Leadership & Staff

Department Leadership

Name & Position	Contact
Mathew LeFebvre Department Chair	550F Rarig Center 612-625-5398 lefeb001@umn.edu
Sonali Pahwa Director of Graduate Studies	550A Rarig Center 612-301-3917 pahwa007@umn.edu
Carl Flink Program Director, Dance	111A Barker Center 612-625-6992 flink003@umn.edu
Aaron Todd Douglas Program Director, UMN/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program	580J Rarig Center dougl469@umn.edu
Marcus Dilliard Head of Design & Technology	580B Rarig Center 612-625-6799 dilli008@umn.edu
L uverne Seifert Head of BA Theatre Performance	510C Rarig Center 612-624-0269 seife014@umn.edu
Sonja Kuftinec Head of History & Literature Millie Reid Department Administrator	550E Rarig Center 612-626-9238 kufti001@umn.edu 580C Rarig Center 612-624-1581 volkm003@umn.edu

Administrative Staff

Name & Position	Contact
Emily A. Grodzik Theatre Office Manager & Graduate Program Coordinator	110 Rarig Center 612-625-6699 grodz002@umn.edu
Qiuxia Welch Marketing & Communications/Front of House Director	120A Rarig Center 612-625-5380 huxx0071@umn.edu
Nora Jenneman Dance Program Coordinator and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Dance	204 Barker Center 612-624-4008 jenne011@umn.edu
Deborah Pearson UMN/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program Assistant	580H Rarig Center 612-625-7461 pears496@umn.edu
Andrea Reynolds Executive and Administrative Office Specialist	111 Barker Center 612-626-7323 areynold@umn.edu
Katie Willer Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies for Theatre Arts	580E Rarig Center 612-624-9183 will0962@umn.edu

Dance Musicians

Name	Contact
Joel Arpin Musician	arpin002@umn.edu
Andrew Bocher Musician	abocher@umn.edu
Yan Pang Clark Musician	pangx106@umn.edu
Marya Hart Musician	hartx059@umn.edu
Taji M Hill Musician	hill0238@umn.edu
Eric Jensen Musician	jense040@umn.edu
Michelle Kinney Coordinator Musician in Residence	206 Barker Center 612-626-9848 kinne121@umn.edu
Timothy O'Keefe Musician	tdokeefe@umn.edu
Joseph Strachan Musician	stra0638@umn.edu
Bruce Wintervold Musician	winte008@umn.edu
Ahanti Young Musician	ayoung@umn.edu

Design & Technology Staff

Name	Contact
Jason Allyn-Schwerin Technical Director	130 Rarig Center 612-625-3872 schw0393@umn.edu
Susan Binder-Pettigrew Costume Shop Supervisor	230 Rarig Center 612-625-8311 binde001@umn.edu
Mike Grogan Barker Technical Coordinator	115 Barker Center 612-625-3978 groga001@umn.edu
William Healey Lighting Supervisor	328 Rarig Center 612-626-7357 wphealey@umn.edu
Zeb Hults Assistant Technical Director	130 Rarig Center zrhults@umn.edu
Montana Johnson Audio Media Supervisor	506A Rarig Center 612-626-2472 john2081@umn.edu
Christine Swartwout Production Stage Manager	110A Rarig Center 612-625-6819 swart073@umn.edu

Vanessa Healey Production Manager	580A Rarig Center 612-625-1052 vhealey@umn.edu