CCPA Faculty List

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

• Kevin Hampton, Dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts
• Shannon McGinnis, Interim Associate Dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts
• Julie Rave, Executive Secretary
• Sarah Christianson, Director of Scheduling & Facilities
• Bryan Wakefield, Director of Budget and Operations
• Ryan Taycher, Director of Advising and Academic Planning
• Lewis Rawlinson, Academic Advisor
• Fabian Correa, Performance Coordinator
• Carl Aagesen, Piano Technician
• Paula Peters, Academic Advisor
• Aaron Gottl, Coordinator of Recording and Technology

OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT

• Amanda Horvath-Adair, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management
• Jessica Meaux, Assistant Director of Enrollment
• Parker Morley, Admissions Counselor

OFFICE OF MUSIC CONSERVATORY

• Adam Neiman, Chair of Music Conservatory
• Nathan Ankrom, Performance Activities Assistant
• Natalie Zoia, Director of Performance Activities
• George Tantchev, Ensemble Operations Coordinator
• Boyan Tantchev, Marketing and Ticketing Assistant

OFFICE OF THEATRE CONSERVATORY

• Barbara Zahora, Chair of the Theatre Conservatory
• Miranda Coble, Production Manager, Miller Studio Theatre
• Jasper Drummond, Costume Shop Manager
• Kayla Higbee, Assistant Production Manager
• Isaac Mandel, Sound Designer
• Jose Martinez, Charge Artist
• Max Maxin, Lighting Designer
• Emily McConnell, Costume Designer
• Timothy Stadler, Director of Production
• Nick Sula, Coordinator of Music for Musical Theatre
• Jess Wardell, Scenic Designer

OFFICE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSERVATORY

• Jim Iorio, Co-Chair of Interdisciplinary Conservatory
• Yeeseon Kwon, Interim Co-Chair of Interdisciplinary Conservatory

PROGRAM DIRECTORS OF ALL PROGRAMS

• Barbara Zahora, Program Director of Acting
• Charles Schuchat, Program Director of Brass and Percussion
• Rebecca Schorsch, Program Director of Classical Voice; Program Director of Musical Theatre: Voice
• Kyong Mee Choi, Program Director of Composition & Music and Computing
• Nick Sula, Interim Program Director of Core Studies
• Ignacio del Rey Tomas Biosca, Program Director of Ensembles
• David Kjar, Program Director of Interdisciplinary Programs
• Emily McConnell, Program Director of Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies
• Alejandro Cortes, Program Director of Jazz & Contemporary Music
• Dan Healy, Program Director of Music Education
• Tammy Mader, Program Director of Musical Theatre: Dance
• Shannon McGinnis, Program Director of Opera
• Evan Bravos, Associate Program Director of Opera
• Rudy Marcozzi, Program Director of Performing Arts Administration
• Winston Choi, Program Director of Piano and Classical Harp
• MingHuan Xu, Program Director of Strings and Classical Guitar
• Jim Iorio, Program Director of Theater Directing
• Thomas Snydacker, Program Director of Woodwinds

FACULTY OF ALL PROGRAMS

ACTING

• Jim Iorio, Associate Professor of Theatre, Physical Acting, Shakespeare
• Barbara Zahora, Associate Professor of Theatre, Advanced Scene Study
• Adam Thatcher, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Theatre, Acting, Voice and Speech
• Christopher Wayland, Visiting Assistant Teacher Professor, Acting

Affiliated Faculty

• Charles Coyl, Adjunct Faculty, Stage Combat
• Rebecca Curl, Adjunct Faculty, Technical Theatre: Makeup
• Jasper Drummond, Adjunct Faculty, Technical Theatre: Costume
• Gretchen Eng, Adjunct Faculty, Improvisation
• Charles Andrew Gardner, Adjunct Faculty, Acting on Camera
• Jennifer Glasse, Adjunct Faculty, Fundamentals of Acting I and II
• Susan Gosdick, Adjunct Faculty, Dialects
• Janelle Jones, Adjunct Faculty, Acting on Camera
• Elise Kauzlaric, Adjunct Faculty, Voice and Speech
• Dan Roberts, Adjunct Faculty, Circus Arts

BRASS & PERCUSSION

• Charles Schuchat, Artist Faculty, Tuba/Euphonium, Program Director
• Mark Almond, Artist Faculty, Horn
• Reed Capshaw, Artist Faculty, Trombone
• Ignacio del Rey Tomas-Biosca, Artist Faculty, Trombone/Euphonium
• Greg Flint, Artist Faculty, Horn
• David Griffin, Artist Faculty, Horn
• Britton-René Collins, Artist Faculty, Percussion
• Edward Harrison, Artist Faculty, Percussion
• Vadim Karpinos, Artist Faculty, Percussion
• Rebecca OIiverio, Artist Faculty, Trumpet

