Faculty Mission Statement
Dedicated to its land-grant heritage, the music faculty at Colorado State University are committed to promoting music and pedagogy of the highest quality, serving music education through actions that benefit the students, teachers, and citizens of Colorado.
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Faculty
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Area
Denise Apodaca Master Instructor; Honors Faculty Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu Piano Nicole Asel Associate Professor of Music, Voice Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu Voice Amanda Ashley Executive Director and Associate Dean for the Arts; Interim Director, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Amanda.Ashley@colostate.edu Joel Bacon Distinguished Professor of Music; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies; Fr. Don Willette Chair of Catholic Studies Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu Organ Gray Baldwin Instructor of Music Gray.Baldwin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Cayla Bellamy Associate Professor of Music, Bassoon; Coordinator of Woodwinds Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu Bassoon Megan Bellamy-Lanz (She/Her) Senior Instructor; Instrumental Resources and Operations Coordinator; Music Appreciation Coordinator; Honors Program Megan.Bellamy-Lanz@colostate.edu Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors College); Honors College Structured Mentoring; Graduate Music History Review Tiffany Blake Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu Opera; Voice (Soprano) Meredith Blecha-Wells Assistant Professor of Music, Cello Meredith.Wells@colostate.edu Cello Samantha Brewer Instructor of Music, Music Theory Samantha.Brewer@colostate.edu Music Theory Tim Burns Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator Tim.Burns@colostate.edu Collaborative Piano Jooyeon Chang Assistant Professor of Practice Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu Collaborative Piano Sabra Chavez Instructor of Music sabra.chavez@colostate.edu Music Therapy Stanley Curtis Associate Professor of Music, Trumpet (703) 509-0873 Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu Trumpet James David Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory (970) 491-4154 James.David@colostate.edu Composition Wesley Ferreira Professor of Music, Clarinet Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu Clarinet Ronald Francois Professor of Music; Coordinator of String Area (240) 338-7343 Ron.Francois@colostate.edu Violin Nabile Galván García Assistant Professor of Music Education; Strings (970) 491-4899 Nabile.GalvanGarcia@colostate.edu Music Education Bill Gavin Associate Professor of Music william.gavin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology Dan Goble Professor of Music, Saxophone (970) 491-5533 Dan.Goble@colostate.edu Saxophone K. Dawn Grapes Professor of Music; Musicology Coordinator; Director of Graduate Studies (970) 491-4134 dawn.grapes@colostate.edu Music History Forest Greenough Associate Professor of Music, Double Bass Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu Double Bass; Music Theory Kathryn Harms Instructor of Music Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu Harp Katrina Hedrick Instructor of Music; Program Coordinator - CSU Music Labs; Interim Director of Colorado Kodály Institute Katrina.Hedrick@colostate.edu Music Education; Music Education, Elementary Christina Herman Instructor of Music; Director of Concert Band Christina.Herman@colostate.edu Music Education (Instrumental); Bands Eric Hollenbeck Professor of Music, Percussion; Coordinator of Percussion Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu Percussion Erik Johnson Associate Professor of Music; Instrumental Music Education E.Johnson@colostate.edu Music Education Galit Kaunitz Assistant Professor of Music, Oboe Galit.Kaunitz@colostate.edu Oboe Egemen Kesikli Instructor of Music Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu Music Theory James Kim Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities James.Kim@colostate.edu Conducting Andrew Knight Associate Professor of Music Andrew.Knight@colostate.edu Music Therapy Darren Kramer Instructor of Music, Jazz Trombone Darren.Kramer@colostate.edu Jazz Trombone Blythe LaGasse Professor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy (970) 491-4042 Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu Music Therapy Jeff LaQuatra Senior Instructor of Music Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu Classical Guitar; Music Appreciation Juhyun Lee Assistant Professor