Where Are They Now?

The UCF Music Department is proud of its Alumni. If you have any questions about the UCF Music Program, e-mail them. They can give an overall picture of the University and the Department of Music.  If you are an alumni who would like to be added to the list, email the webmaster.

Stephen Alia - 1996 - salia@tampabay.rr.com 
Band Director - Stambaugh Middle School - Auburndale, FL

Thad Anderson - BME 2004 - tranderson@mail.utexas.edu - http://www.southwestern.edu/~andersot
Percussion Instructor - University of Central Florida

Jenese (Arnett) Harvey - 2001 - punkindebil@yahoo.com
Private woodwind instructor at Playground Music Center in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Tiffany Ashton - BM 2002, BA 2004 - info@tiffanyashton.com, www.tiffanyashton.com
Teaching lessons, performing, and composing. Pursuing a M.A. in worship at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI

Justin BadgerowB.M. - Music Performance, 1999 - badgerowj@etown.edu
Justin is an Assistant Professor of Music at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Badgerow teaches studio piano and music theory. He also serves as a collaborative pianist for activities within the department.

Richard H. Bailey, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy - 1982 - richard.h.bailey1@navy.mil
Director, Navy Band Southeast (Jacksonville, FL)

Jeremy Barnes - BM 2007 - ucfbone@hotmail.com
Band Director - Wilbur Cross High School - New Haven, CT
Pursuing M.S. in Music Education at Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, CT)

Carlos Bonilla - 2004 B.A. Music - Zoocrew101@aol.com
Entertainment Manager - Walt Disney World Resort - Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Jennifer Boyd (Bangert) - 1996 - Jennifer_Boyd@scps.k12.fl.us
Choral Director at Winter Springs H.S.

Jennifer Royals (Blahnik) - 1999 - WallyJen@aol.com
(UCF Music Education) teaching music at Master's Academy, a Christian school in Vero Beach, FL.

Kenneth Boyd - 1998 - BoydBand@aol.com 
Band Director, Olympia High School - Orlando, FL

Laurel (Brase) Fecko - 2001 - laurelaf@leeschools.net
Music Teacher at Tice Elementary Magnet School - Ft. Myers, FL

Linnea Brown - 2003 - linnea_brown@yahoo.com
Senior Public Relations Associate, Kaplan University ñ Delray Beach/Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Mike Butrico
Director of Bands at Seminole Community College

Mark R. Cole - 1995 - mcole6@cfl.rr.com
Director of Bands, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

Elise Curran - 2007 BA Clarinet Performance - EClarinet@aol.com
Private woodwinds teacher/clinician, freelance player and opera singer - Casselberry, FL

Elise Curran - 2007 BA Clarinet Performance - EClarinet@aol.com
Private woodwinds teacher/clinician, freelance player and opera singer - Casselberry, FL

Susan Davison - BA Music 2004 - susan@davisonsound.com - susan.davisonsound.com
Founder/teacher, Talmadge Music Academy in Kissimmee, FL

Ron Ellis - 1995 - rellis@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Assistant Director of Bands, UCF - Orlando, FL

Christi Ferretti - cferretti@ec.rr.com
Currently owns and operates a Gourmet Shop and Catering Business in Wilmington, NC

Nicolette J. Fontaine - 1999 - nicolettefontaine@email.com
Performed with the Palm Beach Opera Co. in 1999-2000, Warner/Chappell Music Clinic Internship in Los Angeles Spring 2003, and J.D. Graduate NSU Law School May 2003.

Kelly Crotts (Gildner) - 1999 - kcrotts@jsu.edu
Flute Instructor at Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, AL

Matthew Green - 1998 - matthew.green@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Director of Bands at Plant City High School - Plant City, Fl.

Jason Harden - 1997 - smcphrsn@memphis.edu
Band Director, Daniel Jenkins Academy - Haines City, FL

Suzanne McPherson-Hall - 1999 - jason.harden@mindspring.com
Pursuing Ph.D., Graduate Assitant at University of Memphis, TN

Cyndy Hill - 1996 - Cyndy_Hill@lakeregion.polk.net
Choral director at Union Park Middle School

Brian Hellhake - 1996 - hellhake@cfl.rr.com
Orchestra Director, Freedom High School

Julie L. Hebert (Henderson) - 1999 - hebertj@fc.manatee.k12.fl.usm
Music Teacher, Witt Elementary School, Bradenton, Florida

Gary Hernandez - 2001 B.A. Music, 2003 M.A. Music Education - GaryHernandezJr@gmail.com
Director of Bands, Key West High School, Key West, Fl

Steven D. Hronec - 1995 - sdhronec@insightbb.com
University Chorus and Madrigal Singers, Fall 1989 - Spring 1992
Currently Associate Pastor for Spiritual Formation and Worship at Garden Hills Baptist Church in Champaign, IL

Mike Hyde - GatorNMayberry@triad.rr.com
Band Director - Central Middle/Surry Central High - Dobson, NC

Thomas M. Hyder - BME 2008 - Matt.Hyder@gmail.com
EFL Instructor - Wenzhou No 2 High School - Wenzhou, Zhejiang People's Republic of China

Dave Jones - 2001 - davelagrande@gmail.com
Freelance Musician - Nashville TN

David M. Jones - 2007 - nigelsax@hotmail.com
Band Director, Eastside High School - Gainesville, Fl

Jennifer Kirchhoff - BME 1996 - JenEPoo@aol.com
Choral Director and National Board Certified Teacher, Daniels IB Middle School - Raleigh, NC

Cindi Kornhaus - 2003 - loo277@aol.com
Piano, Band, Orchestra, and IB Music History teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Maryland

