Faculty and Staff
Administration
Dr. Charles T. Menghini,
President
cmenghini@vandercook.edu
Ruth Rhodes,
Dean of Graduate Studies
rrhodes@vandercook.edu
Kaye Clements,
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
kclements@vandercook.edu
Kevin Lepper,
Director of Applied Studies
klepper@vandercook.edu
Patrick Refsnider,
Director of Continuing Education (MECA)
prefsnider@vandercook.edu
Faculty Ensemble Directors
Symphonic Band
Dr. Charles T. Menghini, cmenghini@vandercook.edu
Stacey Larson, slarson@vandercook.edu
Concert Choir
Dr. Robert Sinclair, rsinclair@vandercook.edu
Philharmonic Orchestra
David Eccles, deccles@vandercook.edu
Jazz Ensemble
Tony Kidonakis, tkidonakis@vandercook.edu
Percussion Ensemble
Kevin Lepper, klepper@vandercook.edu
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Dr. Julie Goldberg, jgoldberg@vandercook.edu
Applied Studies
Bass
Doug Bistrow, dbistrow@vandercook.edu
Bassoon
Emily Warner, ewarner@vandercook.edu
Cello
Dr. Racheli Galay-Altman, rgalayaltman@vandercook.edu
Clarinet
Patrick Refsnider, prefsnider@vandercook.edu
Flute
Kaye Clements, kclements@vandercook.edu
Guitar
Dr. Julie Goldberg, jgoldberg@vandercook.edu
Horn
Peter Jirousek, pjirousek@vandercook.edu
Low Brass (Trombone, Euphonium & Tuba)
Michael Young, myoung@vandercook.edu
Oboe
Anne Bach, abach@vandercook.edu
Percussion
Bret Kuhn, bkuhn@vandercook.edu
Percussion
Kevin Lepper, klepper@vandercook.edu
Piano
Ruti Abramovitch, rabramovitch@vandercook.edu
Piano
Dr. Yu-Sui Hung, yhung@vandercook.edu
Piano
Mary Ann Krupa, mkrupa@vandercook.edu
Piano
Dr. I-Hsuan Tsai, itsai@vandercook.edu
Saxophone
Tony Kidonakis, tkidonakis@vandercook.edu
Trumpet
Dr. Leah Schuman, lschuman@vandercook.edu
Violin & Viola
Dr. Michael Hall, mhall@vandercook.edu
Voice
Joseph Martorano, jmartorano@vandercook.edu
Voice
Angela Presutti-Korbitz, apresutti@vandercook.edu
Music Faculty
Ruti Abramovitch, Class Piano
rabramovitch@vandercook.edu
Michael Becker, World Music
mbecker@vandercook.edu
Kaye Clements, Music History
kclements@vandercook.edu
Robert DeLand, Librarian
rdeland@vandercook.edu
David Eccles, Director of String Music Education
deccles@vandercook.edu
Dr. Julie Goldberg, Guitar Techniques
jgoldberg@vandercook.edu
Dr. Michael Hall, String Techniques
dhall@vandercook.edu
Dr. Yu-Sui Hung, Aural Skills & Music Theory
yhung@vandercook.edu
Elena Kolganova, Assistant Librarian
ekolganova@vandercook.edu
Tony Kidonakis, Jazz Harmony
tkidonakis@vandercook.edu
Mary Ann Krupa, Music Theory & Class Piano
mkrupa@vandercook.edu
Stacey Larson, Instrumental Music Education & Conducting
slarson@vandercook.edu
Kevin Lepper, Percussion Techniques & Methods
klepper@vandercook.edu
Joseph Martorano, Vocal Techniques & Vocal Diction
jmartorano@vandercook.edu
Dr. Charles T. Menghini, Music Education
cmenghini@vandercook.edu
Angela Presutti-Korbitz, Vocal Techniques
apresutti@vandercook.edu
Ruth Rhodes, Woodwind Techniques and Methods
rrhodes@vandercook.edu
Nikki Rinderer, Music Technology
Dr. Roseanne K. Rosenthal, Music Technology & Music Education
rrosenthal@vandercook.edu
Dr. Leah Schuman, Brass Techniques and Methods lschumann@vandercook.edu
Dr. Robert Sinclair, Choral Music Education & Conducting
rsinclair@vandercook.edu
Dr. I-Hsuan Tsai, Class Piano
itsai@vandercook.edu
Michael Young, Low Brass Technique
myoung@vandercook.edu
General Education Faculty
Robert Como, Sociopolitical Geography
rcomo@vandercook.edu
Lester Engelbrecht, U. S. Government
lengelbrecht@vandercook.edu
Chris Hewelt, English & Public Speaking
chewelt@vandercook.edu
Barry Kritzberg, English
bkritzberg@vandercook.edu
Aaron Seaman, English
aseaman@vandercook.edu
Staff
LaShaina Bebley, Evening Office Manager
Carolyn Berghoff, Registrar, Educational Placement Office Director
cberghoff@vandercook.edu
Peter Berghoff, Graduate Dean’s Assistant
pberghoff@vandercook.edu
Dr. D. Denny, Director of Financial Aid
ddenny@vandercook.edu
Peter Frasso, Ensemble Coordinator and Director of Outreach
pfrasso@vandercook.edu
Brady G’Sell, Special Projects Coordinator
bgsell@vandercook.edu
Patricia Giorgis, Business Manager
pgiorgis@vandercook.edu
Victoria Grybas, Financial Aid Assistant
vgrybas@vandercook.edu
Al Hellwig, Business Office Assistant
ahellwig@vandercook.edu
Clarmarie Keenan, Dir. of Institutional Advancement
ckeenan@vandercook.edu
Diane Kelly, Controller
dkelly@vandercook.edu
Amy Lenting, Admissions & Retention
alenting@vandercook.edu
Stephanie Lopez, Receptionist
slopez@vandercook.edu
Rick Malik, Director of IT
rmalik@vandercook.edu
Gregor Meyer, Foundation Relations
gmeyer@vandercook.edu
Patty O’Kelley, Student Recruitment
pokelley@vandercook.edu
William Rowland, Evening Office Manager
Cindy Tovar, Assistant to President
ctovar@vandercook.edu
Melanie Villanueva, CPA, Staff Accountant
mvillanueva@vandercook.edu
Brian Williamson, Communications Director
bwilliamson@vandercook.edu