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ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF CONSERVATORIESJunior Class Representatives: Paige Filipan and Arielle Schmid

NATIONAL ANTHEM: “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER”Music by: John Stafford SmithLyrics by: Francis Scott KeyArranged by: John KavanaughBand Directed by: Calvin AndersonVocally Directed by: Jamond McCoy and Melissa WackermanCreative Director: Cindy PecaFeaturing: Madeline Abiera, Emily Frazier, Maggie Gidden, Audrey Hempel, Noi Maeshige, and Demmi Ross

SENIOR WELCOMESenior Class Presidents: Max Rogoff and Lulu Romero

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS I Albert Bushala, Popular Music Conservatory

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS IIAvalon Lafosse, Visual Arts Conservatory

SENIOR MESSAGE FROM OCSA FACULTY AND STAFF Produced by: Travis Wade

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS III Mahi Shiroor, Creative Writing Conservatory

“FOREVER YOUNG” Music and Lyrics by: Bob DylanArranged by: Patrick Copeland and Jon KubisBand Directed by: Calvin AndersonVocally Directed by: Jamond McCoy and Melissa WackermanCreative Director: Cindy PecaFeaturing: Ralph Opacic, Ed.D., Ethan Anapoell, James Bergren, Nico Cardoso, Gabriel Gibb, Merek Greene, Sawyer Kooyman, Christian Somoya, and Elijah Vann

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS IV Audrey Hempel, Musical Theatre Conservatory

FAREWELL ADDRESSLauren Lim Jackson, Class of 2003, Commercial Dance Conservatory

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATESMichael Ciecek, Greg Endelman, Ed.D., Becca Freeland, Maria Lazarova, D.M.A., and Sally LopezMusic by: Steven Mann, Class of 2002, Pianist Program

PRESENTATION OF CLASS OF 2020Student Body Presidents: Meredith Foley and Hannah Kim

WE ARE OCSAMusic and Lyrics by: Jeanne Lurie and Gabriel MannArranged by: Tim HeintzVocally Directed by: Jamond McCoy and Melissa WackermanCreative Director: Cindy PecaDance Captains: Jacob Piattoni and Julia RudgeFeaturing: Madeline Abiera, Axs Avenido, Albert Bushala, Emiliano Curiel, Therese Fontes, Cambria Gallo, Maggie Gidden, Heera Kamaraj, Matthew Kontur, David Lee, Bella Machado, Pedro Henrique Dias De Nobrega, Ari Paltin, Gemma Pedersen, Brayden Skoglund, and Benjamin Susskind, and Elijah VannGraduation Dance Cast: Olivia Buckhorn, Arielle Dettmer, Meredith Foley, Cailey Fono, Miabella Gonzalez, Zoe Imler, Madeleine Lindbeck, William Okajima, Kahlo Quinn, Dyane Isabel Velazquez, and Mariah Belle Williams

RECESSION

***CLASS OF 2020 SENIOR SLIDESHOW BACKGROUND MUSIC“Oh the Places We Go” Original Song by: Axs Avenido, Class of 2020, Popular Music Conservatory


COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS

MEKJIAN FAMILY CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITYDaniel Mattos, DirectorPeter Striffolino, C.E.C., Chef Director of Culinary Operations

Andrew Barone Jack Bray πΦ Olivia Casola £ Emily Dien πλ◊ΣΦβ Rhys Emerick £ Ryan Flaherty Lizzy Garcia Sanchez £ Carissa Lynn Genova £Φ Madison Olivia Golf Nathan Hunter Amelia Huyck Katie Lee Φ Hannah Meyerson Nick Morgan Ω£ΣΦ Alexandra Neoman π£Φ Summer Rahim £ Rachel Robertson £ Makeda Telahun π€£ΣΦ Gillian Terry π¥£λΣΦ Jennifer Yeoman JJ Yi

SCHOOL OF DANCE

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DANCEMarlene Peña-Marin, Director

Chris Aguilera Valeria Alarcon Ω£ Danika Cruz Melissa Garcia £ Iran Gomez Ω€£◊ΣΦ Tonatiuh Luis-Martinez §£ΣΦ Adrian Martinez Alianna Ailene Martinez Samuel Miranda £ Isabella Orozco £ Alexa Ortega Ω£λΣβ Silver Rodriguez €£ Maya Thompson π£◊ΣΦ Dyane Isabel Velazquez π€£λ◊Φ

