TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Aaron Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Abe Piedmont

Job Titles:
  • Operations Office and Mailroom Coordinator
  • Operations Office Coordinator

Abra K. Bush

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean
I am thrilled and humbled to serve as the seventh dean of the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and I look forward to working closely with the immensely talented faculty, staff, and students who make this such a special place. Four times a year, Dean Abra Bush reaches out to the Jacobs community to connect its members to some of the many important events and activities that have taken place or are on the horizon for the school. Not only is this news useful in its moment, but it also serves as a terrific archive of what was going on, at any given time, within our community. We've begun to collect these missives as a kind of Jacobs' vernacular history.

Adam Dillon

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant ( Historical Performance )

Alain Barker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer in Music ( Music Entrepreneurship ) Director, Music Entrepreneurship and Career Development

Alex Bucy

Job Titles:
  • Facility Operations Specialist

Alexa Dow


Allan Armstrong

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Music ( Voice )

Allison Gerecke

Job Titles:
  • Stage Manager

Andrea Dollinger

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Coordinator

Andrea Scheibel

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Andrew Aders

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Systems Programmer
  • Systems Analyst / Database Programmer

Andrew Forsythe

Job Titles:
  • External Affairs Coordinator

Angie Miller


Anthony Lanman

Job Titles:
  • Manager of User Support and IT Services

Anthony Tadey

Job Titles:
  • Lead Multimedia Production Specialist

Ashley Chilla

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

Ashley Wright

Job Titles:
  • Payroll and HR Coordinator

Bang Co

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and Individual Gifts

Ben Knoernschild


Betsy Burleigh

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Choral Department

Bill Tilghman

Job Titles:
  • Recorder

Brian McNulty

Job Titles:
  • Instrumental Ensembles Assistant and Musical Attractions Coordinator

Caleb Zogorski

Job Titles:
  • IT User Support Specialist

Charles Peters

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Librarian / Head, Music Library Cataloging

Charlie DiGiorgio - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Technical Director

Charlie Edmonds

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Instructional Policy Committee Representative
  • Member of Committee

Charlotte Green

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Member of Committee

Chris Albanese

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Chris Mills - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

Cici Bass

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Executive Associate Dean

Connor Starks

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant

Constance Cook Glen

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Program Coordinator

Cynthia Stacy

Job Titles:
  • Orchestra and Choral Library Administrator

Cyrus Resur

Job Titles:
  • Multimedia Production Specialist

Daniel Duarte

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Danielle Girard

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Representative

David Cartledge

Job Titles:
  • Director of Graduate Studies

David Villanueva

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director, Choral Department
  • Administrative Director, Choral Ensembles

Deanna Pellerano

Job Titles:
  • Public Services Supervisor

Delia Li

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Representative

Douglas Stotter

Job Titles:
  • Later Associate Director of Bands at the University of Missouri - Columbia and Now Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band at the University of Iowa.

Dr. Brenda Brenner

Job Titles:
  • Department Chair
  • Professor of Music ( Music Education ) Director, Jacobs Academy
Department Chair Dr. Brenda Brenner bbrenner@indiana.edu Administrator Linda Bucklin lbbuckli@indiana.edu Office 1st Floor of the Simon Music Library and Recital Center

Dr. Elizabeth Yao

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in Music ( Piano ) Co - Director, Pre - College Piano

Dr. Lissa May

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Faculty Advisor
  • Member of Committee

Drew Comer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Member of Committee

Eli Brauner


Elizabeth Licata

Job Titles:
  • Costume Shop Manager

Elizabeth Rochow

Job Titles:
  • Piano Technician

Elizabeth Winchester

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Business Affairs Office
  • Associate Director of Finance and Business Administration
Elizabeth Winchester, Associate Director of Finance and Business Administration ewinches@iu.edu Phone: 812-855-1492 Visit the Business Affairs page

Elizabeth Wray

Job Titles:
  • Master Electrician

Ellie Kopp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Education

Emily Krajewski

Job Titles:
  • Instrument Rental Coordinator

Emma Dederick

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Erin A. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Academic Advisor
  • Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Erin Christine Blake

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Composition

Erin Woodley

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Ernesto Bitetti - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Espen Jensen

Job Titles:
  • Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
  • Ex - Officio, Non - Voting )

Eugene O'Brien

Job Titles:
  • Bicentennial Executive Associate Dean

Faith Mysak

Job Titles:
  • Digital Media Specialist

Frank Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Futaba Niekawa

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Glenn Hicks

Job Titles:
  • Digital Media Lab Manager

Grant Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Member of Committee
  • Orchestral Advisory Committee Representative

Greg Ward

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Haley Garl Hatton

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship

Han Lash

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Helena Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Senior Office Services Assistant ( Jazz Studies )

Jake Peters

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager
  • Member of the Business Affairs Office
  • Associate Director of Finance

Jamie Tagg

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Janis Cooper Parker

Job Titles:
  • Doctoral Clerk

Jason Steptoe

Job Titles:
  • Public Services Supervisor

Javier Leon

Job Titles:
  • Director, Latin American Music Center

Jayashree (Jay) Narayanan

Job Titles:
  • Systems Data Programmer Analyst

Jazz Studies

Job Titles:
  • Department Secretary

Jeff Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Systems Programmer
  • Systems Analyst / Database Programmer

