Rutgers Community Arts
Faculty & Staff
Over 85% of Rutgers Community Arts faculty are collegiate faculty, current graduate students, or alumni of the Mason Gross School of the Arts community, offering a personal connection to the state’s leading arts conservatory for students of all ages. Top New Jersey teaching artists with decades of combined experience round out our roster.
Administrative Team
Academic Year Faculty
Maureen Hurd
Associate Director
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Jonathan Spitz
Head of Strings; Rutgers University String Ensemble; Associate Professor, Cello
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Summer Faculty
Julia Baumanis
Associate Director of University Bands
Assistant Professor, Music Education and Conducting
Assistant Professor, Music Education and Conducting
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Todd Nichols
Director of University Bands and Athletic Bands; Associate Professor, Conducting
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Jonathan Spitz
Head of Strings; Rutgers University String Ensemble; Associate Professor, Cello
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Marc J. Stasio
Coordinator of Jazz Studies
Assistant Teaching Professor
Assistant Teaching Professor
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Kayla Kim Votapek
Associate Director for Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory
Community Arts