BALLROOM DANCERobert Porch, Director

Arly Adame Ω€£◊ΦRosamond Ahern π€£◊ΣΦAnthony Artinian Jaquelyn Borcea π¥£◊ΣΦOceane Carrie π€£ΦJai Castro ¥£◊ΣBen Chauchereau Ω£ΦLeo Chiriboga Zoe Cirese Ruby Hill Madeleine Lindbeck π¥€£λ◊ΣΦ Kahlo Quinn π€£◊ΣΦ Isaac Reynoso


GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020

SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS

CREATIVE WRITINGJosh Wood, Director

Bianca Badajos π€£ΣΦMarbella Bolognese λ◊Rain Capristo Madison Comire πΦHannah Dawson πΣΦMacy Denison Suvali Dhanak πµ£ΣΦVictoria Dozer §ΣΦCassia Efthymiou π◊ΣΦSarah Fahey Frankie Fanelli £Cece Hagen π£◊ΣΦDakota Hagen π£λΦWill Hahm £ΣLizzy Hatch πΣΦβTeddi Haynes πΣΦLiberty Heras π£λΣΦKate Hizon π£◊ΣΦBrissa Hoke Elliot Huffman Natasha Hussain £ΦKyle Keller π£ΣΦ

CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY DANCESteven Hyde, Director

Amanda Chi §µ£λ◊ΣΦ Kaprice Glen Gracie Hubert Ω€£◊ Kaitlyn Jacobs Ashley Kim Leeor Oshri π£λΣΦRiley Parish πΦ Lulu Romero π£λ◊ΣΦβGretchen Thompson λΦ Rowan Windhamburke

COMMERCIAL DANCEJim Kolb, Director

Mackenzie AugerFiorella Baclit £Victoria Batlle π€£◊ΣΦ Olivia Buckhorn §£λΣΦ Valerie Chen π£λ◊ΣΦ Grecia Cruz Φ Kylie Davis ΩλΦ Arielle Dettmer π◊ΣΦ Michael Downey ΩΦ Meredith Foley π£λ◊ΣΦ Cailey Fono £Φ Sophia Frilot Miabella Gonzalez π£◊Φ Zoe Imler £ Miriya Lee Ω£Φβ Claire Lucas πΣΦ Tatum Marshall π£Φ Keely MeyersWilliam Okajima Madi Smith Mimi WilsonMya Wojtasiak π€£◊ΣΦ



Brook La πλ◊ΣΦCourtney LeSon π¥£λ◊ΣΦMalia Mo π£ΦOluwasemilore Ola π£ΣΦErin Park πλ◊ΣΦHenry Park §◊ΣΦβRavi Patel π£ΣΦβAmie Rehmann ΦDeclan Riley Kimberly Rodriguez Aguilar £Jacob Rosenberg Kristin Rune Ω◊ΣΦChelsea Schack Mahi Shiroor π£ΣΦSophie Short ΩΣAlexa Tol ΣKate Trout π£λΣΦLana Valdez Vivi Velasco Elizabeth Welander §¥£ΣΦNadia Wright

DIGITAL MEDIAPatrick Williams, Director

Charlie Adcock Φ Emily Anaya Sydney Bettenhauser ΩΦ Michael Briones Eena Cho Erin Choi Ω£ΣΦ Elianna Dias Caroline Drozd π€◊ΣΦ Anna Iyer Danielle Kiyama πΣΦ Ashley Elizabeth Langford Celeste McGee

Maggie McKelvey Sophia Montalvo Kenny Motley Ω Chabellie Mullane Shane Perry Allison Quan πΣΦ Danielle Rathbun Ashton Scott Mia Sharek Tim Whelan Φ Lindsay Yang πΦ

