Music Faculty

STARK RESIDENT FACULTY

Ian Anderson, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
117 Fine Arts
330-244-3389
ianders5@kent.edu
- Music Technology
- Audio Recording

Michelle Bagwell, Ph.D.
Lecturer
116 Fine Arts
330-244-3358
dbagwel1@kent.edu
- Vocal (Area Coordinator)
- Choral (Area Coordinator)

Sebastian Birch, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
118 Fine Arts
330-244-3359
sbirch@kent.edu | website
- Theory (Area Coordinator)
- Composition (Area Coordinator)
- Piano (Area Coordinator)

Melissa Fucci (Salem Campus)
Associate Professor
150D Fine Arts
mfucci@kent.edu
330-244-5151 (Stark)
330-332-0361 (Salem)
- Music Appreciation

Mark Nowakowski, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
119 Fine Arts
330-244-3351
mnowako3@kent.edu
- Music Technology
- Music Production

Erin Vaughn, M.A.
Associate Lecturer
evaughn1@kent.edu
121 Fine Arts
330-244-3361
- Studio Ensemble (Area Coordinator)
- Guitar (Area Coordinator)

STARK ADJUNCT FACULTY

Brian Bennett, M.M.
150A Fine Arts
bbennet1@kent.edu
330-244-5026
- Director, Percussion Ensemble
- Percussion
- Drum Set

Donald Day
150D Fine Arts
dday17@kent.edu
330-244-5028
- Acoustic and Electric Bass

George Dean
150D Fine Arts
edean10@kent.edu
330-244-5027
- Classical and Electric Guitar

Willow DiGiacomo
150D Fine Arts
wdigiaco@kent.edu
330-244-5128
- Clarinet
- Concert Band

Albert Donze
150D Fine Arts
adonze1@kent.edu
330-244-5061
- Voice

Angela R. Feller
arisher2@kent.edu
330-244-5072
- French Horn

Hanna Jencius Flower
150D Fine Arts
hjencius@kent.edu
330-244-5119
- Voice

Michele Monigold
mnmonigo@kent.edu
330-244-5151
- College Credit Plus, Jackson High School

Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki, D.M.A.
150D Fine Arts
ynakayam@kent.edu
www.yukapiano.com
330-244-5116
- Applied Piano 
- Piano Class

Patricia Olsson, M.M.
150D Fine Arts
polsson@kent.edu
330-244-5082
- Music Appreciation
- Saxophone

Steve Parsons
120 Fine Arts
sparso3@kent.edu
330-244-5036
- Piano
- Studio Ensemble

Thomas Pylinski
150D Fine Arts
tpylinsk@kent.edu
330-244-5151
- Trombone
- Low Brass

Alissa Roosa
150D Fine Arts
aroosa@kent.edu
330-244-5095
- Music Theory
- Composition
- Piano
- Flute
- Music Appreciation

Keiko Sato, B.A.
120 Fine Arts
ksato@kent.edu
330-244-5090
- Piano
- Staff Accompanist

Aaron M. Shay, M.M.
122 Fine Arts
ashay@kent.edu
330-244-5151
- Electric Guitar
- Classical Guitar

Erik Sundet
150A Fine Arts
esundet@kent.edu
330-244-5151
- Trumpet

Mark Tryon
mtryon3@kent.edu
330-244-5151
- College Credit Plus, Lake High School

Amy Unruh, Ph.D.
150D Fine Arts
aunruh@kent.edu
330-244-5039
- Music Appreciation
- World Musics