Staff for the Community School of the Arts

The Community School of the Arts hires talented musicians, artists, craftspeople, and APSU Faculty with a passion for teaching and a desire to share the arts with students of all ages.

To inquire about teaching opportunities, please Click Here. 

Administration:

Matthew Burns - Coordinator

Visual Arts:

Tim Pafford - Watercolors, Drawing, Oils, Pastels
Susan McGolrick - Art for Children/Teens
Patrick Green - Beginning Ceramics
Melody Shipley - Advanced Ceramics
Rachel Gresham - Summer Art Camps 

Arts and Crafts:

Rachel Ison - Jewelry Making
Patty Davis - Flower Arranging
Charlene Allen-Dowdy - Scrapbooking
Susan McGolrick - Basket Weaving 

Photography/Graphic Design:

Lois Jones - Digital SLR Photography
Jennifer Ford - Mobile Device Photography
David W. Shelton - Web Design, Computer Graphics, Photoshop, Intro to Digital Photography

Dance:

Dasha Smith - Parent and Me, Dance Levels One and Two
Marcus Hayes - All About Dance, Latin Dance
Margaret Rennerfeldt - Ballet, Reading Readiness

Writing:

Wesley Hall - Comic Writing
Quincy Rhoads - Creative Writing

Theater:

Edd Garcia - Theater for Children, Improvisation
Marlaina Seay - Theater for Teens, Stagecraft, Lighting, Costumes, Set Design 

Music (Individual Instruction):

Piano:

Carolyn Bunger
Veronica Stem
Dora Podkovyroff-Lewis
Stacie Robbins
Justin Fitch
Zach Thompson
Anne Marie Padelford
Anne Glass (audition only)* 

Strings:

Robin Eckert - violin
Lindsey Smith Trostle - cello
Emily Crane - violin (audition only)*
Eli Lara - cello (audition only)*

Guitar:

Zach Lee
Seth Amick
Brandon Gregory
Christopher Groves 

Woodwinds:

Daniel Mason - bassoon
Rachel Peters - flute
Megan Kuhns - clarinet
Jeanette Zyko - double reeds (audition only)*
Lisa Read Wolynec - flute (audition only)*

Brass:

Joshua Underwood - trombone
Daniel Milner - horn
Michael Ritter - trumpet 

Percussion:

Carlos Johnson - all percussion
Brandon Gregory - drum set

Voice:

Veronica Stem
Zach Thompson
Thomas King (audition only)*

Music Ensembles:

Kortney Knight and Whitney Swallows - Youth Chorus and Percussion Ensemble 
Simone Parker - Grace Note Youth String Orchestra

*Select members of the APSU Music Department Faculty offer individual music lessons through the Community School by audition only. Students in high school and possible aspiring music majors are given priority.