Affiliated Faculty

• Brooks Truly, Adjunct Faculty, Percussion Performance Class

CENTER FOR ARTS INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP

• David Kjar, Director of the Center for Arts Innovation & Leadership

CLASSICAL VOICE

• Rebecca Schorsch, Teaching Professor of Classical Voice (soprano), Program Director
• Evan Bravos, Artist Faculty, Classical Voice (baritone)
• Elizabeth Byrne, Artist Faculty, Classical Voice (soprano)
• Mark Crayton, Teaching Professor of Classical Voice (countertenor)
• Allan Glassman, Artist Faculty, Classical Voice (tenor)
• Keanon Kyles, Artist Faculty, Classical Voice (bass-baritone)

Affiliated Faculty

• Shannon McGinnis, Associate Professor of Opera
• Dana Brown, Associate Professor of Opera and Vocal Coaching

COMPOSITION & MUSIC AND COMPUTING

• Kyong Mee Choi, Professor of Music Composition, Program Director
• James Gailloreto, Artist Faculty, Jazz Saxophone and Composition
• Clay Mettens, Artist Faculty, Composition

Affiliated Faculty

• Matthew Mason, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship

CORE STUDIES

• Nick Sula, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre, Coordinator of Theatre Music Direction, Interim Program Director
• Alejandro Cortés, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship
• Aaron Gottl, Coordinator of Recording and Technology
• David Kjar, Associate Professor of Music History
• Yeeseon Kwon, Associate Professor of Piano Musicianship
• Matthew Mason, Assistant Professor of Musicianship
• Ashley Pribyl, Assistant Professor of Theatre History/Music History

Affiliated Faculty

• Ben Dillinger, Adjunct Faculty, Core Studies
• Jonah Francese, Adjunct Faculty, World Vernacular Artistry
• Hannah Fidler, Adjunct Faculty, Music Technology
• Chuck Larkin, Adjunct Faculty, Musicianship
• Amanda MacDonald, Adjunct Faculty, Alexander Technique
• Scott Mason, Teaching Professor Emeritus, Jazz and Contemporary Music; Musicianship
• Alexa Rinn, Adjunct Faculty, Core Studies; Composition
• Stasia Forsythe Siena, Adjunct Faculty, Alexander Technique
• Steve Squires, Professor of Conducting
• Paul Wertico, Associate Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Music

DIRECTING

• Jim Iorio, Associate Professor of Acting, Program Director

Affiliated Faculty

• Mikael Burke, Adjunct Faculty
• Ray Frewen, Adjunct Faculty
• Amy Peter, Adjunct Faculty
• Becky Curl, Adjunct Faculty
• Max Maxin, Adjunct Faculty

ENSEMBLES

• Ignacio del Rey Tomas Biosca, Artist Faculty, Trombone/Euphonium, Program Director
• Steve Squires, Professor of Conducting

Affiliated Faculty

• Dana Brown, Associate Professor of Opera and Vocal Coaching
• Alejandro Cortés, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship
• Mark Crayton, Teaching Professor of Classical Voice (countertenor)
• Shannon McGinnis, Associate Professor of Opera
• Nick Sula, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre
• MingHuan Xu, Assistant Teaching Professor of Violin

INTERDISCIPLINARY MUSIC PROGRAMS

• David Kjar, Associate Professor of Music History, Program Director

INTERDISCIPLINARY THEATRE STUDIES

• Jim Iorio, Associate Professor of Acting, Program Director

JAZZ & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

• Alejandro Cortés, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship, Jazz Piano, Program Director
• Constantine Alexander, Artist Faculty, Jazz Trumpet
• Neal Alger, Artist Faculty, Jazz Guitar
• James Gailloreto, Artist Faculty, Jazz Saxophone
• Victor Garcia, Artist Faculty, Jazz Trumpet
• Thomas Garling, Artist Faculty, Jazz Trombone
• Henry Johnson, Artist Faculty, Jazz Guitar
• John Moulder, Artist Faculty, Jazz Guitar
• Marlene Rosenberg, Artist Faculty, Jazz Bass
• Fred Simon, Artist Faculty, Jazz Piano
• Natalie Scharf, Artist Faculty, Jazz Saxophone
• Michele Thomas, Artist Faculty, Jazz Voice
• Jim Trompeter, Artist Faculty, Jazz Piano
• Matthew Ulery, Artist Faculty, Jazz Bass
• Paul Wertico, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Drums
• Cheryl Wilson, Artist Faculty, Jazz Voice

MUSIC EDUCATION

• Dan Healy, Associate Teaching Professor of Instrumental Music Education, Program Director

Affiliated Faculty

• Hannah Fidler, Artist Faculty, Applied Songwriting
• Anita Graef, Adjunct Faculty, String Techniques
• Jose Vargas Ramirez, Instructor of Keyboard Skills for the Music Educator

