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.
Associate Professor
116 Fine Arts
330-244-3358
dbagwel1@kent.edu
- Vocal (Area Coordinator)
- Choral (Area Coordinator)
- Music Technology Advisor

Sebastian Birch, D.M.A.
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
330-244-5151 (Stark)
330-332-0361 (Salem)
mfucci@kent.edu
- Music as a World Phenomenon

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
121 Fine Arts
330-244-3361
evaughn1@kent.edu
- Studio Ensemble (Area Coordinator)
- Guitar (Area Coordinator)

Benjamin K. Warsaw, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
115 Fine Arts
330-244-3347
bwarsaw2@kent.edu
- Music Technology
- Audio Recording
- Music Production

STARK ADJUNCT FACULTY

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

Lori Burse, M.M.
150D Fine Arts
330-309-3087
lburse@kent.edu
- Horn

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
- CCP Studio Ensemble 
- CCP Chamber Ensemble at McKinley HS

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

Neil Lantry, M.M.Ed.
150D Fine Arts
nml2jc@bearworks.jackson.sparcc.org
330-244-5116
-CCP 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

Dennis Roden
150D Fine Arts
edean10@kent.edu
330-244-5027
- Classical & Electric Guitar
- Jazz History

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

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