Michigan State University

Staff Directory

Dean's Office

James Forger, dean

  • Room: 105 Music Building
  • Phone: (517) 355-4583
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Shawn Myrda Mahorney, assistant to the dean

  • Room: 105 Music Building
  • Email: myrdasha@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-4583
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Provides secretarial support to James Forger, dean of the College of Music; manages travel and master class proposal process; manages reappointment/promotion/tenure process; distributes and collects Faculty Information Forms and Professional Accomplishments form.

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Associate Deans' Offices

Curtis Olson, associate dean for undergraduate studies and scholarships

  • Room: 155 Music Building
  • Email: olsonc@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-4585
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

Undergraduate advising; certifies all College of Music undergraduate degrees for graduation; coordinates College of Music scholarships; schedules courses; assigns spaces in/manages Music buildings; supervises maintenance of student records; mediator between undergraduate students and faculty as needed; College of Music liaison with Honors College; administers summer school for the College of Music; answers curricular questions from prospective students; guides curricular changes.

Talitha Trout, director of undergraduate student affairs

  • Room: 416 Music Practice Building
  • Email: talithat@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 432-2616
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Undergraduate and some graduate advising, degree certification; planning and attending summer Academic Orientation Program and Fall Welcome; approval of academic forms, financial aid monitoring, web publications, career counseling, at-risk students, Alumni Distinguished Scholar programs, Study Abroad activities, planning of undergraduate awards programs; assistance with outreach and engagement activities and internships.

Bonnie Stewart, assistant to the associate dean for undergraduate studies and scholarships

  • Room: 153 Music Building
  • Email: stewar27@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-4585
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Monitors and inputs overrides for undergraduate students; administers grade reporting; completes paperwork for College of Music scholarships and undergraduate assistants; inputs CLIFMS data; maintains calendar for Curtis Olson, associate director of undergraduate studies; manages the distribution and collection of SIRS and SOCT forms for the College of Music.

David Rayl, associate dean for graduate studies and research, director of choral programs

  • Room: 211 Music Practice Building
  • Email: musgrad@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-9122
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

For graduate-related questions, issues and information, please send an e-mail to the address listed above.

Graduate advising; certifies all College of Music graduate degrees for graduation; mediator between graduate students and faculty as needed; answers curricular questions from prospective students.

Anne Simon, assistant to the associate dean for graduate studies and research

  • Room: 207 Music Practice Building
  • Email: musgrad@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-9122
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

For graduate-related questions, issues and information, please send an e-mail to the address listed above.

Maintains calendar and provides secretarial support for David Rayl, associate director for graduate studies; processes paperwork to enroll graduate students and hire graduate assistants; monitors graduate assistant budget; monitors and enters overrides for graduate students.

Barb Dougherty, external grant writer

Rhonda Buckley, associate dean for outreach and engagement

  • Room: 101 Music Practice Building
  • Email: rbuckley@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 432-7371
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Provides College of Music and MSU Community Music School (CMS) leadership to further develop instructional services and programs on-site and in other communities; leads development efforts to provide funding to expand services and access to CMS; provides leadership for students and faculty including the scholarship of outreach; develops collaborations with partners on and off campus.

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Admissions Office

Benjamin Ebener, director of admissions and student services

  • Room: 251 Music Building
  • Email: ebener@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-2140
  • Fax: (517) 432-8209
  • Website: http://www.music.msu.edu/admissions/

Admissions, student services: information on jobs, workshops, and master classes; named scholarships; some advising.

Viki Gietzel, assistant director of admissions and student services

  • Room: 253 Music Building
  • Email: gietzel@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-1288
  • Fax: (517) 432-8209

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Advancement Office

Development and Alumni Relations

Rebecca D. Surian, director

  • Room: 103 Music Building
  • Email: surian@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-9872
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Endowment fundraising in support of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, performance and outreach needs; annual support for the director performance areas; fundraising for new music building; alumni activities and fundraising events.

Linda Conradi, assistant director

  • Room: 210 Music Building
  • Email: conradi@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-3844
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Amy Rivard, assistant

Band Office

Charlene Wagner, band assistant

  • Room: 116 Music Building
  • Email: reha@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-7654
  • Fax: (517) 432-0726

Maintains calendars for Kevin Sedatole, director of bands, and John Madden, director of the Spartan Marching Band and associate director of bands; coordinates band student staff; supervises College instrument inventory; reconciles and tracks band accounts; assists with the coordination of band travel; assists with the coordination of MSU band camps.

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Budget Office

Debbie Galehouse, budget and personnel director

  • Room: 149 Music Building
  • Email: galehous@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-1811
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

Budget; academic and support staff personnel administration; office supervision.

Charlene Wagner, budget assistant

  • Room: 253 Music Building
  • Email: reha@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 432-5154
  • Fax: (517) 432-8209

Processes vouchers (direct payment, reimbursement, and travel); makes deposits.

Denise Jones, accounting clerk

  • 253 Music Building
  • Email: jonesd72@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 432-8675
  • Fax: (517) 432-8209

Processes vouchers (direct payment, reimbursement, and travel); makes deposits.

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Communications Office

Kristan Tetens, director of communications

  • Room: 205 Music Building
  • Email: tetenskr@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-2043
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

Directs integrated marketing and communications strategy; serves as primary media contact; manages print and digital communications, manages social media.

Kathleen Adams, events marketing manager

  • Room: 115 Music Building
  • Email: adamsk10@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 353-9958
  • Fax: (517) 432-7081

Manages event publicity and related media relations; advertising.

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Community Music School Office

Rhonda Buckley, executive director, Community Music School

Jaime DeMott, director

Amanda Darche, grant writer/communication coordinator

  • Email: adarche@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-7661 x16

Kathryn Pletka, registrar

    Andrea Worful, administrative assistant

  • Email: worful@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-7661 x13

Community Music School ~ Detroit

Ann Burns, registrar

Computer Support Office

Dak Aldrich, network administrator

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Fine Arts - Music Library

Mary Black Junttonen, music librarian

The Fine Arts-Music Library is located on the fourth floor, west wing, Main Library. Mailing address: Fine Arts Library, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1048. Responsible for music collections, services and facilities within the Fine Arts--Music Library.

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Jazz Office

Cookey Whitaker, assistant to director of jazz studies

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Operations

Lori Garza, operations director

  • Room: 251 Music Building
  • Email: kremsre4@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 432-8344
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

Schedules student, faculty and guest artist recitals, rehearsals and studios; manages web scheduling program; College of Music liaison with Wharton Center; supervises front office student staff; manages building operations.

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Orchestra Office

Jeanette Minkel, secretary

  • Room: 221 Music Building
  • Email: minkelj@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-7670
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

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Piano Technician

Michael Sowka, artist-level piano technician

  • Room: 97 Music Building
  • Email: sowka@msu.edu
  • Phone: (517) 355-3370
  • Fax: (517) 432-2880

Chris Fortin, assistant piano tuner

 

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Recording Services

Jen Shangraw, recording engineer

Records, edits, provides CD mastering, and can provide minimal sound reinforcement for College of Music ensemble concerts, and many faculty and student recitals and sessions.

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