Faculty and Staff | School of Theatre and Dance | Kent State University

Faculty and Staff

Eric van Baars

School Director and Associate Professor

fvanbaar@kent.edu

330-672-0102
William Auld

Assistant Professor

wauld@kent.edu

330-339-3391
Rebecca Balogh Gates

Managing Director

rbalogh1@kent.edu

330-672-0103
Kerry Jo Bauer

Assistant Professor of Costume Technology

kbauer5@kent.edu

330-672-0121
MaryAnn Black

Assistant Profesor of Dance

mpblack@kent.edu

330-672-0126
Courtney Brown

Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting

cbrow176@kent.edu

330-672-0113
Denise McConnell Carper

Senior Secretary

dcarper@kent.edu

330-672-0100
Dane Castle

Adjunct Professor of Theatre

dcastle1@kent.edu

330-672-5971
Grace Cochran Keenan

Assistant Professor of Costume Design and Technology

gcochran@kent.edu
Linda Colby

Administrative Assistant

lcolby1@kent.edu

330-672-0114
Marti Coles

Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor

mcoles1@kent.edu

330-672-0123
John R. Crawford-Spinelli

Dean and Professor

jcrawfo1@kent.edu

330-672-2760
Nicholas Drashner

Assistant Professor of Sound Design

ndrashne@kent.edu

330-672-3172
Karl Erdmann

Production Manager

kerdmann@kent.edu

330-672-0118
Amy Fritsche

Assistant Professor of Acting and Musical Theatre

afritsch@kent.edu

330-672-0112
Jason Gates

Scene Shop Supervisor

jagates@kent.edu

330-672-2122
Tamara L. Honesty

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design

thonesty@kent.edu

330-672-0110
Paul Hurley

Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement

phurley1@kent.edu

330-672-2065
Kimberly Karpanty

Professor of Dance

kkarpant@kent.edu

330-672-0127
Terri Kent

Musical Theatre Coordinator and Professor of Acting and Musical Theatre

tkent@kent.edu

330-672-0107
Gregory King

Assistant Professor of Dance, Kent Dance Ensemble Artistic Director

gking16@kent.edu

330-672-2068
Joni Koneval

Marketing Associate

jkoneval@kent.edu

330-672-0116
Jennifer Korecki

Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre

jkoreck1@kent.edu

330-672-8312
Yuko Kurahashi

Professor of Theatre, Graduate Coordinator

ykurahas@kent.edu

330-672-9483
Samuel McInstosh

Adjunct Professor of Dance

samuelandrewmcintosh@gmail.com
Joan Meggitt

Dance Division Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Dance

jmeggitt@kent.edu

330-672-0130
Donna Miller

Administrative Clerk

dmille13@kent.edu

330-672-0111
Daniel-Raymond Nadon

Associate School Director, Professor of Theatre

dnadon@kent.edu

330-672-7386
Tiana Nelson

Clerical Specialist

toden@kent.edu

330-672-0106
Steve Pauna

Associate Professor of Theatre, Technical Director

spauna@kent.edu

330-672-0117
Fabio Polanco

Associate Professor of Acting and Directing

fpolanco@kent.edu

330-672-0109
Jason Potts

Lighting and Sound Supervisor

jpotts@kent.edu

330-672-7113
Jeffrey Marc Rockland

Associate Professor and Dance Division Coordinator

jrocklan@kent.edu

330-672-0124
Robin Ruth

Costume Shop Supervisor

rruth@kent.edu

330-672-0121
Jakyung Seo

Associate Professor of Lighting Design and Coordinator of Design and Technology

jseo1@kent.edu

330-672-2055
Cynthia Stillings

Acting Associate Dean and Professor

cstillin@kent.edu

330-672-2760
Jonathan Swoboda

Associate Professor of Musical Theatre

jswoboda@kent.edu

330-672-2102
Melanie Uchimura

Performing Arts Box Office Manager

muchimur@kent.edu

330-672-4102
Barbara Allegra Verlezza

Associate Professor of Dance

bverlez1@kent.edu

330-672-0125
John Eichenlaub

jeichenl@kent.edu

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