Rutgers Community Arts

Faculty & Staff

Over 85% of Rutgers Community Arts faculty are collegiate faculty, current graduate students, or alumni of the Mason Gross School of the Arts community, offering a personal connection to the state’s leading arts conservatory for students of all ages. Top New Jersey teaching artists with decades of combined experience round out our roster.

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Administrative Team

Derek Balcom

Director of Rutgers Community Arts

Community Arts

Kate McGonigle

Department Administrator

Community Arts

Ruthie Boyce

Registrar

Community Arts

Stacey Hecht

Marketing Manager

Community Arts

Faculty

Hannah Aberin

Young Maestros Piano Instructor

Community Arts

Lindsay Andreanszky

Instructor, Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory

Community Arts

Sophie Auger

Design Instructor

Community Arts

Erin Banholzer

Part-Time Lecturer, Oboe

Music
Community Arts

Will Berman

Private Lesson Instructor, Voice

Community Arts

Nic Brown

Private Lesson Instructor, Guitar

Community Arts

Brian Bulfer

Art & Design Program Director

Community Arts

Susannah Chapman

Part-Time Lecturer, Cello

Music
Community Arts

Sharon Gayoung Cho

Private Lesson Instructor, Violin

Community Arts

Saul Dautch

Private Lesson Instructor, Saxophone

Community Arts

Anthony DeLeon

Kids Create Dance Teacher

Community Arts

Christopher Delgado

Administrative Coordinator; RCA Private Lesson Instructor, Trumpet

Music
Community Arts

Celine Dirkes

Kids Create Theater Instructor

Community Arts

Zoe Browder Doll

Chair of Rutgers Community Arts Piano Program

Community Arts

Zachary Feingold

Private Lesson Instructor, Bassoon

Community Arts

Pierre Ferreyra-Mansilla

Private Lesson Instructor, Guitar (Classical)

Community Arts

Michelle Grondin Gergich

Private Lesson Instructor, Flute

Community Arts

Yoon Huh

Private Lesson Instructor, Flute

Community Arts

Maureen Hurd

Interim Associate Director

Music
Community Arts

Mathias Iff

Private Lesson Instructor, Cello

Community Arts

Chantal Jean-Pierre

Instructor, Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory

Community Arts

Marshall Jones, III

Head of BA Theater

Theater
Community Arts

Mira Kang

Private Lesson Instructor, Cello

Community Arts

Azusa Hokugo Komiyama

Private Lesson Instructor, Piano

Community Arts

Samantha Lake

Private Lesson Instructor, Tuba

Community Arts

Susana Leiva

Voice and Piano Teacher

Community Arts

Jichen Li

Private Lesson Instructor, Cello

Community Arts

Grace Heeeun Lim

Private Lesson Instructor, Violin

Community Arts

William T. Macirowski

Assistant Director, Rutgers Youth Jazz Ensemble

Community Arts

Cristina Marte

Interim Director, EdM Program in Dance Education

Dance

Erika Mero

Director of Rutgers Community Arts Ballet

Dance
Community Arts

David Miller

Director of Rutgers Youth Jazz Ensemble

Community Arts

Aysen Milliogullari

Private Lesson Instructor, Voice

Community Arts

Judith Morse

Private Lesson Instructor, Violin

Community Arts

Ning Mu

Private Lesson Instructor, Violin

Community Arts

Leighann Narum

Private Lesson Instructor, Guitar

Community Arts

MyungJin Oh

Private Lesson Instructor, Piano

Arts Online
Community Arts

Hannah Orr

Kids Create Music Instructor

Community Arts

Anna Palaski

Art & Design Instructor

Community Arts

Jihye Park

Private Lesson Instructor, Piano

Community Arts

Sung Tae Park

Private Lesson Instructor, Piano

Community Arts

Peggy Petteway

Part-Time Lecturer

Dance
Community Arts

Joseph Pinto

Private Lesson Instructor, Clarinet

Community Arts

Fred Quayenortey

Animation Instructor

Community Arts

Kiana Rosa-Fischer

Dance Instructor

Dance
Community Arts

Gabriel Sacco

Adobe Instructor

Community Arts

Sarah Shin

Private Lesson Instructor, Flute

Community Arts

Jonathan Spitz

Head of Strings, Cello

Music
Community Arts

Valerie Suter

Drawing and Painting instructor

Community Arts

Schuyler Thornton

Private Lesson Instructor, Flute

Community Arts

David Torres II

Art & Design Instructor

Community Arts

Amy Tu

Private Lesson Instructor, Flute

Community Arts

Timothy Urban

Part Time Lecturer, Music Theory

Music
Community Arts

Kayla Kim Votapek

Associate Director for Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory

Community Arts

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