FILM & TELEVISIONAaron Orullian, Director

Jacob Aguilar Emilia Angotti-Jones Ω£Φ Michael Ayala Adrian Dionisio Faith Garcia Calvin Ghaznavi Daniel Gonzalez Σ Gabrielle Goodman £ΣConrad Holzman Φ Hannah Kim π◊ΣΦ Joey Laderer §◊ΣΦSilvia Jazmín Miranda π£◊ΣΦ Margot Nagatoshi ΣΦ Blake Nielson Garrett Palsma Max Rogoff π◊Φ Hailey Saga ΣΦ Allee Stone Ω◊ William Stoughton Megan Sun π◊ΣΦ Ethan Williams



INTEGRATED ARTS Charna Lopez, Director

Cassy Agredano π£Φ Kassidy Aslay €£Φ Autumn Barnes ΩλΣΦ Nina Blair ΩΣΦ Lorenzo Cid Brooklyn Ferenc Ω£ Jaden Gaskins Ω£ΣΦ Merek Greene πλ◊Φ Cyrena Guyot Tiffany Hall Corey Hegel Ω Lauren Hughes §£ΣΦ Molly Israel Σ Claire Kermode Σ Zofia Kirshbaum πλΣΦ Amy Lei πΣΦ Hayley Martin Karina Matthews πΦ Aaliyah Mayer Jordan Mendelsohn ΩΦ Maison Monroe Brady Mullins Rhiannon Murphey £ Sophia Newman Ω◊Σ Isabelle Steinhorn ΩΦ Katie Steuernagel π£Φ Grant Striewig Alyssa Tadeo π¥£◊ΣΦ David Veksler πΣ Laura Waters ΩΣΦ Marissa Wendt Sebastian Yrarrazaval Σ

SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

CLASSICAL VOICERyan Reithmeier, D.M.A., Director

Daniela Echeverria £ Madeline Ernst £Σ Alexander Franco Ω€£λΦ Grant Hanson Grace Juell Maggie Liu §¥£λ◊ΣΦ Jessa Matthews Φ Lilly McCarthy π€£λΦ Elizabeth Minerman Ω◊Φ Gemma Pedersen ΩΦ Sarah Lina Resurreccion Sparks πΣβLillian Rodriguez £ Demmi Ross Kip Schwartz Priscilla Shin π◊ΣΦ Jordan Ward ΩΦ



INSTRUMENTAL MUSICSarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., DirectorJohn Reynolds, D.M.A., Associate Director

Frederick Fennell Wind Studies ProgramJohn Reynolds, D.M.A., Coordinator

Gabriel Aguilera Justin Ahn Cole Bacani Ω Aaron Bleiweiss Allison Chang §£λ◊ΣΦ Jason Cohen π◊ΣΦ Kambria Dick π£◊Φ Jolie Fitch π£Φ Julio Hernandez £Σ Shelton Hsu £ Heera Kamaraj §£◊ΣΦ Selina Li πΣ Bailey Liu §£λΣΦ

VISUAL ARTSPaige Oden, Director

Aleena Mufti Anand §£λ◊ΣΦAaron Don Anderson π£λ◊ΦJonathan Arendt-Rosenberg £ΦAdriana Davies Zsuzska Gerkens Tiffany Guo §ΣΦChiaki Guu πΦLily Haron Mira Hirabayashi πΦClaire Hong Lauren Huang §£λ◊ΣΦGrace Jing πΦRachel Joo πΣΦClaire Jun ΩΦEmily Kim §£λ◊ΣΦAvalon Lafosse §£λ◊ΣΦSheridan Lalicker π£ΣΦCorey LoDuca πΦHeysu Oh π£ΣΦDorene Pilapandet πΣΦRachel Radvinsky §£λ◊ΣΦReiver Smith πλΣΦSarah Vazquez €£ΦDaphne Walker ΩΣAndy Wu Justin You Michelle Yu §£λ◊ΣΦBlossom Zhang πΣΦTiffany Zhang §€£λ◊ΣΦβHaisu Zheng Ω£ΦJalen Zhou πΣΦ

Catie McIntyre π£λ◊ΣΦ Jenny McIntyre πλ◊ΣΦ Alex Mullane π£Φ Andrew Park §λΣΦ Alexander Tran πΦ Daniel Zhu Ω£λ◊ΣΦ

Pianist ProgramSarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Coordinator

