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Tenure Review Network

As a service to the section, the Midwest Section of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT): Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, & Indiana, has developed this Tenure Review Network comprised of tenured faculty and industry professionals (non-academic) who are willing to be potential promotion & tenure package reviewers for our region’s (and beyond) tenure-track assistant professors and associate professors (those applying for promotion to “full” professor).Faculty applying for tenure and/or promotion, their department chairs, and their deans may refer to this list as an immediate network of colleagues for the promotion and tenure review process.This Tenure Review Network is in its infancy.If you have questions about this network, please contact Chris Hoffman at chofmann@depaul.edu. If you are willing to be a part of this network, please send the following information to Chris Hofmann:

  • Name
  • Rank (associate professor, professor, industry professional)
  • College, University, Company, or Freelance
  • Disciplines which you are qualified to review (may include sub-specialties, ie. Lighting opera)
  • Email address
  • School/business mailing address
  • 50-word bio (optional)

Tenure Review Network Listings

Name: Jeremy Barnett
Rank/Title: Visiting Assistant Professor/Professional
School/Organization: Oakland University
Discipline: Scenic Designer
Contact: Barnett@oakland.edu
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Oakland University
504 Varner Hall
Rochester, MI 48309
Bio/Experience: http://www.oakland.edu/?id=19090&sid=385

Name: Mary M. Black
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Millikin University
Discipline: Technical Director
Contact: mblack@millikin.edu
Bio/Experience:

Name: Paul J. Brunner
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Indiana University-Bloomington
Discipline: Technical Direction, Theatre Technology, Produciton Management
Contact: pbrunner@indiana.edu
Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance
Indiana University-Bloomington
275 North Jordan Ave, A300
Bloomington, IN 47405
Bio/Experience: http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/people/bio/pBrunner.shtml

Name: Ryan Bundy
Rank/Title: Professional
School/Organization: Intelligent Lighting Creations
Discipline: Senior Account Executive
Contact: ryan@intelligentlighting.com
Intelligent Lighting Creations
2461 East Oakton Street
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Bio/Experience: http://intelligentlighting.com/about/aboutus.html

Name: L. Jean Burch
Rank/Title: Project Manager
School/Organization: Chicago Scenic Studios
Discipline: Project Manager
Contact: jburch@chicagoscenic.com
1315 N. North Branch St.
Chicago, IL 60642
Bio/Experience:

Name: Ann Marie Demling
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: Brenau University
Discipline: Profesor of Theatre Appreciation, Dramatic Literature, Theatre History, Directing
Contact: ademling@brenau.edu
Department of Theatre
Brenau University
500 Washington St. S.E.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Bio/Experience: Earned a B.A. in English and M.A. in Theatre from Oklahoma State University and a Ph.d. in Theatre from Louisiana State University.  She has taught various theatre courses and been director and chair of theatre programs in Montana and Georgia.  She has been at Brenau University since 1992, where she currently serves as program chair.  She has directed various plays at the university level, the most recent being Antigone for the Gainesville Theatre Alliance Repertory Company, which performed the play in secondary schools in the Northeast Georgia region.  She lives with her sister and three cats and one dog.

Name: Kirk A. Domer
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Michigan State University
Discipline: Scene Design, Projections/Video Design
Contact: domer@msu.edu
Department of Theatre
Michigan State University
113 Auditorium
East Lansing, MI 48824
Bio/Experience:

Name: Mary Carol “M.C.” Friedrich
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: Michigan Technological University
Discipline: Professor of Lighting, Costume, Technical Direction, Scenic
Contact: mcfriedr@mtu.edu
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Bio/Experience: http://www.mtu.edu/vpa/department/faculty/friedrich/

Name: Trish Hausmann
Rank/Title: Professional Staff
School/Organization: Indiana University-Bloomington
Discipline: House Manager & Patron Services Coordinator
Contact: pjhausma@indiana.edu|
Department of Theatre & Drama
Indiana University-Bloomington
275 North Jordan Ave, A300U
Bloomington, IN 47405
Bio/Experience: http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/people/bio/tHausmann.shtml

Name: Roy Hoglund
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Discipline: Scene & Lighting Designer
Contact: hoglund@uwosh.edu
Theatre Department
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Bio/Experience: Degrees: MFA Univ. of Washington, BA UW Oshkosh. Courses: Design Studio (Scenery), Design Skills, Hist. of Styles, Stage Craft, Stage Management, Painting and Dyeing for the Theatre, History of Styles (study abroad London and Paris). Recent Productions: Scene designs for The Importance of Being Earnest, The Boys Next Door, My Soldiers, Censored on Final Approach. Technical Direction.

