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Faculty & Staff

Leadership

Carrissa Reddick, Director, School of Music

CARISSA REDDICK

Director
School of Music
Music Theory

Frasier 108D
(970) 351-1195
Carissa.Reddick@unco.edu

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Erik Applegate, School of Music Faculty

ERIK APPLEGATE

Associate Director
Professor of Jazz Bass
School of Music

Frasier 53
(970) 351-2363
Erik.Applegate@unco.edu

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Contact the School of Music

Email: PVA@unco.edu
Phone: (970) 351-2993
Fax: (970) 351-2994

Mailing Address:
501 20th St
Frasier Hall, Campus Box 28
Greeley, CO 80639


Full-Time Faculty

Jonathan Bellman, School of Music Faculty

JONATHAN BELLMAN

Head, Academic Studies Area
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 123A
(970) 351-2151
Jonathan.Bellman@unco.edu

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Wesley Broadnax, School of Music Faculty

WESLEY BROADNAX

Director of Bands
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 13
(970) 351-2278
Wesley.Broadnax@unco.edu

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Fredrick Brown, School of Music Faculty

FREDRICK BROWN

Associate Director of Bands
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 16
Fredrick.Brown@unco.edu

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Jill Burgett, School of Music Faculty

JILL
BURGETT

Director of Choral Studies
 Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122E
(970) 351-2039
Jill.Burgett@unco.edu

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Brian Casey, School of Music Faculty

BRIAN
CASEY

Jazz Academics
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 122C
(970) 351-3189
Brian.Casey@unco.edu

Clelyn Chapin - School of Music

CLELYN
CHAPIN

Associate Director of Choirs
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 122D
(970) 351-2290
Janis.Chapin@unco.edu

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Logan Contreras - School of Music

LOGAN
CONTRERAS

Mezzo Soprano
Assistant Professor of Music

  Frasier 150
(970) 351-3166
Logan.Contreras@unco.edu

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Armando Contreras - School of Music

ARMANDO
CONTRERAS

Baritone
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music  

Frasier 151
Armando.Contreras@unco.edu

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Daniel Cosio, School of Music Faculty

DANIEL
COSIO

Trombone
Assistant Professor

 Frasier 167
  
Daniel.Cosio@unco.edu

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Dayvison Nunes Costa, School of Music Faculty

DAYVISON
COSTA

Classical Trumpet
Assistant Professor

 Frasier 49
  
Dayvison.NunesCosta@unco.edu

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Andy Dahlke, School of Music Faculty

ANDY
DAHLKE

Saxophone
Professor of Music

Frasier 54
(970) 351-2000
Andrew.Dahlke@unco.edu

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Janice Dickensheets, School of Music Faculty

JANICE DICKENSHEETS

Music History
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122 F
(970) 351-2017
Janice.Dickensheets@unco.edu

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Ludek Drizhal, School of Music Faculty

LUDEK
DRIZHAL

Digital Media Composition
Music Theory
Associate Professor of Music
Frasier 123
(970) 351-2092
Ludek.Drizhal@unco.edu

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Paul Elwood, School of Music Faculty

PAUL
ELWOOD

Music Composition
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 104
(970) 351-2919
Paul.Elwood@unco.edu

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Tim Feerst, School of Music Faculty

TIM
FEERST

Percussion
Assistant Professor

 Frasier 51
  (970) 351-2226
Tim.Feerst@unco.edu

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Lindsay Fulcher, School of Music Faculty

LINDSAY
FULCHER

Music Education Area Head
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 122A
(970) 351-2328
Lindsay.Fulcher@unco.edu

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Jubal Fulks, School of Music Faculty

JUBAL
FULKS

Head of String Area, Violin
Professor of Music

Socrates Garcia, School of Music Faculty

SOCRATES GARCIA

Director of Music Technology
Professor of Music

Frasier 89
(970) 351-1356
Socrates.Garcia@unco.edu

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Andrés Jaime, School of Music Faculty

ANDRÉS
FELIPE JAIME

Assistant Professor
of Music
Orchestra
   
Frasier 17   
Andrés.JaimeTobon@unco.edu

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James Hall, School of Music Faculty

JAMES
HALL

Woodwind Area Head, Flute
Professor of Music

Frasier 206E
(970) 351-2529
James.Hall@unco.edu

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Deborah Kauffman, School of Music Faculty

DEBORAH KAUFFMAN

Music History & Literature
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122B
(970) 351-2319
Deborah.Kauffman@unco.edu

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Steve Kovalcheck, School of Music Faculty