Faranaz Madeleine Colton πΦ Brian Lee ΩΣ Zoe Lee πΣΦ Ashley Tsai §◊ΣΦ



Strings & Orchestra ProgramNicholaus Yee, D.M.A., Coordinator

Kristina Abyad π£◊ΣΦ Daniel Apolonio πΣΦ Makayla Brown §£λ◊ΣΦ Carly Bunim π£λΣΦ Collin Byun ΩΦ Cassidy Chen π£◊ΣΦ Alyssa Choi §£λ◊ΣΦ Stephanie Chun Ω£λ◊ΣΦ Jason Galantine π£Φ Chelsea Go πΦ Cece La Puma §€£◊ΣΦ

Guitar ProgramJohn Reynolds, D.M.A., Coordinator

Klarisse Base Marlin Bradley π£ΣΦ Nathan Flynn Carolina Harrison π◊Φ Mario Oviedo £Σ

The Garn Family Jazz Studies ProgramJohn Reynolds, D.M.A., Coordinator

Luca Bova Maximilian Guardi Henry Ross π£ΣΦ Johnathan Stetson

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

POPULAR MUSICRachel Kramer, Director

Skye Abrams ΦEthan Anapoell πΦAxs Avenido π◊ΣΦEva Becker §£ΣΦJames Bergren ΦSophia Borrelli πΣΦAlbert Bushala ΦNico Cardoso Gabriel Gibb πΣΦErin Kim §£λ◊ΣΦSawyer Kooyman Bella Machado ΩAlexis Maddox Harlos Ω£λΦAlix Page Sydney Prado-Coleman πΦIsaiah Sanchez Claire Serrano Ryan Smith Christian Somoya ΩΦGabe Tacklind ΩΦMaya Tschappat Ω£ Elijah Vann ΦMatthew Vique

Morgan Lee §£λ◊ΣΦ Hannah Ragasa π£◊Φ Brianna Roesler Angelina Tang §£λ◊ΣΦ Christina Tang §£λ◊ΣΦ Matthew Teng π£λ◊ΣΦ Eleas Vrahnos πλ◊ΣΦ



MUSICAL THEATREScott Barnhardt, Director

Madeline Abiera π£ΣΦJulieta Berry ΩΦJuliette Boland π£λ◊ΣΦ Nathan Burke πΣΦGriffin Calvert πΦAdam Gabriel Castrillón Emiliano Curiel Madeleine Curry π¥£◊ΦPedro Henrique Dias De Nobrega Therese Fontes Emily Frazier £ΣCambria Gallo Sammy Gayer Maggie Gidden πλ◊ΣΦLogan Hackney π£ΣΦPreston Harris Audrey Hempel §£◊ΣΦβMack Hubbard Nicholas Kallah §£◊ΣΦMatthew Kontur π◊ΦTristan Leach Noi Maeshige πΣΦJacob Meyerson Esther Oh πΦGrant Palmer πΣΦAri Paltin Emma Park §£◊ΣΦBrayden Skoglund Benjamin Susskind §λ◊ΣΦLouis Tonkovich ΩΣMax Uehara π£ΣΦMackinzie Warne-McGraw π¥£ΣΦMariah Belle Williams πΦRachel Young £Σ

SCHOOL OF THEATRE

ACTINGJohn Walcutt, Director

Emma Apgar Jet Armstrong πΦEmily Calcagnini Katja Davis π◊ΣΦPriscilla Delgado Anya Ernst £ΣTyler Gebo Daria Good πΣΦChristina Jesenski π£ΦKole Kistler Ω£ΦErich Kmett Isabella Madrigal §λ◊ΣΦβErika Maggipinto πλ◊ΣΦβAlexander Niles π£ΣΦAshley O’Connor Jessica Odishoo πΣΦβKatherine Pope Connor Price Sebastian Rosales Max Schechter Maia Sheridan π◊ΣΦAnna Simurda ΩΣΦIsabella Stoddart £ΣNoah Strattan Julie Tran π¥ΦAlyssa Tuohy πΣΦMakayl Walsh Ella Webb π¥£◊ΣΦAlex Winkler Anathea Woirhaye πΣΦ



