Faculty and Staff

Cera Babb

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B51 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4078
Email: cera.babb@uwrf.edu 

• Chamber Singers
• Choral Pedagogy
• Concert Choir
• Conducting I
• Conducting Lessons
• Treble Choir
• Vocal Pedagogy

Thomas Barnett

Professor of Music

Office: B58 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4026
Email: thomas.barnett@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Trumpet
• Marching Band Methods
• Marching Falcons
• Music Appreciation
• Pep Band

Courtney Bell

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: courtney.bell@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Cello
• Orchestral String Techniques

Lisa Benz

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4395
Email: lisa.benz@uwrf.edu 

• Student Teacher Supervision

Paul Budde

Department Chair, Professor of Music

Office: B46 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-4079
Email: paul.budde@uwrf.edu 

• Elementary Methods - Classroom Music
• Introduction to Music Education
• Rock History

Sean Conway

Dual Academic Credit Program (DACP) - Concurrent Enrollment Instructor, St. Croix Central High School

Email: sean.conway@uwrf.edu

• Music and Movies
• Rock History

Patti Cudd

Distinguished Lecturer of Music

Office: B40 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: patti.cudd@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Percussion
• Contemporary Music Creators and Concepts
• Music Appreciation (Understanding Music)
• New Music Ensemble
• Percussion Ensemble
• Percussion Techniques

James DeVoll

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: james.devoll@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Flute

Deborah Fristad

Lecturer of Music

Office: B52 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: deborah.fristad@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Piano
• Class Piano
• University Community Chorus

Shawn Gudmunsen

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: shawn.gudmunsen@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Voice
• Contemporary Topics in Music Education
• Secondary Methods - Music Performance
• Tenor / Bass Ensemble

Joseph Hagedorn

Lecturer of Music

Office: B49 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3778
Email: joseph.k.hagedorn@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Guitar
• Classroom String Techniques - Guitar and Ukulele
• Guitar Ensemble

Erika Hammerschmidt

Lecturer of Music

Office: B55 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: erika.hammerschmidt@uwrf.edu 

• Applied French Horn

Jenny Hansen

Group Processor

Office: B46 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: s.jenny.hansen@uwrf.edu

Craig Hara

Lecturer of Music

Office: B39 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: craig.hara@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Percussion (Drumset)
• Applied Strings (Bass)
• Applied Trumpet (Jazz)
• History of Jazz
• Jazz Ensemble

Leon Kobayashi

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email:  

• Applied Violin
• St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra

Ivan Konev

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B41 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: ivan.konev@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Piano
• Music History
• Musicianship and Aural Skills
• Piano Ensemble
• Piano Pedagogy

Margret Krasin

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: margret.krasin@uwrf.edu 

• Fine Arts for Elementary Teachers

Ji Young Lee

Lecturer of Music

Office: B53 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: jiyoung.lee-1@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Piano
• Class Piano

Ruth LeMay

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: ruth.lemay@uwrf.edu

• Adaptive Music

Sam Libra

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: samuel.libra@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Organ
• Technology for the Musician

David Milne

Emeritus Professor of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: david.a.l.milne@uwrf.edu 

• Music Business

Michael Min

Lecturer of Music

Office: B53 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183

• Applied Piano

Joshua Neuenschwander

Assistant Professor of Music

Office: B42 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: joshua.neuenschwander@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Conducting
• Lab Ensemble
• Secondary Methods - Music Performance
• Student Teaching Preparatory
• Symphony Band
• Understanding Music
• University Band

Patrick O'Keefe

Lecturer of Music

Office: B54 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3778
Email: patrick.okeefe@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Clarinet / Saxophone
• Introduction to Music Studies
• World Music
• World Music Ensemble

Casey Palbicki

Lecturer of Music

Office: B57 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: casey.palbicki@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Composition
• Composition
• Music and Movies
• Musicianship and Aural Skills
• Video Game Music

Felix Regalado

Lecturer of Music

Office: B55 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: felix.regalado@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba
• Brass Techniques

Beck Rusley

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email:

• Applied Bassoon

Justin Staebell

Lecturer of Music

Office: B56 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: justin.staebell@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Voice
• Diction I: IPA and Italian
• Diction II: German and French

LeAnn Stein

Lecturer of Music

Office: B50 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: leann.stein@uwrf.edu

• Secondary Methods - General Music

Irving Steinberg

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3183
Email: irving.steinberg@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Bass

Carrie Vecchione

Lecturer of Music

Office: B45 Kleinpell Fine Arts
Phone: 715-425-3390
Email: carrie.vecchione@uwrf.edu 

• Applied Oboe