of Practice (617) 952-8801 Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu Collaborative Piano Drew Leslie Associate Professor of Music, Trombone; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor; Brass Area Coordinator Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu Trombone John Lindsey Assistant Professor of Music John.Lindsey@colostate.edu Voice John McGuire Incoming Chair of the Department of Music; Professor of Music, Horn John.McGuire@colostate.edu Horn Paul Metz Emeritus Associate Professor Paul.Metz@colostate.edu Music Theory Beth Mosko Instructor of Music 970-581-1403 Beth.Mosko@colostate.edu Music Therapy Dan Obluda Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu Nathan Payant Assistant Professor of Practice, Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir (970) 491-2346 Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu Choral; Music Education Seth Pendergast Associate Professor of Music; Head of Music Education Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu Music Education (Choral) Rebecca Phillips Professor of Music; Director of Bands Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu Bands; Conducting John Pippen Associate Professor of Music John.Pippen@colostate.edu Music History; Ethnomusicology Lauren Rael Instructor lauren.rael@colostate.edu Color Guard, Marching Band Ysmael Reyes Instructor of Music, Flute Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu Flute Nelson Rodríguez Garza Instructor of Music Nelson.RodriguezGarza@colostate.edu Jess Rushing Assistant Professor jess.rushing@colostate.edu Music Therapy Gabriel Santiago Instructor of Music, Jazz Guitar Gabriel.Santiago@colostate.edu Jazz Guitar Michael Seman Associate Professor of Music Michael.Seman@colostate.edu Arts Management Hyeji Seo Assistant Professor of Practice Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu Collaborative Piano Peter Sommer Professor of Music; Saxophone Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu Saxophone; Jazz Studies Daniel Stein SMTD Events Manager; Instructor of Music Daniel.Stein@colostate.edu Music Shilo Stroman Senior Instructor of Music; Percussion; Jazz Drum Set Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu Percussion; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) Brian Sugrue Assistant Professor of Practice, Tuba/Euphonium Brian.Sugrue@colostate.edu Tuba; Euphonium Wil Swindler Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu Jazz Saxophone; Jazz Studies Jayme Taylor Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu Conducting; Band; Marching Band Adam Torres Senior Instructor of Music; Director, MM Summer Conducting Program Adam.Torres@colostate.edu Online Curriculum; Music Appreciation; History of Rock and Roll; Conducting; Music History; Music Theory Rachel Waddell Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras rachel.waddell@colostate.edu Conducting Bryan Wallick Associate Professor of Music, Piano; Keyboard Area Coordinator (970) 632-8623 Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu Piano Kyle Wilhelm Clinic Coordinator Kyle.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Lindsey Wilhelm Associate Professor of Music; Internship Coordinator (970) 491-0984 Lindsey.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Rose Wollman Assistant Professor of Music, Viola Rose.Wollman@colostate.edu Viola
Staff
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Heather Bellotti Human Resources Partner (970) 491-5533 Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu Jennifer Clary Director of Communications; Director of Recruitment and Enrollment (970) 491-3603 Jennifer.Clary@ColoState.EDU Nicole Darling Administrative Assistant (970) 491-5248 Nicole.Darling@colostate.edu Jim Doser Audio Engineer (970) 491-1879 James.Doser@colostate.edu Elise Kulovany Costume Shop Manager (970) 491-6135 Elise.Kulovany@colostate.edu Jenna Moore Athletic Band Administration &; Ensemble Recruitment Coordinator 970-491-2760 Jenna.Moore@colostate.edu Marjorie Moss Academic Success Coordinator (970) 491-3117 Marjorie.Moss@colostate.edu Lillian Nugent Budget Manager 970-491-6429 Lillian.Nugent@ColoState.edu Chloie Piveral Communications Coordinator Chloie.Piveral@colostate.edu Valerie Reed Assistant Events Manager (970) 491-5481 Valerie.Reed@colostate.edu Tate Sanders Lighting Supervisor sanders.tate@colostate.edu Mike Solo Creative Director (970) 491-5293 Mike.Solo@colostate.edu Gretchin Wheeler Administrative Assistant 970-491-3087 gretchin.wheeler@colostate.edu Steven Workman Director of Production/Technical Director; Instructor of Theatre 970-491-4174 Steven.Workman@colostate.edu