§ Valedictorian with Distinction (4.5+ GPA) π Valedictorian (4.0 – 4.49 GPA) Ω Salutatorian (3.75 – 3.99 GPA)µ Chinese Honor Society ¥ French Honor Society € Spanish Honor Society£ Biliteracy Seal λ Gold Cord – CSF Sealbearer ◊ Blue Stole – NHS Life Member Σ AP Scholar Φ Golden State Seal β AP Capstone

JUNIOR HONOR GUARDSSchool of Applied Arts Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality Honor Guards: Julia Le and Amy Sue

School of Dance Ballet Folklórico Dance Honor Guards: Avellana Garcia and Jacqueline VargasBallroom Dance Honor Guards: Dylana LeDuc and Lauren SungClassical & Contemporary Dance Honor Guards: Venezia Garza and Sydney KaminskiCommercial Dance Honor Guards: Sopia Chun and Michael Cornforth

School of Fine & Media Arts Creative Writing Honor Guards: Marie Bong and Katherine WongDigital Media Honor Guards: Irene Cruise and Ethan LeeFilm & Television Honor Guards: Ethan Chu and Ava EncinasIntegrated Arts Honor Guards: Elizabeth Brem and Erica YangVisual Arts Honor Guards: Juhyun Park and Talia Tam

School of MusicClassical Voice Honor Guards: Isabella Szabo and Angeline XuInstrumental Music Honor Guards: Anna Lee, James Harwood, Hannah Noh, Sara Elliott, and Connor YewPopular Music Honor Guards: Analiese Bancroft and Sidra Villacorta

School of TheatreActing Honor Guards: Gwenn Demmerle and Jennifer OzMusical Theatre Honor Guards: Priscilla Kim and Candace TweedProduction & Design Honor Guards: Sabrina Nakasone and Kaylee Whisner

PRODUCTION & DESIGNKevin Cook, Director

Sara Abrahamsson §ΣΦ Nicolas Richard Amitrano £ Anais Benavides π€ΣΦ Leila Benjelloun Nathan Bowden Emerson Browne Inez Caro Ω£ΦClare Cho Ω£λ◊ΦKieran Collins §£ΣΦSean Coon Kaden Cutler Samantha Garcia Drew Gerber ΣΦKyle Kim Cameron Klipfel Dean Knoell Emma Kwan πΣΦCade LeRose Kirk Lindbeck Ω£ΦAmber Mairena Maggie McDougall Sydney Rhee π£λΣΦAri Sass π£◊ΣΦβNikola Schmitt £ΦAna Soto Kaelin Tester π£ΣΦEnzo Viado Ripken Wellikson πΣΦEmi Yoshino π£λ◊Φ

SCHOOL OF THEATRE


LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEESOfficersPaul Satkin, ChairJessica Herthel, Secretary

MembersVincent FoleyMaria Newkirk Fong, J.D.Gary Humphreys

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSOfficersVincent J. Foley, Jr., ChairmanRalph S. Opacic, Ed.D., Founder and Executive DirectorJason Herthel, SecretaryKevin Tiber, Treasurer

MembersLisa Argyros Sean Burke Bruce E. Chapman Nimesh DavéDavid DuffyJeffrey Evans Michael Fell Maria Newkirk Fong, J.D. John Gates Patricia Juarez Saini KannanErin Kerrigan Eoin L. Kreditor, J.D. Sonya KwonAli Levin Jerry E. Mandel, Ph.D. Sebastian Paul Musco Nicole O’BryanKevin RosenbergLee Runnels Marisa Thalberg Christine Walker-BowmanHaeran Park Zedeck

ADVISORY BOARDS Emeritus BoardJulia ArgyrosJohn DanielsBrad Ellis, J.D.Paul FolinoCarol GreenMichal Mekjian, Jr.James “Walkie” RayJudy SabbaghSusan Samueli, Ph.D.Janice Frey SmithKate St. ClairRussell SternJohn VestriLew Webb (in memoriam)

Community PartnersRaj Bhathal Patrick J. DirkKris ElftmannRobert J. Follman (in memoriam)Martin Hubbard (in memoriam)Rick J. MuthTed Smith

Strategic PartnersRobert Bassett, Chapman University

Robert A. Cutietta, Ed.D., University of Southern California

David Emmes, Ph.D., South Coast Repertory

Peter C. Keller, Ph.D., Bowers Museum

Kelly Ruggirello Lucera, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

Carl St.Clair, Pacific Symphony

Richard Stein, Arts Orange County

Founder & Executive DirectorRalph S. Opacic, Ed.D.

