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Erik Steighner Lecturer - Saxophone Phone: 253-353-2729 Email: steighev@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 206 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.eriksteighner.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Music and English, University of Puget Sound Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Saxophone Lessons Chamber Music

Ryan Marsh Administrative & Performance Manager Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: marshrl@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Professional Education M.M., Saxophone Performance, New England Conservatory, 2009 B.A./B.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Washington, 2007

Ryan Marsh Administrative & Performance Manager Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: marshrl@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Professional Education M.M., Saxophone Performance, New England Conservatory, 2009 B.A./B.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Washington, 2007

Ron Gerhardstein Associate Professor of Music; Acting Director of Bands Phone: 253-535-7609 Email: gerharrc@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 202A Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Music Education / Associate Director of Bands Washington Music Educators Association, President 2022-2024 Education Ph.D., Music Education, Temple University, 2001 M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Idaho, 1993 B.M.E

Elizabeth C. D. Brown Lecturer - Guitar Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: brownec@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.elizabethcdbrown.com/home.html Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Directs Guitar Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble Directs the PLU Guitar Festival Education B.M., University of Washington B.A., University of Washington Responsibilities Applied Guitar Lessons, Lute Lessons, Teaches Guitar Pedagogy, Guitar and Lute History

Oksana Ezhokina Associate Professor of Music - Piano; Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Phone: 253-535-7604 Email: ejokinoa@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 114 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Video Education D.M.A., Piano Performance, Stony Brook University, 2004 M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1999 B.M., Walla Walla University, 1997 Responsibilities Piano Studies Chair, Applied Piano Lessons, Advanced Keyboarding Lessons

Honors and Distinction in Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, 1999 B.M. with Honors, The College of Wooster, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Applied Trumpet Lessons Teaches Music Theory and Analysis II and III Coaches Chamber Ensembles Member of Lyric Brass Quintet Responsibilities Applied Trumpet lessons, teaches Music Theory and Analysis II and III, coaches Chamber Ensembles, director of the PLU Trumpet Ensemble, member of Lyric Brass Quintet Books Practical Daily Warm-Ups for

Books Environmental Ethics and Uncertainty: Wrestling with Wicked Problems, with Dr. Whitney A. Bauman (Routledge 2019) : View Book The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists (Georgetown University Press 2017) : View Book An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism: Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics co-authored with Kathryn D. Blanchard (Baylor University Press 2014) : View Book Inherited Land: The Changing Grounds of Religion and Ecology co-edited with Dr. Whitney A

Melissa Plagemann Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: plagemmr@plu.edu Office Hours: Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.melissaplagemann.com/ Professional Biography Education M.M., Indiana University B.M., University of Victoria Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography Frequent soloist in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, with groups including Tacoma Opera, Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, Skagit Opera, Kitsap

Craig Rine Lecturer - Clarinet Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: rinecj@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education B.M., Clarinet Performance, Catholic University of America WA State Teaching Certificate, University of Puget Sound Master's Degree Coursework, Educational Technology, City University Responsibilities Applied Clarinet Lessons, Member of Camas Wind Quintet Biography Craig Rine is an Affiliate Artist and Lecturer at Pacific Lutheran