Faculty and Staff

The Bailey School of Music is comprised of over 80 faculty and professional staff members devoted to the development of music education, performance, and scholarship within our students and community. Our faculty is well represented on the rosters of the region's top performing arts organizations, including many in principal and leadership positions with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and The Atlanta Opera.

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Director of bands, David Kehler, with students during Collage dress rehearsal

 

Director

Name
Position

  • Nathan Nabb

    Director of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music and Professor of Music

    nnabb@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Dr. Nathan Nabb is the Director of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music at Kennesaw State University. Previously, he was the Director of the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University and has held teaching positions at Chongqing Normal University, Stephen F. Austin State University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Morehead State University, and the University of Illinois. Dr. Nabb’s students have won competitions both in solo and chamber music settings and have been featured in performances and master classes at North American Saxophone Alliance regional and national conferences. They are now successful performers and educators in high school and university programs around the country.

    Dr. Nabb maintains an active and multifaceted concert schedule with performances in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings, including numerous international engagements at music festivals and conservatories throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. As an orchestral musician, Nathan regularly performs with the St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony, and has also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, IRIS Chamber Orchestra, and more.

    Dr. Nabb was featured as a concerto soloist at the Region IV North American Saxophone Alliance conference and has performed at the World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance, Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, as well as prominent schools of music and saxophone studios throughout the United States, France, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, Greece, Norway, Canada and China.  

    Dr. Nabb received his Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Saxophone Performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Dr. Frederick Hemke and was a two-time winner of the Northwestern University Chamber Music competition.  His bachelor’s degree is from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with Professor Debra Richtmeyer.

    Dr. Nabb proudly endorses D’Addario and Selmer products and performs on D’Addario reeds and Selmer Paris Saxophones.

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Bands

Name
Position

  • Director of Bands and Professor of Music

    dkehler1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2488
    MU 110

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  • Lecturer of Bands and Assistant Director of Bands and Lecturer of Music

    droush2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

  • Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Music

    bmeeks12@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6426
    Brand 101

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Brass

Name
Position

Chamber Music

Name
Position

Choirs

Name
Position

  • Interim Senior Associate Dean in the College of the Arts, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music & Music Education

    lblackwe@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2006
    WB 205

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  • Professor Emeritus of Music

    omoses@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2489
    WA 1092

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  • Assistant Professor of Music

    dpetite@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 104

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  • Interim Director of Choral Activities and Limited Term Assistant Professor of Music

    rfellman@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

Composition and Technology

Name
Position

Jazz

Name
Position

  • Director of Jazz Studies and Senior Lecturer of Saxophone

    sskelton@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7762
    WA 1110

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  • Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Piano

    tjacks80@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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  • Artist in Residence and Part-Time Instructor of Jazz Trumpet

    ropitz@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

    jchesare@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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  • Artisit in Residence in Vocal Jazz and Part-Time Instructor of Vocal Jazz

    kharr276@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    MU 107

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  • Senior Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Jazz Guitar

    cwright1@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2872
    WA 1100

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  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

    wfunderb@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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  • Artist in Residence and Part-Time Instructor of Music

    lweathin@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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  • Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

    mmill132@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

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Music Education

Name
Position

Musicology

Name
Position

Orchestras

Name
Position

  • Director of Orchestral Studies and Associate Professor of Music

    nparke22@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7692
    WB 111B

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  • Associate Professor of Music Education

    nconley2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    MU 112

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Percussion

Name
Position

Piano

Name
Position

Strings

Name
Position

Theory

Name
Position

Voice

Name
Position

Woodwinds

Name
Position

Staff

Name
Position

  • school of music operations manger audra boyd

    Operations Manager, SOM

    aboyd62@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-3072
    PH 112

    Audra Boyd joined the Bailey School of Music as Operations Manager in January 2021. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education where she studied violin with Dr. Michael Heald. She has a Master of Instructional Design and Technology degree from Georgia State University. She previously taught orchestra in public and private schools in the metro Atlanta area before coming to Kennesaw State University. Audra has been at KSU since 2015 and has previously worked for UITS and the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

  • Office Manager

    bcauthe2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-5571
    WB 111

  • school of music tchnical manager collin derrick

    Technical Manager, School of Music

    cderric3@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2556
    PH 112B

    Collin Derrick has been writing, recording and performing music for over 20 years. From humble beginnings of layering tracks with a dual-tape-deck boombox in his bedroom to playing hundreds of shows across the Southeast to recording/mixing/producing/song writing with independent and major label artists in a variety of genres, Collin has always brought passion and excellence to his work in the music industry. In addition to his work as an engineer, Collin is an accomplished songwriter, producer and educator.

    Collin has a BM from Anderson University and an MFA in Recording Arts Technologies from MTSU. Before assuming the role of Technical Manager for the Bailey Performance Center, he was a professor of audio production for 11 years and built a reputation as a hard but fair instructor who is committed to helping his students achieve success. In his role as professor he oversaw the design and build-out of several studios and classrooms in Atlanta and Houston;  launched an annual Beat Battle competition with multi-platinum and Grammy-winning judges and sponsors like Ableton, Universal Audio and Waves; and developed and designed innovative advising and grading tools.

    Collin lives in Decatur, GA with his wife Amy their two children  Mac and Eveleen.

  • school of music office manager lynn kunkel

    Office Manager

    lkunkel@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2468
    WB 111C

    Lynn Kunkel joined the staff of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music in June of 2021. She graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Voice), in 2007. Lynn has served the KSU community since 2009 in various operational roles in both AV and IT. She is currently working toward a Master of Business Administration degree through the Coles College of Business.

  • communications and outreach manager brooke marier

    Communications and Outreach Manager

    bdorris2@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2557
    PH 112

    Brooke Marier joined the Bailey School of Music as the Communications and Outreach Manager in September 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and New Media with a Minor in Music. She has held several Communications and Marketing roles in the Metro Atlanta area and has a passion for singing. 

  • Assistant Director, Production and Technology

    msouther@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2294
    PH 112

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