Jarrod Koskoski - 2001 - koskoski@toledochristian.com
Band and Orchestra Director at Toledo Christian Schools - Toledo, Ohio

Andrew Kruspe - 1999 - akruspe@bellsouth.net
Assistant Director of Bands at Holy Cross School - New Orleans, Louisiana

Leo Lamos - 2003 - lamosl@ocps.k12.fl.us
Director of Bands, Meadow Woods Middle School

Renee Lannuier - BM 1999 - renlann@yahoo.com
Fourth grade teacher at Sun Valley Elementary in Monroe, NC

Too Lee - 2002 - hojotoolee2@gmail.com
Graduated with a major in Piano performance

Aaron Lefkowitz - 1999 - lefkowa@ocps.k12.fl.us
Director of Bands at Dr. Phillips High School - Orlando, FL

Amie Hellhake, Sgt (Legat) - 1996 - amiehellhake@cfl.rr.com

Todd Leighton
Director of Bands at Lake Howell High School

Michelle Lugo - BA 2000 - mezzomichelle@gmail.com
Singer/actor at the Holy Land Experience - Orlando, FL

Frank McDonald, Sgt - 1995 - fmtptguru@wmconnect.com 
In-Shop Representative for Warburton Music Products in Oviedo FL

Kirstin McDonald - BME 2003 - mcdonaki@osceola.k12.fl.us
Chorus Director, St. Cloud Middle School- St. Cloud, FL

Colleen R. McCarten, SSGT - 1997 - mccartencr40@yahoo.com
United States Marine Corps - MWHS-2, 2d MAW, Cherry Point, NC.

Jose Maunez - 1997 - JMaunez73@aol.com 
Doctoral Student (Performance), Rutgers University - New Rutherford, NJ

Brian Nichols - 1989 - Brian.Nichols@cobbk12.org
Director of Bands, Smitha Middle School - Marietta, GA

David Odegaard - 1996 - dco0007@unt.edu
Doctoral Student (Music Theory), University of North Texas

Chris Olka 
Principal Tuba, Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Seattle, WA

Phil Porter - 1999 - philipporter@hotmail.com
Director of Music, Mount Dora High School

Jessica Albright (Pulver) -2001- albrigj@ocps.k12.fl.us
Choral director at Legacy Middle School in Orlando, FL

Joe Rayhill - 2007 - rayhillj@dreamsbeginhere.org
Director of Bands, Wolfson High School - Jacksonville, FL

Jim Read - 1984-88 Jazz Lab Member, Trumpet - jimread.wphsalumniband@gmail.com
Performer, composer, and recording artist, President PopBop Productions - L.A., Orlando

Frank Registrato - 1996 - frank@bonobosmusic.com - www.bonobosmusic.com
Frank is the drummer and vocalist for Atlanta-based Bonobos Convergence, a progressive rock/funk/world/jam trio.

Mike Rice
Assistant Director of Bands, Oviedo High School

Anthony Rivera - BME 2004 - anthonyrivera@jhu.edu
Associate Conductor to the Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds Graduate Assistant, and CMENC Advisor for the Music Education Department

Deanna L. Giron (Roberts) - 2000 - Deanna_Giron@yahoo.com
Stay-at-home mom, private voice and piano instructor in the Orlando area.

Gail Robertson - GAREUPHYAK@aol.com
Leader of the tuba quartet at Walt Disney World Low Brass Instructor, Universityof Florida

James "Butch" Rodak, MUCM, USN - 1980 - butchandsusan@comcast.net
Command Master Chief, United States Naval Academy Band

John Schnettler - BME 1998 - MrSchnettler@aol.com 
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands
University of South Florida - Tampa, FL

Dave Schreier - 2002 - Daves@cfl.rr.com
Band Director, Osceola High Schoo - Kissimmee, FL

Emily Jane Scott - BME/BM 2007 - emily.scott.music@gmail.com
Director of Bands, Olsen Middle School - Dania Beach, FL

Allison Rosser (Shear) - 1998 - rossera@ocps.net
Director of bands at Blankner School - Orlando, FL

Shalissa James (Sloan) - http://www.toxicaudio.com
Currently on Broadway

Stephanie (Smeltzer) Poxon, Ph.D. - 1995 - spox@loc.gov
Music Specialist at the Library of Congress, Music Division

Adam Steff
Associate Director of Bands at Cypress Creek HS

John R. Stewart - 1996 - JStewart819@cfl.rr.com
Director of Bands at St. Cloud High School - St. Cloud, FL

Amanda Terry - 2006 - agterry810@netzero.net
Music teacher, Jesse Keen Elementary - Lakeland, FL

Christie (Teske) Walker - 2002 - teskewalker@hotmail.com
Music teacher, Southwood Elementary - Orlando, FL

Cristina (Thompson) Ledford - 2001 - ThePiccoloist@gmail.com
MM University of Florida 2003. Flute instructor at Gordon College in Barnesville, GA. Solo piccoloist of the Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra. Debut piccolo CD to be released in 2008

Brandon Tolmach - 2002 - ucfdolphin@aol.com
Director of Bands at Clermont Middle School

Gary Ulrich
Director of Bands, Tuskawilla Middle School

Allen J. Venezio - 1997 - reddawgband@comcast.net
Director of Bands, Tavares High School - Tavares, FL

Clif Walker
Band Director at Timber Creek H.S.

Jamie Wehr - 1982 - Wehrestate@aol.com
Director of Band Pine Castle Christian Academy Founder - Wehr's Music House apublisher of chamber music Founder - Cuarteto de la Ascension - Trombone QuartetFounder - Prima Toni, the Orlando Trombone Choir