ADMINISTRATION
Kenneth Martin
Artistic Director,
Department Head
kmartin@utk.edu
Tom Cervone
Managing Director
tcervone@utk.edu
Katie Lupica
Associate Artistic Director
Assistant Professor, Directing
klupica@utk.edu
Tara Halstead
Business Manager
thalstea@utk.edu
Mindy Cooper
Marketing and
Communications Director
mcoope12@utk.edu
Shelly Payne
External Relations Manager
spayne15@utk.edu
Vickie Carter
General Manager
vcarter8@utk.edu
Le Anna Jacobson
Accounting Specialist
ljacob12@utk.edu
Emily Pope
Administrative Specialist
epope7@utk.edu
Hana Sherman
Grants, Education,
and Outreach Manager
hsherma1@utk.edu
Julie Summers
Graphic Designer and
Communications Specialist
jsummer4@utk.edu
Mark Spurlock
IT Specialist
spurlock@utk.edu
Sarah Burton
Manager of Ticketing and Sales
sburton2@utk.edu
David Ratliff
Audience Experience Manager
dratlif2@utk.edu
Brittany Spencer
Box Office Manager
bspenc11@utk.edu
Savannah Smith
House Manager / Assistant Box Office Manager
gyf178@vols.utk.edu
PRODUCTION
Susan L. McMillan
Production Manager
smcmill9@utk.edu
Phyllis Belanger
Rental Coordinator,
Assistant Production Manager
pbelange@utk.edu
Patrick Lanczki
Production Stage Manager
planczki@utk.edu
Melissa Caldwell-Weddig
Costume Shop Manager
mcaldwe6@utk.edu
Kyle Schellinger
Cutter/Draper
kschelli@utk.edu
Elizabeth Aaron
Costumer
eaaron@utk.edu
Amber Williams
Costumer
awill113@utk.edu
Travis Gaboda
Electrics Shop Manager
jfogarty@utk.edu
Jon Mohrman
Lead Electrician
jmohrman@utk.edu
Jason Fogarty
Technical Director
jfogarty@utk.edu
George Hairston
Assistant Technical Director
ghairsto@utk.edu
Jerry D. Winkle
Lead Carpenter
jwinkle2@utk.edu
Kyle L. Hooks
Senior Carpenter
khooks2@utk.edu
Isabel Isaac
Scenic Charge Artist
iisaac@utk.edu
Christy Fogarty
Prop Supervisor
cfogarty@utk.edu
Sarah Goboda
Lead Properties Artisan
sgaboda@utk.edu
Chris Walters
Sound and Video Manager
cwalte23@utk.edu
FACULTY
Casey Sams
Professor, Movement
& Musical Theatre
Associate Department Head
jsams1@utk.edu
Kenton Yeager
Lighting Design Professor,
Head of Graduate Studies
kyeager2@utk.edu
Jed Diamond
Associate Professor, Acting
jdiamond@utk.edu
Gina Di Salvo
Associate Professor, Theatre History and Dramaturgy
gdisalvo@utk.edu
Joe Payne
Professor,
Sound and Media Design
joepayne@utk.edu
Jeb Burris
Assistant Professor, Movement
jburris7@utk.edu
Kathryn Cunningham
Assistant Professor, Voice and Speech, Head of Acting
kcunni12@utk.edu
Shinnerrie Jackson
Assistant Professor, Acting
sjacks22@utk.edu
Katie Lupica
Assistant Professor, Directing
Associate Artistic Director
klupica@utk.edu
Lauren T. Roark
Associate Professor,
Costume Design, Head of Design
lroark2@utk.edu
Neno Russell
Assistant Professor,
Costume Technology
nrussel9@utk.edu
David Brian Alley
Teaching Professor in Acting, Director of Undergraduate Studies
dalley@utk.edu
Terry D. Alford
Teaching Professor in Music Theatre
tsilvera@utk.edu
David Crawford
Voice Lecturer
dcrawf18@utk.edu
Steve Sherman
Acting Lecturer
ssherma4@utk.edu
Terry Weber
Acting, Voice Lecturer
tweber@utk.edu
Laura Beth Wells
Acting Lecturer
lwells10@uthsc.edu