Jeffrey Gershman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Bands at the University of Kansas
Jeffrey Gershman, 2008-2014 Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Wind Ensemble at Capital University Back to top

Jill Gonyo - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance
  • Member of the Business Affairs Office
  • Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Joanie Spain

Job Titles:
  • Career Advisor
  • Member of Committee

Joe Galvin

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Lecturer, Latin American Music Center

John Porter

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Outreach and Engagement
  • Member of Committee

John Raymond

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee

John Tafoya

Job Titles:
  • Department Chair - Professor

Jonathan Shull

Job Titles:
  • Program and Calendar Editor

Joseph Gramley

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Joseph Hermann

Job Titles:
  • Later Associate Professor of Music at IU School of Music until Retirement

Joyce Leonard - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources
  • Director of Music Human Resources

Judah Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Research, and Creative Activity

Kayla Cieslinski

Job Titles:
  • Wardrobe Supervisor and Costume Technician

Keegan Sheehy

Job Titles:
  • Scheduling Specialist

Keith Cochran

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Ken D'Eliso


Kevin Bobo

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Kevin Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Music ( Collaborative Piano ) Director, Coaching and Music Administration ( IU Opera Theater )

Kristen Rafdal

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development, Major Gifts

Kristin Martindale

Job Titles:
  • Executive Administrative Specialist to the Dean

L. Kevin Kastens

Job Titles:
  • Later Associate Director of Bands at the University of Arizona and Now Director of Bands at Tennessee Tech University

Linda Bucklin

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Linda Cajigas

Job Titles:
  • Media Contact
  • Assistant Director of Communications

Luc LaChapelle

Job Titles:
  • Multimedia Production Specialist

Maia Law

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Member of Committee

Marielle Hug

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Representative

Mark Smith

Job Titles:
  • Director of Paints and Props

Massimo Ossi

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Music ( Musicology ) Director, Center for the History of Music Theory and Literature

Megan Rawlings

Job Titles:
  • Jacobs Academy Coordinator

Melissa Dickson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Executive Director of External Affairs

Melissa Tatom


Michelle Hahn

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Librarian / Sound Recordings Cataloger

Misti Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Head of Music Library Public Services and Outreach

Moria Tunison

Job Titles:
  • Scheduling Specialist

Nathan Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Career Advisor

Neha Martin

Job Titles:
  • IT Support
  • Manager of IT Services

Nick Kemp

Job Titles:
  • Event Services Coordinator

Olivia Leake

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Student Representative Committee
  • Health and Wellness Committee Representative
  • Member of Committee

Paul Pollard

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Paul Popiel

Job Titles:
  • Director of Bands

Petar Jankovic

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Guitar Department

Peter Burkholder

Job Titles:
  • Development

Philip Ponella

Job Titles:
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Director of Music Information Technology Services

Prof. Joey Tartell

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies
  • Professor of Music ( Trumpet ) Director of Undergraduate Studies

Quentin Dollard

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Representative / Am and a Draper

Rachel Benirschke

Job Titles:
  • Recorder

Rachel Bernard

Job Titles:
  • Hiring Associate
  • Revenue Coordinator

Rachel Patrick

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Representative

Rebecca Shipman

Job Titles:
  • Admissions and Financial Aid Service Coordinator

Richard Marshall

Job Titles:
  • Public Services Supervisor and Reserves Coordinator

Rick Moore

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Operations Leader

Ross Eiler

Job Titles:
  • Piano Technician

Ruthie Williamson

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Ryan Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success
  • Member of Committee

Sara Erbes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Academic Advisor

Sarah J. Slover

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Secretary ( Music Theory and Musicology )

Sarah Sindelar

Job Titles:
  • Properties and Scenic Artist

Sarah Wroth

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Representative
  • Member of Committee
The Dean is directly responsible for the budget of the school, for negotiating with and hiring new faculty, and for all personnel assignments. The Dean serves as the general manager of the IU Opera/Ballet Theater and chairs several committees, including the School of Music Council. The associate deans coordinate faculty appointment procedures and reappointment, promotion, and tenure decisions. They are also responsible for the coordination of admission, financial aid, scheduling, curriculum planning and review, and faculty and AI training and evaluation. The directors of graduate and undergraduate studies are responsible for implementing all degree and diploma programs in their area and for coordinating all academic advising and record keeping. Complete job descriptions for these positions are included in the School of Music Council by-laws.

Savanna Webber

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Coordinator

Scott Weiss

Job Titles:
  • Director of Bands at University of Texas at Arlington

Sean Burdette

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Coordinator

Sean Dobbins

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Travel Funding Committee

Sergio Ospino Romero

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Soraya Noorzad

Job Titles:
  • Projects Supervisor and Costume Specialist

Stephanie Gott

Job Titles:
  • Guest Contract Coordinator
  • Travel and Guest Contract Coordinator

Steve Houghton

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Steven Wilson - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Teresa Price

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Operations Office Coordinator

Thomas Binkley - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder

Tim Stephenson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant ( Piano )

Trevor Rood

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer and Web Manager

Tyler Readinger

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Receivable and Payroll Coordinator

Walter Huff

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Music ( Choral Conducting ) Director of Opera Chorus ( IU Opera Theater )

Wennerstrom-Phillips Music

Job Titles:
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Library Director

Zach Coates

Job Titles:
  • IT Support Specialist
  • Member of Committee