MUSICAL THEATRE

• Rebecca Schorsch, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice, Program Director
• Michelle Areyzaga, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Cameron Chase, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Lindsay Cummings, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Nadine Gomes, Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre
• Rae-Myra Hillard, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Cornelius Johnson, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Kimberly Jones, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Rachel Klippel, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Tommy Novak, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre
• Christopher Richard, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Craig Springer, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice
• Nick Sula, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre
• Colette Todd, Artist Faculty, Theatre Voice

Affiliated Faculty

• Mark Crayton, Teaching Professor of Classical Voice
• Chuck Larkin, Adjunct Faculty, Musicianship/Pianist
• Kailey Rockwell, Artist Faculty, Pianist

MUSICAL THEATRE: DANCE Concentration

• Tammy Mader, Associate Teaching Professor of Musical Theater Dance, Program Director

Affiliated Faculty

• Mai Claypool, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Morgan Difonzo, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz
• Arianne Dolan, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Christopher Kelley, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Nich O’Neil, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz
• Paula Peters, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Kim Sagami, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Jumanne Taylor, Adjunct Faculty, Tap
• Laura Wade, Adjunct Faculty

OPERA

• Shannon McGinnis, Associate Professor of Opera, Program Director
• Jennifer Allor, Artist Faculty, Vocal Coaching/Undergraduate Opera
• Nyela Basney, Artist Faculty, Vocal Coaching
• Evan Bravos, Associate Program Director
• Dana Brown, Associate Professor of Opera and Vocal Coaching
• Jonathan Gmeinder, Artist Faculty, Vocal Coaching

Affiliated Faculty

• Amy Hutchison, Adjunct Faculty, Dramatic Coaching of Opera Repertory
• Josephine Stracek, Adjunct Faculty, Language Skills

PERFORMING ARTS ADMINISTRATION

• Rudy Marcozzi, Artist Faculty of Performing Arts Administration, Program Director

Affiliated Faculty

• Michele Anderson, Adjunct Faculty
• Frank Belzer, Adjunct Faculty
• Alli Engelsma-Mosser, Adjunct Faculty
• Marc Frost, Adjunct Faculty
• Rhapsody Snyder, Adjunct Faculty

PIANO & HARP

• Winston Choi, Associate Professor of Piano, Program Director
• Edward Auer, Artist Faculty, Piano
• Junghwa Moon Auer, Artist Faculty, Piano
• Michal Drewnowski, Artist Faculty, Piano
• Kevin Hampton, Professor of Piano
• Kuang-Hao Huang, Artist Faculty, Piano
• Adam Neiman, Associate Professor of Piano
• Marguerite Lynn Williams, Artist Faculty, Harp
• Angela Yoffe, Artist Faculty, Collaborative Piano

Affiliated Faculty

• Yeeseon Kwon, Associate Professor of Piano Musicianship; Piano Pedagogy
• Jana Pavlovska, Adjunct Faculty, Secondary Piano

STRINGS & GUITAR

• MingHuan Xu, Assistant Teaching Professor of Violin, Program Director
• Andrew Anderson, Artist Faculty, Double Bass
• Tanya Carey, Artist Faculty, Cello, Adjunct Faculty Suzuki Pedagogy (Cello)
• Roger Chase, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Cornelius Chiu, Artist Faculty, Violin
• Igor Fedotov, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Richard Hirschl, Artist Faculty, Cello, Orchestral Excerpts
• Teng Li, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Jon McCullough-Benner, Artist Faculty, Double Bass
• Lawrence Neuman, Artist Faculty, Viola, Orchestral Excerpts
• Liba Shacht, Artist Faculty, Violin
• John Sharp, Artist Faculty, Cello
• Robert Sherman, Artist Faculty, Guitar
• David Taylor, Artist Faculty, Violin
• An Tran, Artist Faculty, Guitar
• Almita Vamos, Artist Faculty, Violin
• Roland Vamos, Artist Faculty, Viola

Affiliated Faculty

• Nancy Jackson, Adjunct Faculty, Suzuki Pedagogy (Violin)

WOODWINDS

• Thomas Snydacker, Artist Faculty, Saxophone, Program Director
• Jennifer Gosack Darwell, Artist Faculty, Flute
• Jennifer Bouton Schaub, Artist Faculty, Flute
• Scott Hostetler, Artist Faculty, Oboe
• Lewis Kirk, Artist Faculty, Bassoon
• Natalie Pilla, Artist Faculty, Bassoon
• Preman Tilson, Artist Faculty, Bassoon
• Teresa Reilly, Artist Faculty, Clarinet
• Marie Tachouet, Artist Faculty, Flute
• William Welter, Artist Faculty, Oboe
• John Bruce Yeh, Artist Faculty, Clarinet