Staff Directory

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  Grimaldo Robles

  Assistant 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.

  roblesgr@msu.edu

  (517) 355-2140 (Office)

  149 Music Building

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  Billy Sadler

  Lead Artist Piano Technician

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

  sadlerw2@msu.edu

  (517) 432-1582 (Office)

  97 Music Building

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  Rick Seguin

  Communications Manager

  Develops, directs and edits content for articles, announcements, and press releases. Manages social media and oversees content development, digital strategies and content deployment.

  seguinr@msu.edu

  (517) 353-9958 (Office)

  253 Music Building

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  Jen Shangraw

  Recording Engineer

  Oversees the scheduling and services for audio recording, editing and mastering for concerts, faculty and student recitals, and recording sessions as well as sound reinforcement.

  recserv@msu.edu

  (517) 355-7674 (Office)

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  Anne Simon

  Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Creative Endeavors

  Oversees the general office operations in the graduate office. Informs and assists students and faculty regarding assistantships, fellowships, travel and research awards, dissertation completion awards, graduation, curriculum, enrollment issues, comprehensive examinations, deadlines, and university, college, and Office of International Students and Scholars policies.

  musgrad@msu.edu

  (517) 353-9122 (Office)

  116 Music Building

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  Michael Sundermann

  Director

  Directs overall activities for the Communications Office and oversees marketing, advertising and media relations, and promotes concerts and events through print and digital platforms.

  sunderm7@msu.edu

  (517) 353-2043 (Office)

  253 Music Building

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  Laura Thompson

  Music Librarian

  Develops and manages library music collections in a broad range of areas of study, styles, genres, and formats and manages the services and facilities within the Music Library. Provides music information literacy instruction and music research assistance in all areas relevant to the study and performance of music at MSU. Visit the Music Library website for more information.

  thom2552@msu.edu

  (517) 353-1857 (Office)

  W410 Library (Music Library, within the Main Library)

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  Nathan Walker

  Career Consultant & Program Coordinator

  Assists in directing the Running Start program for career and professional development; helps plan and execute career programming, including co-presenting career-related content in courses and workshops; manages the College of Music’s internship programs; advises students on career exploration and professional development; spearheads social media and digital marketing efforts to enhance student engagement in career education and arts entrepreneurship.

  walke569@msu.edu

  (517) 432-7371 (Office)

  210 Music Building

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  Cookey Whitaker

  Assistant to Director of Jazz Studies; Assistant to Director of Diversity & Inclusion/Special Assistant to Dean; Specialist; Advisor; Artist Representative for MSU Professors of Jazz and Spartan Jazz Ensembles; Jazz Studies Area Librarian

  Provides administrative support to the director of Jazz Studies, jazz faculty, support staff and students; manages jazz library; organizes travel/hotel/dining events, master classes and workshops for jazz faculty, staff, students and guest artists; arranges jazz/diversity meetings and jazz undergraduate/graduate recital events.

  whitak48@msu.edu

  (517) 432-6449 (Office)

  A233 Billman Music Pavilion

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  Rodney Whitaker

  Special Assistant to the Dean, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Director of Jazz Studies

  whitak22@msu.edu

  (517) 432-2194 (Office)

  A230 Billman Music Pavilion