Name: Linda Janosko
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Indiana State University
Discipline: Scenic Design, Scenic Painting & Properties
Contact: linda.janosko@indstate.edu
Theater Department
Indiana State University
200 North Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Bio/Experience: http://www.indstate.edu/theater/LindaJanosko.html

Name: Karen M. Kangas-Preston
Rank/Title: Instructor/Professor
School/Organization: Michigan State University
Discipline: Costume Shop Supervisor / Costume Designer
Contact: kangaspr@msu.com
Department of Theatre
Michigan State University
149 Auditorium
East Lansing, MI 48824
Bio/Experience: https://www.msu.edu/~kangaspr/index.html

Name: Shane Kelly
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: DePaul University
Discipline: Head of Theatre Technology Program, Chair of Design and Technology Programs
Contact: skelly19@depaul.edu
The Theatre School
DePaul University
2350 N Racine Ave
Chicgao, IL 60614
Bio/Experience: http://theatre.depaul.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/design-technology-staff/Pages/shane-kelly.aspx

Name: Ann Kessler
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: Valparaiso University
Discipline: Costume Design, Costume Technology
Contact: kessler@valpo.edu
Valparaiso University
Center for the Arts
1709 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Bio/Experience: A professor of theatre and holds a MFA in Design from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Professor Kessler is also the Supervisor of the Costume Studio and Director of the Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble. She has been designing costumes for the Department of Theatre since joining the department in 1996. http://www.annkessler.com/index2.php#!/HOME

Name: David Krajec
Rank/Title: Professional
School/Organization: Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc.
Discipline: Systems Sales Specialist
Contact: dkrajec@mainstage.com
Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc
129 W. Pittsburgh Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Bio/Experience:

Name: Debra Krajec
Rank/Title: Artistic Associate Professor
School/Organization: Marquette University
Discipline: Costume Designer/Director
Contact: debra.krajec@marquette.edu
Department of Performing Arts Diederich College of Communication
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Bio/Experience: http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Krajec.aspx

Name: Michael McNamara
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Purdue University
Discipline: Ligthing Design
Contact: mmcnamara@purdue.edu
Department of Theatre
552 W. Wood St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Bio/Experience: Michael has been the head of lighting at Purdue since 2007. He is a freelance lighting designer in Chicago where he won the 2012 Jeff Award for Outstanding Lighting Design – Midsize Venue. Associate design work in opera has led him from San Diego to Tel Aviv and many locales in between. He is the co-author of Designing with Light along with original author J. Michael Gillette. www.mcnamaralighting.com

Name: Wendy J. Meaden
Rank/Title: Associate Professor of Theatre
School/Organization: Butler University
Discipline: Costume Designer
Contact: wmeaden@butler.edu
Department of Theatre
Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Bio/Experience: http://www.butler.edu/theatre/bios/wendy-meaden/

Name: Ronald Naversen
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: Souther Illinois University – Carbondale
Discipline: Director of Graduate Studies
Contact: rnav@siu.edu
Department of Theatre
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1100 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Bio/Experience: http://www.ronaldnaversen.com/

Name: Shelby Newport
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: University of Michigan-Flint
Discipline: Costume Designer Director of International and Global Studies
Contact: snewport@umflint.edu
Department of Theatre and Dance
303 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48502
Bio/Experience:

Name: Gary G. Olsen
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Discipline: Professor of Lighting Design (including Dance), Scenic Design, Technical Direction
Contact: golsen@uwsp.edu
Department of Theatre and Dance
1800 Portage St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Bio/Experience: Olsen bio

Name: David E. Patrick
Rank/Title: Chairperson and Professor
School/Organization: Western Illinois University
Discipline: Chair, Professor of Scenic, Lighting and Costume Design
Contact: de-patrick@wiu.edu
Department of Theatre and Dance
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455
Bio/Experience: Teaching experience: currently in my 37th year of higher ed teaching and administration; have taught scenic and lighting design, drafting, scene painting, Decor, Theatre Organization and Management, Intro to Theatre, Play Analysis.  Design experience in scenery, lighting, and a few costume designs,  along with technical direction.

Name: Linda Pisano
Rank/Title: Professor
School/Organization: Indiana University-Bloomington
Discipline: Costume Design/Costume Production (Theatre, Opera, Ballet, Contemporary Dance)
Contact: lpisano@indiana.edu
Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance
Indiana University-Bloomington
275 North Jordan Ave, A300
Bloomington, IN 47405
Bio/Experience: http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/people/bio/lPisano.shtml

Name: Christopher Plummer
Rank/Title: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Michigan Technological University
Discipline: Sound Design & Audio Technology
Contact: cplummer@mtu.edu
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Bio/Experience: http://www.mtu.edu/vpa/department/faculty/plummer/

Name: Matthew Tibbs
Rank/Title:
School/Organization: Ball State University
Discipline:
Contact: mdtibbs@bsu.edu
Bio/Experience:

Name: Catherine Zublin
Rank/Title: Associate Dean & Professor of Theatre
School/Organization: Weber State University
Discipline: Associate Dean
Contact: czublin@weber.edu
Performing Arts College of Arts & Humanities
Weber State University
1904 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408
Bio/Experience: Costume design, costume history, stage makeup.