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Faculty & Staff

The faculty and staff of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts are professional artists and scholars dedicated to inspiring students to achieve artistic excellence with the intent to use that artistic excellence in service to others.   Their work can be seen in art galleries, theatres, and concert halls in Chicago, throughout the U.S. and the world.

Chairs and Directors

Administrative and Events Staff

Dance

Fine Arts

Music

Musical Theatre

Theatre

 

 

Chairs and Directors   

Name Title Contact Information
Sarah Gabel
Chairperson, Department of Fine
 and Performing 
 Arts
 Mundelein 1213
773-508-8347
sgabel1@luc.edu
Sandra Kaufmann Director of Dance Mundelein 920
773-508-7513
skaufm3@luc.edu
Nicole Ferentz Director of Fine
 Arts		 Mundelein 918A
773-508-2681
nferent@luc.edu
Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J. Director of Music Mundelein 1103
773-508-8313 
cjurgensmeier@luc.edu
Mark Lococo Director of Theatre Mundelein 1315
773-508-7511
mlococo@luc.edu
April Browning Managing Director

Production
 Coordinator		 Mundelein 1215
773-508-3833
abrowni@luc.edu

Administrative and Production Staff   

Name Title Contact Information
Nina Bonano Office Assistant

Mundelein 1200
773-508-3830
nbonano@luc.edu

Julie Eberhardt Prop Master CFSU LL 25
773-508-3839                            jeberha@luc.edu
Joseph Glueckert Technical Director CFSU LL 18
773-508-3844
jglueck@luc.edu
Scott Heston Operations
 Manager
Mundelein 1102
773-508-3674
312-420-5407 (cell)
sheston@luc.edu
Jennie Martin Director of Public
 Programing		 Mundelein 1302
773-508-7514
jmart22@luc.edu
Alex Meadows Costume Shop
 Supervisor		 CFSU LL 17
773-508-3845
ameadow@luc.edu
Marta Wasko Administrative
 Assistant

Mundelein 1200
773-508-2820
mwasko@luc.edu

Dance   

Name Title Contact Information
Sandra Kaufmann Director of Dance

Modern Dance		 Mundelein 920
773-508-7513
skaufm3@luc.edu
Mei-Kuang Chen
Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet and
 Jazz Dance
 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
mchen4@luc.edu
Anita Fillmore
Instructor of
 Dance

Dance
 Composition
 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
afillmore@luc.edu
Sarah Cullen-Fuller Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
scullen@luc.edu
Deborah Goodman Instructor of
 Dance

Modern Dance		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
dgoodma@luc.edu
Mari Jo Irbe
Instructor of
 Dance

Jazz Dance
 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
mirbe@luc.edu
Lucia Mauro
Adjunct Professor
 of Dance

Dance History
 Mundelein 900
773-508-2695
lmauro@luc.edu
Cora Mitchell
Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet and
 Jazz Dance
 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
cmitch6@luc.edu
Amy Wilkinson
Instructor of
 Dance
     
Ballet
 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
awilki1@luc.edu

Fine Arts   

Name Title Contact Information
Nicole Ferentz Director of Fine
 Arts
Associate
 Professor

Visual
 Communication		 Mundelein 918A
773-508-2681
nferent@luc.edu
Michel Balasis Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts

Visual
 Communication		 Mundelein 916
773-508-2680
mbalasi@luc.edu
Kate Biderbost Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Ceramics		 Ralph Arnold Annex 113
773-508-2702
kbiderbost@luc.edu
Marilyn Dunn Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts

Art History		 Mundelein 905
773-508-8307
mdunn@luc.edu
Joyce Epolito Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Design Theory		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
jepolito@luc.edu
Kelli Evans Instuctor of Fine
 Arts		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
kevans8@luc.edu
Bridget Gannon Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Visual
 Communication		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
bgannon@luc.edu 
Jessica Gondek Associate
 Professor 
 of Fine Arts

Drawing and
 Painting		 Mundelein 921A
773-508-8304
jgondek@luc.edu
Matthew Groves Assistant
 Professor 
 of Fine Arts

Ceramics		 Ralph Arnold Annex 207
773-508-2690
mgroves1@luc.edu
Marla Hand Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Art History		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
mhand@luc.edu
Sarita Heer Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Art History		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
sheer@luc.edu
Patricia Hernes Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts

Drawing and
 Painting		 Mundelein 921
773-508-2823
phernes@luc.edu
James Jensen Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts

Photography		 Mundelein 918
773-508-2830
jjense2@luc.edu
Vesna Jovanovic Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Ceramics		 Ralph Arnold Annex 113
773-508-2702
vjovano@luc.edu
Mary Kennedy Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Visual
 Communication

Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
mkenne8@luc.edu

Christopher Leather Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Design Theory		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
cleather@luc.edu
Peter Lekousis Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Photography		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
plekous@luc.edu
Jennifer Murray
Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Photography
 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
jmurray@luc.edu
Renee Prisble Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Sculpture		 Ralph Arnold Annex 113
773-508-2702 
runa@luc.edu
Christian Rieben Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Drawing and
 Painting		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
crieben@luc.edu
Pam Robinson Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Metalworking		 Ralph Arnold Annex 211
773-508-2702
probin4@luc.edu
Jeff Rosen
Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts
 Mundelein 919
jrosen9@luc.edu
Thomas Rowlands Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Art History		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
trowlands@luc.edu
Kimberly Sanborn Instuctor of Fine
 Arts

Ceramics		 Ralph Arnold Annex 113
773-508-2702
ksanbor@luc.edu
Frank Vodvarka Professor
 of Fine Arts

Design Theory		 Mundelein 917
773-508-8303
fvodvar@luc.edu
Krysztof Wasko Instructor of Fine
 Arts

Design Theory		 Mundelein 900
773-508-8302
kwasko@luc.edu
Paula Wisotzki Associate
 Professor
 of Fine Arts

Art History		 Mundelein 904
773-508-8306
pwisots@luc.edu

Music   

Name Title Contact Information
Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J. Director of Music
Associate Professor
 of Music

Choral Direction
 and Music History		 Mundelein 1103
773-508-8313 
cjurgensmeier@luc.edu
Kyle Asche Instructor of Music

Guitar		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
kasche@luc.edu
Steven Betancourt
Ministry Director
 of Music
Instructor of Music

Organ
 Mundelein 809
773-508-2195
sbetancourt@luc.edu
Scott Burns
Instructor of Music

Saxophone and
 Jazz Band
 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
sburns5@luc.edu
William Cernota Instructor of Music

Cello		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
wcernota@luc.edu
Robert Dillon Instructor of Music

Percussion		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
rdillon@luc.edu
Victor Garcia Instructor of Music

Trumpet		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
vgarcia3@luc.edu
Kirsten Hedegaard Instructor of Music

Voice and Chorus		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
khedegaard@luc.edu
Colin Holman Instructor of Music

Conducting and
 Orchestra		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
cholman@luc.edu
Ellen Huntington Instructor of Music

Flute		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
ehuntington@luc.edu
Christine Hwang Instructor of Music

Piano		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
chwang3@luc.edu
Haysun Kang Assistant Professor
 of Music
Director of Applied
 Music

Piano		 Mundelein 1112
773-508-8316
hkang2@luc.edu
Rebecca Kornick Adjunct Professor 
 of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
rkornic@luc.edu
Ben LeClair Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319 
bleclair@luc.edu
Gustavo Leone Professor of Music

Composition		 Mundelein 1104
773-508-7512
gleone@luc.edu
Frederick Lowe Instructor of Music

Wind Ensemble
 and Loyola Pep
 Band		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
flowe@luc.edu
Michael Scott McBride Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
mmcbride2@luc.edu
Anthony Molinaro Assistant Professor
 of Music

Piano		 Mundelein 913
773-508-2824
amolinaro@luc.edu
Kelli Morgan McHugh Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
kmorganmchugh@luc.edu
Keith Murphy Instructor of Music

Music Theory		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
kmurphy12@luc.edu
Andrew Nogal Instructor of Music

Oboe		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
Sunshine Simmons
Instructor of Music

Clarinet
 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
msimmons1@luc.edu
Cameron Smith Instructor of Music

Piano		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
csmith12@luc.edu
Steve Suvada Instructor of Music

Guitar		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
ssuvada@luc.edu
MingHuan Xu Instructor of Music

