Percussion | Director of Percussion Studies, University of South Alabama
Luke Jones ’07 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | Band Director, Braden River Middle School; Freelance Musician
Lyndsey (Thornton) Woods ’04 | B.M., Music Performance; B.A., Music | Clarinet, Voice | Music History Instructor, FSU
Madeleine Smith ’22 | BME | Violin | Fulbright Program participant (Taiwan)
Madison Roach ’09 | BME | French Horn | Music Teacher, Deerwood Elementary, Osceola County
Malcolm Burke ’22 | M.A., Conducting | D.M.A., University of Minnesota; Director of Bands, Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Marius Tesch ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Piano (Classical) | Faculty, Orlando Music Institute
Mark Cole ’95 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | M.M., Conducting, FSU; Former Assocaite Conductor, United States Navy Band; Director of Athletic Bands and Coordinator of Music Education, Gardner-Webb University
Mary Witaszek ’11 | BME | Voice | Music Teacher, St. Charles Borromeo School
Matt Hyder ’08 ’12 | BME; M.A. | Voice | Ph.D. in Musicology/Ethno-Musicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Matt Pieper ’19 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | M.M., Carnegie Mellon; Second Trumpet, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Matt Roberts ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Master’s Degree, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Matthew McGarvey ’18 | B.M., Music Performance | Tuba | Freelance tubist and teacher, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Principal Bb Tubist, Dallas Brass Band
Megan George ’22 | M.A., Music | Trumpet | D.M.A., Louisiana State University; Assistant Professor of Trumpet, Louisiana Tech University
Megan Szymanski ’08 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute/Piccolo | Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, West Point Band
Melinda Leoce ’10 | BME | Percussion | Visiting Instructor of Percussion and Director of Athletic Bands, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA
Melissa (Murphy) Johnson ’10 | BME | French Horn | Teacher, Clarcona Elementary
Michell Williams ’09 | BME | Saxophone | Guitar, Piano and Orchestra Director, South Creek Middle School
Michelle (Francis) Chapman ’01 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, San Jose Catholic School
Mike Rice ’02 | BME | Trumpet | Assistant Principal, Lake Mary High School
Nicholas Buonanni ’13 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | M.M., MSU ’15; D.M.A., MSU ’21; Head Librarian, Substitute/Extra Flute and Former Librarian · Omaha Symphony
Nicholas Guiliano ’10 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Adjunct Instructor of Percussion, Texas Woman’s University; Pursing DMA, University of North Texas
Nicolette Fontaine | Minor | Voice | Perfomer, Palm Beach Opera
Pam (Pammy) (Connaster) Guess ’78 | BME | Flute | Band Director, Arbor Ridge School
Paul Weikle ’86 | B.A., Music | Tuba | Director of Bands, Florida State College
Phebe Nipper ’25 | BME | Trumpet | Hoover Middle School Band Director · Brevard County
Rachelle Jenkins ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | French Horn | M.M., Orchestra Performance, McGill University
Rallia Gettings ’11 | B.A., Music | Voice | Vocal Teacher, Broadway Music Academy
Rob Schaer ’02 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | Freelance Musician, Los Angeles, CA; Performer – Orchestras, TV/Motion Picture Soundtracks, Broadway
Ron Ellis ’03 | B.A., Music | Trombone | Associate Director of Bands, University of Texas, San Antonio; Music Director, Walt Disney Attractions Entertainment
Ryan Polk ’23, ’25 | B.M., Music Performance; M.A., Conducting | Director of Bands, Ridge Community High School · Polk County
Ryan Sirmeyer ’10 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Instructor and Clinician to High School Marching Bands
Salvatore Parillo ’16 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | M.A., Arts & Cultural Administration, Michigan State University ’18; Development Operations Director, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute; Associate Director of Artistic Operations, Philadelphia International Music Festival
Samantha (Barnes) Daniel ’04 ’07 | B.A., Music; B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Performer, MONC Semi-finals, Metropolitan Opera; Faculty, UCF
Sara Myers ’12 | BME | Trumpet | Music Teacher, Oasis Charter Elementary
Scott Mullen ’21, ’23 | BME, M.A., Conducting | D.M.A., Conducting, Hugh Hodgson School of Music · University of Georgia
Sheila (Berg) Underwood ’97 | BME | Clarinet | Owner of Underwood Music
Simone Sharrieff ’22 | BME | Euphonium | Band Director, Chain of Lakes Middle School
Stephanie (Smeltzer) Poxon ’95 | BME | Piano (Classical) | Director for the Center for the Arts, Richmond, VA
Stephen Alia ’96 | BME | Trumpet | Director of Bands, Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School
Stephen Ekblom ’06 | BME | Saxophone | Education Law and Policy
Tara Levin ’10, ’15 | B.M., Music Performance; BME; M.A., Music | Euphonium | Band Director, Awtrey Middle School · Kennesaw, GA
Taylor Lieble ’11 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Studying nursing at UCF
Teagan Ferrin ’26 | B.M., Music Performance | Bassoon | M.M., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Terri Brinegar ’13 | M.A., Performance | Voice | Chorus Director, Osceola County Public Schools
Thad Anderson ’04 | BME | Percussion | Faculty, University of Central Florida
Thomas LaRoca ’11 | BME | Saxophone | Music Teacher, John Adams High School; Saxophonist, Brooklyn Wind Symphony
Tiffany (Ashton) Drenth ’02 ’04 | B.M., Composition; B.A., Music | Piano | Teacher, Oklahoma City University
Todd Leighton ’99 | BME | Percussion | Director of Percussion, Tarpon Springs High School
Troy Shimkus ’03 | BME | Clarinet, Conducting | Former High School Band Teacher; Owner of Serendipity Technology
Vito Montauk ’07 | BME | Director of Bands, High Springs Community School
Yamilet Trujillo ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | A Gift for Music; Teacher; Performer – Space Coast Pops Orchestra, Classic Albums Live, Violectric