Chief Operations OfficerSteven Wagner

Executive Vice PresidentTeren Shaffer

Vice President of DevelopmentCathy Michaels

Executive Dean of Strategic GrowthAbbe Levine

Dean of ArtsMaria Lazarova, D.M.A.

Dean of Facilities and SupervisionMichael Ciecek

Dean of InstructionSally Lopez

Dean of Student ServicesBecca Freeland

Dean of Special ServicesGregory Endelman, Ed.D.

Learning Specialist, Special ServicesLeon Metoyer

School CounselorsAlyx BraunDaniel HulseKara McCannVanessa MussoAshley TalbertRebecca Vance-Freeland

Support StaffCarolyn BalagotLeanne BeckLeslie BrooksStori ChapmanLaura ElyLinda FoleyBillie Sue GriffithBecky HallBerene LindbeckKim Napoleone

Anita SanchezZaynea Shamma-NiaziClaire Vercammen-Grandjean Maria Vicencio

Special ServicesSue BaronMaranda BradyMegan BrazeltonChris BronsonJill BurguenoChristine ChoiBrian GallegosSally GarciaDeborah Garrett, Psy.D.Madison GenovaMason GenovaChandler HerreraTatum Hornage, LVNJulie JaquessNatalie KnoxSuzette LestrLaura Lopez, LVNRebecca Metoyer, PsyDIan OlahNikkia PannellJennifer Pizano, LVNLeah RamirezMissie RiojasMichelle Roth, Ph.D.Tammy Shelton, LMFTToni SimurdaDawn SprangerDina Terry

Business OfficeJoyce ChristensenCarol ClevelandMaria De La CuevaJena DucaShanna GouldenJohn GraingerAllison HackneyEric HammeJanet InfiestoJerrie KiyokawaKathy MachadoAlexi McGinnessMelissa O’NeillBecky ParsonsNicole SmithPhyllis Weretka


ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT STAFF

Foundation OfficeKelly AndrewsAnna BelmerAnel CantuElle CharlesSamantha FischerJenna FlemingJulia GutierrezJanelle KrulyRicardo MesinaGrady PennaJamie SchofieldLori SolomonAudrey Takeshita

Community ProgramsLaurie BarberCindy Gutierrez

Creative TeamPatrick CopelandZiad NiaziQuinn OlesiukShelby PattersonCindy Peca-DolanJacob PiattoniJulia RudgeMelissa Wackerman

Tech SupportJustin AntazoAsa MerriganJeff ModerTuan Pham

Maintenance & OperationsOscar AvelarLuis CarrilloJose CuevasRussell MimsLuis Rios, Jr.Dave Rosique

SecurityMarquis NarborneAlbert OntiverosGeorge QuinnNicole Rahm

School Resource OfficerSonia Rojo


ARTS CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP

SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTSMekjian Family Culinary Arts & HospitalityDaniel Mattos, Chef Director Peter Striffolino, C.E.C., Chef Director of Culinary Operations

SCHOOL OF DANCEBallet Folklórico DanceMarlene Peña-Marin, Director Ballroom DanceRobert Porch, Director

Classical & Contemporary DanceSteven Hyde, Director

Commercial Dance Jim Kolb, DirectorTawny Chapman, FacilitatorRochelle Mapes, Facilitator

SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTSCreative WritingJosh Wood, Director

Digital MediaPatrick Williams, Director

Film & TelevisionAaron Orullian, Director

Integrated ArtsCharna Lopez, DirectorAngela Ryan, Conservatory Assistant

Visual Arts Paige Oden, Director Randy Au, Assistant Director

SCHOOL OF MUSICClassical VoiceRyan Reithmeier, D.M.A., Director

Instrumental MusicSarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director Coordinator, Pianist ProgramJohn Reynolds, D.M.A., Associate Director Coordinator, Frederick Fennell Wind Studies Program Coordinator, The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program Coordinator, Guitar ProgramNicholaus Yee, D.M.A., Coordinator, Strings & Orchestra Program

