Faculty Profiles

Full-time Faculty

Rodger Bennett – Interim Vice President for Instruction, applied guitar, ensembles

Adrien Cuellar-McGuire and Rick Maxwell – Interim Deans

Elaine Gardner-Morales – chair for the Music Department, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, music theory, Brookhaven Jazz Club, Music Club

Roy Allen – director for instrumental studies, applied saxophone, chamber ensemble, lab band

Melody Gamblin-Bullock – director for choral studies, Choral Society, Windsong, music appreciation

Octavio Gutierrez – director for keyboard studies, applied piano, piano class, keyboard ensemble, music literature, string ensemble, music appreciation

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty are available by phone through the Brookhaven College School of the Arts Office at 972-860-4730.

Rodger Bennett – applied guitar, ensembles

Bob Brooks – applied voice

Sue Cruse – applied voice

Sharon Deuby – applied clarinet

Kristin Elliott – music theory

Lou Harlas – applied electric bass

Christina Harmon – applied organ

Jim Higgins – applied cello

Ron Jones – applied saxophone, improvisation

Inga Kroll – applied violin, applied viola

Carole Lyons – applied bassoon

Tam Miller – applied flute

Hoyt Neal – applied voice

Henry Okstel – applied percussion

Carlo Pezzimenti – applied guitar

David Pierce – music appreciation

Donnie Pinson – applied trombone

Alison Read – applied harp

Bonnie Riddle – applied handbell

Jerry Samuels – applied jazz piano

Shari Sapinoso – applied piano, piano class

Jim Shannon – applied guitar, guitar class, jazz guitar ensemble

Clinton Sims - applied tuba

James Sims – applied trumpet

Chrystal Stevens – applied french horn

Gil Trythall – musicianship

Gustavo Tolosa – applied piano, musicianship

Keith Umbach – applied percussion, lab band, digital music

Jim Vessels – applied piano, piano class

Andrew Walters – music appreciation

Susan Wyatt – applied voice, voice class, music appreciation

Pam Youngblood – flute ensemble