CCPA Faculty List

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

• Kevin Hampton, Dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts
• Tom Kernan,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
   

OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT

• Amanda Horvath-Adair, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management
• Ee Ming Chua, Assistant Director of Enrollment Engagement
• Jessica Meaux, Admissions Counselor
• 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

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
• Shannon McGinnis, Co-Chair of Interdisciplinary Conservatory

PROGRAM DIRECTORS OF ALL PROGRAMS

• Shanesia Davis, Program Director of Acting
• Charles Schuchat, Program Director of Brass & Percussion
• Rebecca Schorsch, Program Director of Classical Voice
• Kyong Mee Choi, Program Director of Composition
• Yeeseon Kwon, Program Director of Core Studies
• Ignacio del Rey Tomas Biosca, Program Director of Ensembles
• David Kjar, Program Director of Interdisciplinary Music Programs
• Jim Iorio, Program Director of Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies
  and Program Director of Master of Arts in Directing (Fast Track)
• Alejandro Cortes, Program Director of Jazz & Contemporary Music
• Dan Healy, Program Director of Music Education
• Rebecca Schorsch, Program Director of Musical Theatre
• Tammy Mader, Program Director of Musical Theatre: Dance Concentration
• Shannon McGinnis, Program Director of Opera
• Rich Regan, Program Director of Performing Arts Administration
• Winston Choi, Program Director of Piano & Harp
• MingHuan Xu, Program Director of Strings & Guitar
• Marie Tachouet, Program Director of Woodwinds
• Elise Kauzlaric, Co-Director of the Center of Art Innovation & Leadership
• David Kjar, Co-Director of the Center of Art Innovation & Leadership

FACULTY OF ALL PROGRAMS

ACTING

• Shanesia Davis, Assistant Teaching Professor of Acting, Intermediate Acting/Social Justice, Program Director
• Elise Kauzlaric, Associate Teaching Professor of Theatre, Voice and Speech
• Jim Iorio, Associate Professor of Theatre, Physical Acting, Shakespeare
• Michael Lasswell, Teaching Professor of Theatre
• Barbara Zahora, Associate Professor of Theatre, Advanced Scene Study

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
• Dan Roberts, Adjunct Faculty, Circus Arts
• Christopher Wayland, Adjunct Faculty, Intermediate Acting

BRASS & PERCUSSION

• Charles Schuchat, Artist Faculty, Tuba/Euphonium, Program Director
• Mark Almond, Artist Faculty, Horn
• Neal Berntsen, Artist Faculty, Trumpet
• Reed Capshaw, Artist Faculty, Trombone
• Ignacio del Rey Tomas-Biosca, Artist Faculty, Trombone/Euphonium
• Greg Flint, Artist Faculty, Horn
• Jay Friedman, Artist Faculty, Trombone
• David Griffin, Artist Faculty, Horn
• 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

• Elise Kauzlaric, Co-Director of the Center of Art Innovation & Leadership
• David Kjar, Co-Director of the Center of Art Innovation & Leadership

CLASSICAL VOICE

• Rebecca Schorsch, Artist Faculty, 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)
• Jonita Lattimore, Artist Faculty, Classical Voice (soprano)

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

• Yeeseon Kwon, Associate Professor of Piano Musicianship, Program Director
• Alejandro Cortés, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship
• Tom Kernan, Associate Professor of Music History
• David Kjar, Associate Professor of Music History
• Matthew Mason, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Musicianship
• Ashley Pribyl, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre History/Music History

Affiliated Faculty

• Ben Dillinger, Adjunct Faculty, Core Studies
• Alexa Rinn, Adjunct Faculty, Form and Analysis
• Amanda MacDonald, Adjunct Faculty, Alexander Technique
• Stasia Forsythe Siena, Adjunct Faculty, Alexander Technique
• Nick Sula, Assistant Teaching Professor of Musical Theatre
• Steve Squires, Professor of Conducting
• Paul Wertico, Associate Professor of Jazz

DIRECTING

• Jim Iorio, Associate Professor of Acting, Program Director

ENSEMBLES

• Ignacio del Rey Tomas Biosca, Artist Faculty, Trombone/Euphonium, Program Director
• Emanuele Andrizzi, Associate Teaching Professor of Conducting (on leave 2023–24)
• 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

Affiliated Faculty

• Tom Kernan, Associate Professor of Music History
• Lewis Rawlinson, Adjunct Faculty, BMA Interdisciplinary Honors

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

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

• Derek van Barham, Adjunct Faculty, Acting for the Musical Stage, Directing
• Isabella Coelho, Adjunct Faculty, Acting for the Musical Stage
• George Howe, Adjunct Faculty, Pianist/Music Director
• Jeffrey Poindexter, Adjunct Faculty, Pianist/Music Director

MUSICAL THEATRE: DANCE Concentration

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

Affiliated Faculty

• Andrew Belbin, Adjunct Faculty, Movement and Dance for Actors
• Mai Claypool, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Morgan Difonzo, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz
• Arianne Dolan, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Nich O’Neil, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz
• Kim Sagami, Adjunct Faculty, Ballet
• Sarah Schafer, Adjunct Faculty, Theatre, Ballet
• Jumanne Taylor, Adjunct Faculty, Tap
• Shanna VanDerwerker, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz
• 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
• Dana Brown, Associate Professor of Opera and Vocal Coaching
• Claire DiVizio, Artist Faculty, Undergraduate Opera
• Jonathan Gmeinder, Artist Faculty, Vocal Coaching

Affiliated Faculty

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

PERFORMING ARTS ADMINISTRATION

• Rich Regan, Artist Faculty of Performing Arts Administration, Program Director

Affiliated Faculty

• Michele Anderson, Adjunct Faculty
• Frank Belzer, Adjunct Faculty
• Alli Engelsma-Mosser, Adjunct Faculty

PIANO & HARP

• Winston Choi, Associate Professor of Piano, Program Director
• Edward Auer, Artist Faculty, Piano
• Junghwa Moon Auer, 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

• Sevgi Giles, Adjunct Faculty, Piano Musicianship & Secondary Piano
• Yeeseon Kwon, Associate Professor of Piano Musicianship
• Jana Pavlovska, Adjunct Faculty, Secondary Piano

STRINGS & GUITAR

• MingHuan Xu, Assistant Teaching Professor of Violin, Program Director
• Andrew Anderson, Artist Faculty, Double Bass
• Mark Braunstein, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Tanya Carey, Artist Faculty, Cello, Adjunct Faculty Suzuki Pedagogy (Cello)
• Li-Kuo Chang, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Roger Chase, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Cornelius Chiu, Artist Faculty, Violin
• Igor Fedotov, Artist Faculty, Viola
• Richard Hirschl, Artist Faculty, Cello, Orchestral Excerpts
• Qing Hou, Artist Faculty, Orchestral Excerpts
• Jasmine Lin, Artist Faculty, Violin
• 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

• Marie Tachouet, Artist Faculty, Flute, Program Director
• Richard Graef, Artist Faculty, Flute
• Scott Hostetler, Artist Faculty, Oboe
• Lewis Kirk, Artist Faculty, Bassoon
• Dennis Michel, Artist Faculty, Bassoon
• Teresa Reilly, Artist Faculty, Clarinet
• Thomas Snydacker, Artist Faculty, Saxophone
• J. Michael Weiss-Holmes, Artist Faculty, Saxophone
• William Welter, Artist Faculty, Oboe
• John Bruce Yeh, Artist Faculty, Clarinet