Popular MusicRachel Kramer, Director

SCHOOL OF THEATREActingJohn Walcutt, Director Stephanie Dorian Smith, Assistant Director

Musical TheatreScott Barnhardt, DirectorKaren Rymar, Assistant Director

Production & DesignKevin Cook, DirectorVictoria Hoyt-Heydon, Assistant Director Ben Penman, Technical Director


ARTS & ACADEMIC FACULTY

AcademicsChristine Allcorn Brett Andrews Julie AtkinsonJordan BartlettGregory Beach Jessica Berliner Jason Berrey Richere BreaultSharon Browne Kelly Cano Kathleen Cesareo Andrew Chang Christopher Chong Rachel Chou Katherine Christy Whitney Coates Carrie Combs Allison Conrey Marla CrossMarcy Crouch Stacie Cruz Jessica Daniel Margaret Davies Christopher Dion Jack Dowsett Caroline Fleet Angela FordAmy Gallagher Gregory Garcia Marisa George Rachel Gorman Kevin Grant Ronald Grimm Elizabeth Hall Courtney Harper Ryan Haywood Sarah HurwitzRima Jarjoura-Semaan Heather Jonson Christine Karlberg Maya KohnStephen Kulik Kristen Lee Meghan Linney Kimberly Lyons Ryan Madden Marisa Mares Daniel Michael Samantha Mo Henna Mohamedy Alyssa Neilson

Deborah NguyenBianca Nield Karl Peterson MC Pierce Jeffrey Pratt Jennifer Remolif Katie RushLee Salkowitz Lana Sawalha Julie ScheppeleMegan Schmidtbauer Theresa SecristCathryn Shusterman Pamela SmithDeidre Spicer Jon Sprekelmeyer Shelley Stanphill Mariapaz Stern Anton Striegl Joshua Stump Cory Tague Candice Tardif Rachel TraskFei Wang Ashley WeiChristopher Weitzel Alexsandra WilliamsCandice Wu Katelyn Wu

Arts ConservatorySean Abley Richard Abraham Joseph Alanes Donald Amerson John Amorosia Calvin Anderson Randall Au Daniel Babcock Stefan Badea Anna Bae Elizabeth BagnolJungyoung Bark Amelia Barron Erin Bartosh Andrew BeecherThomas BeecherLauren Benavides Laura BergJon Bernstein Lacey BilhariRebecca Bishop

Karen Blackstone Paul Blackwell Gary Blackwell Jason Bonham Amy Bowers Marcus Bowman Andrea Brache Shannon Brady Michael Brown Christina Brubaker Jeffrey Badner Kimberly Cantley Tawny Chapman Aaron Chavarria Lisa CherryNancy ChiuRyan ChlandaChristine Choi Brian ClancyAxel Clarke Stuart ColeScott Collins Kaitlin Cordina Vanessa CortezPaola Costa Virginia Cowley Ann Crane Rachel CuevasShannon Cutler Erik Cyr Melissa Cyr Thomas DanteChristine Davison Nicole DeFrancescoBarbara Dodge Anne Dugaw Robert DuranDenean Dyson Kathryn Eason Derek Edgell Vanda Eggington Baba Elefante Catherine Elrod Izumi Erskine Niloufar Etemad Sarabi Robert FazioGerald FidlerJuliet FischerAmanda Fisher Gregory FletcherKathleen Fochtman-Gambs Cassandra Foster

Veronika Gadzheva Casey Garritano Michel Gervais Mathieu Girardet Sarah Gonzalez Manuel Gonzalez Ann Gregory Michael Grover Megan Guise Shanon HabelowJohn Hall IIIFredric HallasJohn Hallberg Barbara Hallman Grace HansonWilliam Hare Amy Harwell Mark Hausmann Gemma HebsonLinda-Rose Hembreiker Anthony HernandezLyndell HigginsJia Huang Wen Chi HuangBlake Huntley Walter Huntoon Mercedes Ibarra Thomas Idzinski Lisa IwakiRobert JacobsKaty Jacoby Kathleen Jenkins Kenneth Johnson Kim Jones Mihye Joy Bondy JuarezSatomi Kanazawa Yevgeniya Kanchukova Cynthia Karim Shannon Kauble Ebaa KhamasDennis KimJoshua KingNathan King Richard Kinsey Ronald Kobayashi Tyler KreutelMark Lamanna Almaliis LauridsenVictoria LeeSonserae LeeseAndrew Leibel

