Administration
Andrew Davis
Dean, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
Professor of Music
Andrew Davis is the Founding Dean of the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. He has been on the faculty of the Moores School of Music since 2003. He was previously Director of the Moores School of Music, Director of Graduate Studies in the Moores School of Music and an Associate Dean in the Honors College at the University of Houston. He holds a faculty appointment in the Moores School of Music as a music theorist, and he holds an appointment on the faculty of the Honors College.
Beckham Dossett
Associate Dean
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
BFA, University of Texas at Austin
MFA, Cranbook Academy of Art, Michigan
David Bertman
Associate Dean for Special Initiatives
Director of Bands
Associate Professor of Music
David Bertman, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands, Cheer and Dance plays a huge and very public role at the University of Houston. Overseeing more than 450 students makes him a roving ambassador on campus and in the Houston community. He is the conductor of the Moores School of Music Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, and he teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting and assists in the coordination of the wind studies program. Bertman is co-author with Eddie Green and John Benzer of the Ensemble Musicianship Series published by Hal Leonard.
Leadership
Courtney Crappell
Director, Moores School of Music
Margaret M. Alkek and Margaret Alkek Williams Endowed Chair
Associate Professor of Piano & Piano Pedagogy
Karen Farber
Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Fleurette Fernando
Director, M.A. in Arts Leadership Program
David Politzer
Director, School of Art
Associate Professor, Photography / Digital Media
Rob Shimko
Director, School of Theatre & Dance
Executive Director, Houston Shakespeare Festival
Associate Professor, Playwriting/Dramaturgy
Sixto Wagan
Director, Center for Art & Social Engagement
Dean's Office
Ornela Santee
Director, College Business Operations
Office of Marketing and Communications
Tracy Ngo
Graphic Designer
Natalie Thayer
Communications Coordinator
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