STEVE KOVALCHECK

Jazz Guitar
Professor of Music

Frasier 159
(970) 351-4410
Steven.Kovalcheck@unco.edu

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Reiner Kramer, School of Music Faculty

REINER KRÄMER

Music Theory 
Assistant Professor of Music
 
Frasier 117
(970) 351-1922
Reiner.Kramer@unco.edu

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Dana Landry, School of Music Faculty

DANA
LANDRY

Director of Jazz Studies
Jazz Piano, Professor of Music

Frasier 206B
(970) 351-2253
Dana.Landry@unco.edu

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Heeseung Lee, School of Music Faculty

HEESEUNG
LEE

Music History & Music Theory
Assistant Professor of Music
 
Frasier 20
   
Heeseung.Lee@unco.edu

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Brian Luedloff, School of Music Faculty

BRIAN LUEDLOFF

Director of Opera Theatre
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 204B
(970) 351-2330
Brian.Luedloff@unco.edu

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Melissa Malde, School of Music Faculty

MELISSA MALDE

Associate Dean
Professor of Music
 
Guggenheim 202
(970) 351-2051
Melissa.Malde@unco.edu

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Joe McAllister, School of Music Faculty

JOE
MCALLISTER

Collaborative Piano & Opera
Assistant Professor

Frasier 152
(970) 351-2993
Joseph.McAllister@unco.edu

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Romina Monsanto, School of Music Faculty

ROMINA
MONSANTO

Cello
Assistant Professor of Music

Charles Moore, School of Music Faculty

CHARLES MOORE

Tenor
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 153
(970) 351-2136
Charles.Moore@unco.edu

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Sarah Off, School of Music Faculty

SARAH
OFF

Violin/Music Business
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 252
(970) 351-3173
Sarah.Off@unco.edu

Michael Oravitz, School of Music Faculty

MICHAEL ORAVITZ

Music History and Theory
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 119C
(970) 351-1941
Michael.Oravitz@unco.edu

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Miles Roth, School of Music Faculty

MILES
ROTH

Jazz Trumpet
Assistant Professor

 Frasier 48
  
Miles.Roth@unco.edu

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Mandy Spivak - School of MusicMANDY
SPIVAK

Soprano
Assistant Professor of Music

 
Frasier 156

Mandy.SpivakPerna@unco.edu

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Javier Vinasco Guzman - School of Music

JAVIER VINASCO GUZMAN

Director of Latinx Music Associate Professor of Music

   Frasier 115A
 
Javier.VinascoGuzman@unco.edu

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Krissie Weimer - School of Music

KRISSIE
WEIMER

Assistant Professor
Music Education

Frasier 121  
 (970) 351-2484
Kristina.Weimer@unco.edu

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Leo Welch, School of Music Faculty

LEO
WELCH

 
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 118
(970) 351-1153
Leo.Welch@unco.edu

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Lei Weng, School of Music Faculty

LEI
WENG

Keyboard Area Head, Piano
Professor of Music

Frasier 23
(970) 351-2615
Lei.Weng@unco.edu

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Jim White, School of Music Faculty

JIM
WHITE

Jazz Drums
Professor of Music

Frasier 52
(970) 351-2314
Jim.White@unco.edu

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Drew Zaremba, School of Music Faculty

DREW ZAREMBA

Jazz Composition
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 48
(970) 351-2285
Drew.Zaremba@unco.edu

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Adam Zukiewicz, School of Music Faculty

ADAM PIOTR ŻUKIEWICZ

Piano
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 155
(970) 351-4909
Adam.Zukiewicz@unco.edu

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Part-Time Faculty

Stacey Brady, School of Music Faculty

STACEY
BRADY

Violin/Orchestra Excerpts
Adjunct Faculty

  

Stacey.Brady@unco.edu

Jared Cathey - School of Music

JARED
CATHEY

Jazz Studies
Adjunct Faculty

  

Jared.Cathey@unco.edu

  

Frank Cook, School of Music Faculty

FRANK
COOK

Trombone
Adjunct Faculty
 
  Guggenheim 203
(970) 351-2346
Francis.Cook@unco.edu

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Matt Dane, School of Music Faculty

MATT
DANE

Viola
 Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 252
(970) 351-2993
Matt.Dane@unco.edu

Dylan Off-Fixmer, School of Music Faculty

DYLAN
FIXMER

Music Composition
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 104
(970) 351-2919
Dylan.Fixmer@unco.edu

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Martin Gilmore, School of Music Faculty

MARTIN GILMORE

Guitar, Folk and Bluegrass Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-3190
Martin.Gilmore@unco.edu

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Tim Gocklin, School of Music Faculty