Veronika Gadzheva Casey Garritano Michel Gervais Mathieu Girardet Sarah Gonzalez Manuel Gonzalez Ann Gregory Michael Grover Megan Guise Shanon HabelowJohn Hall IIIFredric HallasJohn Hallberg Barbara Hallman Grace HansonWilliam Hare Amy Harwell Mark Hausmann Gemma HebsonLinda-Rose Hembreiker Anthony HernandezLyndell HigginsJia Huang Wen Chi HuangBlake Huntley Walter Huntoon Mercedes Ibarra Thomas Idzinski Lisa IwakiRobert JacobsKaty Jacoby Kathleen Jenkins Kenneth Johnson Kim Jones Mihye Joy Bondy JuarezSatomi Kanazawa Yevgeniya Kanchukova Cynthia Karim Shannon Kauble Ebaa KhamasDennis KimJoshua KingNathan King Richard Kinsey Ronald Kobayashi Tyler KreutelMark Lamanna Almaliis LauridsenVictoria LeeSonserae LeeseAndrew Leibel

Lee Ann LeungBryce LillmarsAmanda Linhardt Wenjing Liu Erin LonghoeferNikaela Lorentzen Arie LugoHeather Luis-Martinez Lawson MadlenerMeiko MaeshigeJulie MakerovJaide Pualani Yates Mandas Rochelle MapesPietro Marinaro Kristina Marquez Colin Martin Mark MasseyAnthony Mazzaferro Jamond McCoySarah MeidelCasey MillerRyan MillerElizabeth Molina MancioIan MontelongoTeresita Montoya Joyce Moon Rebecca Morel Wyn MorenoDanyel Moulton Wendy Moulton TateJoseph Mulroy Lilia MunizMaria Teresita Murphy Sorah MyungRyan Navales Jiyeon NeffJoanna Nelius Bodie Newcomb Cara Nilsen Robert NormanDevin NorrisNatalie Oelschlager-Knox Nicholas OrnelasDerrick Ortega Alexander Padilla Tira Palmquist Nikkia PannellMoises ParraKevin PascuaTamara PaulinoMark PengKogila Pillay

Tim PowersScott Ragotskie Trisha Rapier Heather Reithmeier Elizabeth RiceCora RileyCarlos Rivera Hyun Jung RoKelly RoemerMatthew Roy Jeffrey RuizAngela RyanMark SaltersDemie SantoneJohn Scane Lindsay Schoenfeld Crystal Shomph Brenda Smith Christopher Smith Mauri Smith Benjamin SmolenTravis SolesbeeDana Solimando Adolph Soliz Arlene SomersDawn SprangerChristopher Squires Caitlin StaveColin Stave Brian Stevens Briana SuakjianChristopher Suakjian Christopher SullivanJohn Swiger Chloe TardifKaitlyn TiceJohn TorresTerri TreasChalatorn UjamrasFureya Unal Peter Uribe Gina VelezWilliam Vetrovec Tracey VukalovichCharles Wackerman Travis Wade Ducksoon Walcutt Madison Walsh Yao Wang Michael WatkinsEulalia WeedMark Wein


ARTS & ACADEMIC FACULTY

Scott Westmoreland Amanda White Gracelynn Whyte Robin Williams Cynthia Wilson Rebecca Wong-Burdett Rebecca WoodruffLeif Woodward Shannon Zimmerman

ElectivesStephen Amsler, CoordinatorNancy Alcala Verduzco Donald Amerson Randall AuThomas Brennan Michael Brown Sarah BurkeErik Cyr Lauren FarrisCasey Garritano Marlene Hall Kim Jones Cynthia Karim Gabriel Lawson Rebecca Morel Nathan Nguyen Cara Nilsen Kogila Pillay Cameron Shim Cristen Skoglund James StevensJames WallaceShannon Zimmerman

Food Services Alexander Aviles Christine Atwood Christina Groom Louis Powell III Jesse Rodriguez Charles Taum

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