Staff Directory

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  Michael Armendariz

  Graduate Advisor

  Advises all incoming and current DMA, PhD and Dual Master’s Degree students. Provides annual progress reports to each student. Informs and assists faculty and students regarding graduation requirements, curriculum, and enrollment issues. Provides liaison with OISS and approves CPT and OPT forms for international students. Monitors completion of Responsible Conduct of Research requirements. Assist with the course schedule for summer session, new graduate student orientation, comprehensive examinations, orientation examination in music theory.

  armenda2@msu.edu

  (517) 353-8988 (Office)

  210 Music Building

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  Justin Baker

  Director of IT

  Serves as Director of IT for the College of Music, CMS East Lansing, and CMS Detroit. Responsible for hardware and software needs, IT processes, computer and server systems, IT budgeting and ordering, AV design and support, network administration, and the monitoring of system performance and troubleshooting.

  bakerju2@msu.edu

  (517) 432-5045 (Office)

  506 Music Practice Building

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  Katie Bethel

  Assistant Director

  Assists the Senior Director of Development for the College of Music with planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program. Manages a portfolio of individual major gift prospects to fully develop potential gifts to support students, programs, faculty, and facilities in the College of Music.

  bethelka@msu.edu

  (517) 432-4888 (Office)

  112 Music Practice Building

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  Zachary Cunningham

  Video Producer/Director

  Provides video capture of concerts and special events, broadcasts live events, conducts video interviews, directs story content, edits final production, and manages digital video channels.

  cunni471@msu.edu

  (517) 355-7674 (Office)

  226 Music Building

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  Jaime DeMott

  Director, Community Music Schools

  At locations in East Lansing and Detroit, oversees Community Music School operations, faculty and staff, and strategic planning.

  jdemott@msu.edu

  (517) 884-4827 (Office)

  4930 S. Hagadorn Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823
  3408 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201

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  Lupe Dominguez

  Office Assistant

  Provides administrative support to Bands, Brass, Chamber Music, Communications/Marketing, Conducting, Music Education, Musicology, Orchestra, Percussion, Piano Tech, Strings, and Woodwinds areas. Makes travel arrangements, prepares reimbursement requests, purchases supplies, pays guest honoraria and vendors, deposits funds, reconciles accounts, and coordinates bands and orchestra activities. Performs hiring and payroll functions for bands and orchestra student and temp/on-call employees under the leadership of the HR Director.

  doming38@msu.edu

  (517) 355-7654 (Office)

  (517) 355-7650 (Mobile)

  A240 Billman Music Pavilion

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  Benjamin Ebener

  Director of Admissions

  Provides admissions and recruitment services for music minor, undergraduate and graduate applicants. Manages music scholarship and named awards. Enrollment management and admissions policy/procedure support for faculty.

  ebener@msu.edu

  (517) 355-2140 (Office)

  103 Music Building

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  James Forger

  Dean

  The Dean is responsible to the Provost for the educational, research, service, and performance programs of the College of Music. This responsibility includes budgetary matters, physical facilities, and personnel matters in his or her jurisdiction, taking into account the advisory procedures of the College.

  forger@msu.edu

  (517) 355-4583 (Office)

  105 Music Building

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  Dave Foster

  Artist Piano Technician

  Services pianos; assists in the operation of keyboard inventory management; provides concert production assistance.

  Book Time for Piano Tuning or visit the Piano Technology SharePoint site

  djfoster@msu.edu

  (517) 355-3813 (Office)

  97 Music Building

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  Derrick Fox

  Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Creative Endeavors, Associate Director of Choral Programs, Professor of Choral Music

  For questions about graduate study in the College of Music, please send an email message to the address below. Graduate advising; certifies all College of Music graduate degrees for graduation; mediates between graduate students and faculty as needed; answers curricular questions from prospective students.

  musgrad@msu.edu

  (517) 355-7667 (Office)

  102 Music Building