Faculty and Staff

Jay S. Gephart

Professor

Al G. Wright Chair of Bands

jsgephart@purdue.edu

Matthew R. Conaway

Professor

Director of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band

conaway@purdue.edu

Dr. Pamela J. Nave

Associate Professor

Director of Percussion

pjnave@purdue.edu

Adam Bodony

Associate Professor

Director of Orchestras

abodony@purdue.edu

Bethany Robinson

Clinical Assistant Professor

Director of Jazz Bands

berobins@purdue.edu

Jarrard Harris

Clinical Assistant Professor

harri888@purdue.edu

Dr. David Blon

Clinical Assistant Professor

dblon@purdue.edu

Dr. Lucas Petersen

Clinical Assistant Professor

lhpeters@purdue.edu

Douglas Fletcher

Director of Operations

drfletch@purdue.edu

Jeff Parthun

Visiting Instructor, Orchestra

jparthun@purdue.edu

Esther Kirgiss

Director of External Relations

ekirgiss@purdue.edu

Caitlin Cotten

Manager of Recruitment and Student Success

caitlin@purdue.edu

Humza Nasir

Multimedia Designer

nasirh@purdue.edu

Kim Delks

Business Assistant

Susan Lipscomb

Senior Administrative Assistant

selipsco@purdue.edu

Morgan Loetz

Director of Auxiliaries and Twirling Coach

Assistant Director of Operations

masher@purdue.edu

Natalie Hess

Golduster Dance Team Coach

hess85@purdue.edu

Jef Furr

Golden Silks Color Guard and Winter Guard Coach

furrj@purdue.edu

Amy Brandfonbrener

Chamber Music Instructor