Meet the Faculty
Associate Dean
Lyrica Taylor, PhD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, School of the Arts; Professor, Department of Art
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5989
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: ltaylor@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 235
Professor
William Catling, MFA
Professor, Chair, Department of Art, Interim Chair, Department of Design
Stephen Childs, MFA
Professor, Department of Art; Exhibitions Director
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5835
Fax: (626) 387-5727
Email: schilds@apu.edu
Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 505
Terry Dobson, MFA
Professor, Department of Design
Claire Fedoruk, DMA
Professor of Musicology
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3573
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: cfedoruk@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 219
Chuck Grieb, MFA
Director, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-3856
Email: cgrieb@apu.edu
Office Location: Hugh and Hazel Darling Library, Room 167
Michael Lee, MM
Professor; Director of Music Technology; Director of Commercial Music
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3860
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: mlee@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 231
Tim Samoff, MFA
Program Director, BA in Games and Interactive Media, and Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6007
Email: tsamoff@apu.edu
John Sutton, DMA
Professor
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3581
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: jsutton@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 201
Associate Professor
Jill Brennan-Lincoln, MA
Chair, Department of Theater Arts; Associate Professor, Theater Arts
Angela S. George, PhD
Program Director, MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History; Associate Professor of Art History, Department of Art
Thomas Hynes, MA
Director of Theory and Composition, Guitar Studies and Jazz Combos; Associate Professor
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3209
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: thynes@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 209
Christopher Keene, MFA
Associate Professor of Technical Theater, Department of Theater Arts
Nery Lemus, MFA
Program Director, MFA in Visual Art; Associate Professor, Department of Art
Kirsten Lundin Humer, MFA
Program Director, BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen; Associate Professor, Department of Theater Arts
Phone: (626) 815-5865
Fax: (626) 387-5747
Email: khumer@apu.edu
Office Location: Department of Theater Arts, West Campus, Darling - Building Three, THTR Office Suite, Room 164
Christopher Russell, MM
Chair and Associate Professor Department of Music; Conductor, Symphony Orchestra; Instrumental Conducting
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2003
Email: cprussell@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 233
Marek Szpakiewicz, DMA
Associate Professor; Cello Studies; Director of String Studies and Chamber Music
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3206
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: marek@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 227
Assistant Professor
Henry Alonzo, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Music
John Burdett, EdD
Assistant Professor; Director of Music Education, Wind Ensemble Conductor
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2029
Email: jburdett@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 211
Patricia Edwards, DMA
Assistant Professor, Vocal Studies
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3588
Alternative Phone: (626) 358-3339
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: pedwards@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 225
Michelle Jensen, MM
Assistant Professor; Director of Choral Activities, Conductor of Chamber Singers; Choral Conducting
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3202
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: mjensen@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 118
Laurie Leinonen, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 387-5875
Email: lleinonen@apu.edu
Greg Michael, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6014
Email: gmichael@apu.edu
Jesse Negron, MFA
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5114
Email: jnegron@apu.edu
Andrew Park, DMA
Assistant Professor, Piano Studies
Phone: (323) 810-3777
Alternative Phone: (626) 815-3205
Email: uscpianoart@hotmail.com
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 215
Jonathan Vermeer, MPW
Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts
Phone: (310) 951-3921
Email: jvermeer@apu.edu
Instructor
Coaching Faculty
Kyungmi Kim, MMA
Staff Accompanist, Department of Music Performance
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4600
Email: kykim@apu.edu
Applied Instructor
Brian Barany, DMA
Applied Instructor, Classical Guitar Studies
Phone: (805) 218-3589
Email: bbarany@apu.edu
Richard Bullock
Applied Instructor, Bass Trombone
Phone: (310) 569-6782
Email: rich@bassbonevoice.com
Mark Converse, BM
Applied Instructor, Drumset
Paul Curtis, MM
Applied Instructor, Bassoon and Contrabassoon
Phone: (626) 815-3834
Email: pacurtis07@gmail.com
David B. “Rusty” Higgins
Applied Instructor, Saxophone Studies
Phone: (562) 547-7717
Email: rustyhiggins@aol.com
Fung Ho, MM
Applied Instructor: Violin and Viola
Phone: (626) 815-3848
Email: fungho1vln@sbcglobal.net
David Joyce, MA
Applied Instructor, Commercial Voice
Phone: (818) 522-3530
Email: david@rejoycemusic.com
Robert Slack, MM
Applied Instructor, Trumpet; Director of Jazz Ensemble
Email: robertslack6@gmail.com
Stephanie J. Thomas, BM
Applied Instructor: French Horn
Phone: (626) 664-3330
Email: sshornmom@msn.com
Professor Emerita
Professor Emeritus
David Beatty, MM, MBA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3580
Alternative Phone: (626) 812-3020
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: dbeatty@apu.edu
Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 229
Phil Shackleton, DMA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music
