Staff Directory
Administration + Staff
Please select the office you would like to contact from the list below.
General Inquiries
203 432-1965
yalemusic.info@yale.edu
Office of the Dean
Robert Blocker
The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music
Stefanie Parkyn
Senior Executive Assistant to the Dean & Chief of Staff
203 432-4160
Fallon Colavolpe
Senior Administrative Assistant
203 432-1965
Fax 203 432-737
Office of the Deputy Dean
Office of the Associate Dean
Michael Yaffe
Associate Dean
Rachel Glodo
Assistant to the Associate Dean
203 432-6045
Fax 203 432-7542
Admissions
Donna Yoo
Director of Admissions
Megan Doran
Coordinator
203 432-4155
Fax 203 432-7448
gradmusic.admissions@yale.edu
Alumni Affairs
Business Office
Patricia Torello
Business Manager
203 432-9244
Chuck Stupakevich
Senior Financial Analyst
203 432-8802
JaQuay Black
Financial Assistant
203 432-3832
Career Strategies
Astrid Baumgardner
Coordinator
203 432-7732
Center for Studies in Music Technology
Jack Vees
Director
203 432-4164
Collection of Musical Instruments
William Purvis
Director
Susan E. Thompson
Curator
Christina Linsenmeyer
Associate Curator
203 432-0822
musinst@yale.edu
Communications
Katie Kelley
Director of Communications
203 432-0893
David Brensilver
Communications Officer
203 432-1222
Jenny Reed
Design Manager
203 436-4928
Travis Wurges
Video Producer
203 432-7272
Concert Office
Krista Johnson
Manager
203 432-4159
Kate Gonzales
Box Office & Concert Programs
203 432-4397
Box Office
203 432-4158
Fax 203 432-7542
concerts@yale.edu
Development
Katherine Darr
Director
203 432-2208
Media Production
Music in Schools Initiative
Rubén Rodríguez
Director of Music in Schools Initiative, New Haven
Esther Woo
Administrative Assistant
203 432-5033
musicinschools@yale.edu
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music
Melvin Chen
Director
James Nelson
General Manager
Deanne Chin
Associate Manager
Benjamin Schaeffer
Associate Administrator
203 432-1966 (September–May)
860 542-3000 (June–August)
Operations
Tara Deming
Manager
203 432-4142
Christopher Melillo
Assistant Manager
203 432-8098
Dionne James
Operations Assistant
Fax 203 432-754
Yale Philharmonia + New Music New Haven
Peter Oundjian
Principal Conductor, Yale Philharmonia
Aaron Jay Kernis
Artistic Director, NMNH
Jeff Mistri
Manager, Yale Philharmonia & NMNH
203 432-1978
Fax 203 432-7542
Piano Curators
William Harold
Associate Curator
Brian Daley
Associate Curator
Robert Crowson
Associate Curator
203 432-4163
Student Services
Suzanne Stringer
Director of Student Services
Kellie Wood
Senior Administrative Assistant
203 432-4151
Fax 203 432-7448
Technological Support
Greg Johnson
Desktop Support Specialist
Yale Opera
Doris Yarick-Cross
Artistic Director, Yale Opera
Erika Niemi Heltzel
Manager
203 432-2690
Mailing Address
Please send all materials to our mailing address unless you are using a private courier such as FedEx, UPS, or DHL.
Mailing Address
Yale School of Music
PO Box 208246
New Haven, CT
06520-8246
FedEx, UPS, or DHL
Yale School of Music
98 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