TIM
GOCKLIN

Oboe
Adjunct Faculty

Bailey Grogan - School of Music

BAILEY
GROGAN

Jazz Voice
Adjunct Faculty

  
  
Bailey.Grogan@unco.edu

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Eric Hitt - School of Music

ERIC
HITT

Jazz Bass
Adjunct Faculty

  

Eric.Hitt@unco.edu

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Katie Hughes, School of Music Faculty

KATIE
HUGHES

Staff Collaborative Pianist
School of Music

 
  
Katie.Hughes@unco.edu

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Andrew Janak

ANDREW
JANAK

Jazz Saxophone
Adjunct Faculty

 
Andrew.Janak@unco.edu

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Christian Kuhlman - School of Music

CHRISTIAN
KUHLMAN

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Christian.Kuhlman@unco.edu

    

Jake Larcqua - School of Music

JAKE
LARCQUA

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Jake.Larcqua@unco.edu

    

Yuan Li - School of Music

YUAN
LI

Collaborative Piano
Adjunct Faculty

  

Yuan.Li@unco.edu

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Jason Olson, School of Music Faculty

JASON
OLSON

Classical Guitar
Adjunct Faculty

Fraiser 250
(970) 351-2352
Jason.Olson@unco.edu

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Kris Pierce - School of Music

KRIS
PIERCE

Music Education
Adjunct Faculty
 
Frasier 126  
(970) 351-2993
Kris.Pierce@unco.edu

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Jesse Pierson - School of Music

JESSE
PIERSON

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Jesse.Pierson@unco.edu

   

Marion Powers, Instructor of Jazz Voice

MARION
POWERS

Jazz Voice
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 201

Marion.Powers@unco.edu

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August Ramos - School of Music

AUGUST
RAMOS

Double Bass
Adjunct Faculty

  

August.Ramos@unco.edu

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Tristan Rennie, School of Music Faculty

TRISTAN RENNIE

Bassoon
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 22
(970) 351-2328
Tristan.Rennie@unco.edu

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Katilyn Rittner, School of Music Faculty

KATILYN
RITTNER

Class Piano
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 85
(970) 351-2993
Katilyn.Rittner@unco.edu

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Jason Shafer, School of Music Faculty

JASON
SHAFER


Clarinet
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 254
(970) 351-2292
Jason.Shafer@unco.edu

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Todd Swingle, School of Music Faculty

TODD
SWINGLE

Music Theory
Adjunct Faculty

Jeff Talley, School of Music Faculty

JEFF
TALLEY

Tenor/Bass Choir
Adjunct Faculty

Debra Throgmorton, School of Music Faculty

DEBRA THROGMORTON

Harpsichord
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 100
(970) 351-2346
Debra.Throgmorton@unco.edu

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Lauren Varley, School of Music Faculty

LAUREN
VARLEY

Horn
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 50
 
Lauren.Varley@unco.edu

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Steven Vaughn, School of Music Faculty

STEVEN VAUGHN

Tuba & Euphonium
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 167
(970) 351-2813
Steven.Vaughn@unco.edu

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Spenser Sweifel - School of Music

SPENCER
ZWEIFEL

Adjunct Faculty
Jazz Studies
 
  
Spencer.Zweifel@unco.edu

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Staff

Tessa Espinoza - College of Performing and Visual Arts

TESSA
ESPINOSA

Director of Recruitment and Enrollment

Frasier 105
(970) 351-1921
  
Tessa.Espinosa@unco.edu

 

Berean Haddad - School of Music

BEREAN
HADDAD

Ensembles Support
Specialist
  
Frasier 110
(970) 351-2794
   
Berean.Haddad@unco.edu

 

Greg Heimbecker - School of Music

GREG HEIMBECKER

Chief Recording Engineer
UNC Recording Studio 
 
Frasier 96


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Devon Rossen, College of Performing and Visual Arts

DEVON 
ROSSON

Student Faculty
Support Specialist

Frasier 108
 (970) 351-2248
Devon.Rosson@unco.edu

   

Katie Runkel, Music Business and Retention Coordinator

KATIE
RUNKEL

PVA Executive Director of Recruitment & Academic Student Success
Academic Advisor: Jazz Studies, Vocal Performance

Guggenheim 104
(970) 351-2679

Katherine.Runkel@unco.edu

Book Advising with Katie

Ryan Valentine, School of Music Faculty

RYAN
VALENTINE

Campus Commons
Technical Assistant

Campus Commons
   (970) 351-2993
Ryan.Valentine@unco.edu

 

Derek Watson - School of Music

DEREK
WATSON

Lab Coordinator
  
  

Fasier 110
(970) 351-2680
Derek.Watson@unco.edu