Violin/Viola		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
mxu2@luc.edu

Musical Theatre   

Name Title Contact Information
Mei-Kuang Chen Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet and Jazz
 Dance		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
mchen4@luc.edu
Sarah Cullen-Fuller Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-7513
scullen@luc.edu
Susan Felder Instructor of
 Theatre

Acting		 Mundelein 1302
773-508-3836
sfelder@luc.edu
Anita Fillmore Instructor of
 Dance

Dance Composition		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
afillmore@luc.edu
Sarah Gabel Associate
 Professor
 of Theatre

Acting and Directing		 Mundelein 1213
773-508-8347
sgabel1@luc.edu
Deborah Goodman Instructor of
 Dance

Modern Dance		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
dgoodma@luc.edu
Kirsten Hedegaard Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein Center 1202
773-508-8319
khedegaard@luc.edu
Mari Jo Irbe Instructor of
 Dance

Jazz Dance		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
mirbe@luc.edu
Sandra Kaufmann Director of Dance

Modern Dance		 Mundelein 920
773-508-7513
skaufm3@luc.edu
Rebecca Kornick Adjunct Professor
 of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
rkornic@luc.edu
Ben LeClair Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
bleclair@luc.edu
Mark Lococo Professor of
 Theatre

Theatre History		 Mundelein 1315
773-508-7511
mlococo@luc.edu
Valerie Maze Instructor of
 Musical Theatre		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
vmaze@luc.edu
Cora Mitchell Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
cmitch6@luc.edu
Kelli Morgan McHugh Instructor of Music

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
kmorganmchugh@luc.edu
Ann Shanahan Assistant Professor
 of Theatre

Acting and
 Directing		 Mundelein 1316
773-508-8598
ashanah@luc.edu
Amy Wilkinson Instructor of
 Dance

Ballet		 Ralph Arnold Annex 206
773-508-2695
awilki1@luc.edu
Jonathan Wilson Professor of
 Theatre

Acting and
 Directing		 Mundelein 1304
773-508-3838
jwilso1@luc.edu

Theatre   

Name Title Contact Information
Mark Lococo Director of Theatre
Professor of
 Theatre

Theatre History		 Mundelein 1315
773-508-7511
mlococo@luc.edu
Susan R. Applebaum Adjunct Professor
 of Theatre

Dramatic
 Literature		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
sappleb@luc.edu
Michael Bassett Instructor of
 Theatre

Playwriting		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
mbasset@luc.edu
Aaron Todd Douglas Instructor of
 Theatre

Acting
Mundelein 1204
773-508-7525
adougl1@luc.edu
Susan Felder Instructor of
 Theatre

Acting		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
sfelder@luc.edu
Mikhail Fiksel Instructor of
 Theatre

Sound Design		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
mfiksel@luc.edu
Jacqueline Firkins Associate
 Professor
 of Theatre

Costume Design		 Mundelein 1314
773-508-3843
jfirkin@luc.edu
Sarah Gabel Associate
 Professor
 of Theatre

Acting and
 Directing		 Mundelein 1213
773-508-8347
sgabel1@luc.edu
Peter Kanelos Assistant Professor
 of Theatre		 Mundelein 1303
773-508-8310
pkanelos1@luc.edu
Lee Keenan Instructor of
 Theatre

Lighting Design		 Mundelein 1318
773-508-3842
lkeenan@luc.edu
Katie Klemme Instructor of
 Theatre

Stage Management		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
kklemme@luc.edu
Rebecca Kornick Adjunct Professor
 of Theatre

Voice		 Mundelein 1202
773-508-8319
rkornic@luc.edu
Timothy Mann Instructor of
 Theatre

Stage Design 		 Mundelein 1317
773-508-8324
tmann1@luc.edu
Ann Shanahan Assistant Professor
 of Theatre

Acting and
 Directing		 Mundelein 1316
773-508-8598
ashanah@luc.edu
Kelli Strickland Instructor of
 Theatre

Dramatic
 Literature		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
kstrick@luc.edu

Jonathan Wilson

 Professor of
 Theatre

Acting and
 Directing		 Mundelein 1304
773-508-3838
jwilso1@luc.edu
Nan Withers-Wilson Adjunct Professor
 of Theatre

Voice and Diction		 Mundelein 1204
773-508-3836
nwither@luc.edu