Where do CFA students go after graduation? Our graduates are shaping the creative landscape across the globe. From gallery walls to theatre stages, from design studios to nonprofit institutions, our alumni continue to make their mark and inspire new generations of artists.
Top image: Eight UK Opera Theatre alumni performed together in The Metropolitan Opera's "Porgy and Bess"
Kim Baker, BA Arts Administration - President and CEO, Kentucky Performing Arts
Amy Connell, '18 BA Arts Administration, Theater Minor - Ticket Operations Manager, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
Nick Covault, '09 BA Arts Administration, BM Music Performance, voice - VP of Education and Community, KY Performing Arts, Louisville, KY
Navji Dixon '20 MA Arts Administration, '18 BA Theatre - Actor, Marketing and Public Relations
Destyni Green, '23 MA, Arts Administration - Doctoral student in the Department of Arts Administration, Art Center Coordinator at the Orange Art Center in Pepper Pike, OH
Elizabeth Greenfield, '12 BA, Arts Administration, Theatre and Communications minors - Director of Communications for The Public Theatre, New York, NY
Treysia Jackson '17 BA Arts Administration, BA Vocal Performance - Education Enrichment Manager, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN
Taylor Jewell '22 MA Arts Administration - Marketing and Ticketing, Singletary Center for the Arts
Logan McDonald, '20 BA Arts Administration - Assistant Company Manager, Broadway's "Death Becomes Her"
Key'mon W. Murrah, '17 BA Arts Administration, vocal performance minor - Countertenor
Nicholas Ramsey, '12 BA Music Education, '16 MA Arts Administration - Artist Relations Coordinator, Yamaha Corporation of America
Erin Reed, '19 BA Arts Administration, Minor in Theatre/Digital Media Design - University Coordinator, Social Media and Communications Administrator, Fellowship for Performing Arts, New York, NY
Melanie Turner, '00 BA, Theatre, '17 MA, Arts Administration - Lecturer, Department of Arts Administration
Ally VerSteegh, '19 BA Arts Administration, Minor in Trumpet Performance - Special Events Association, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Tara Weathers, '18 BA Arts Administration - Marketplace Support Coordinator, Artsy, New York, NY
Dylan Wood, '15 MA Arts Administration - Director of Alumni Relations, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Jenny Zeller, '95 BA, Arts Administration - Arts in Nature Curator, Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Brianna Armstrong, '20 BFA Art Studio - Multimedia Fiber and Textile Artist, Lexington, KY
Mya Grace Bevis, '21 BS Digital Media Design, BA Arts Administration - Graphic Designer/Brand Management, Roaring Lambs Social, Chattanooga, TN
Dr. Chelsea Brislin, '11 BA Art History, MA NYU Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Thought, PhD English Literature - Associate Director, UK Gaines Center for the Humanities, Lexington, KY
Amalia Galdona Broche, '21 MFA Art Studio - Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Studio and Interdisciplinary Sculpture, Millsaps College in Mississippi
Taylor Davis, '18, BFA Art Studio - Small Business Owner and Advertising Specialist, Lexington, KY
Leslie Doyle, '09 MFA Art Studio MFA - lecturer, Indiana University Southeast
Theo Edmonds, '13 MFA Art Studio - Associate Dean, Transdisciplinary Research and Innovation, University of Colorado Denver
Jonathan Forrence, '12 MFA Art Studio - Park Manager and Artist-In-Residence at the Josephine Sculpture Park, Frankfort, KY
Lizz Hamilton, ‘19 MFA Art Studio - visual arts teacher, Idyllwild Arts Academy, California
Sam Hensley '19 BFA Art Studio - Visual Artist, Louisville, KY
Sydney Mullins, '20 BA, Art History and Visual Studies, '23, MFA Curatorial Studies - Currently serving as a Visitor Experience Representative at the Seattle Art Museum
Courtney Ballard, '01 BA, Art Studio - Multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Elizabethtown, KY
Natalie Baxter, '12 MFA, Art Studio - Soft Sculpture and Textile Artist, New York
Monica d. Church, '93 MFA Painting - Abstract Artist, Hudson Valley, NY
Colleen Toutant Merrill, '14 MFA Art Studio - Associate Professor of Art, Coordinator of Art, Folklore, Music, and Philosophy, Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Monica Sanders, '19 BA Digital Media Design, Minor in Communications - Safety Communications Analyst, Toyota North America, Georgetown, KY
Natasha Sommerville, '11 MFA Art Studio - faculty, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University, South Bend
Julia Meyer, '21 BS Digital Media Design, BA Integrated Strategic Communication - Creative Coordinator, PepperPointe Partnerships, Lexington, KY
Eddie Justice, '18 BS Digital Media Design - Athletics Photographer, University of Kentucky
Meredith Matia, '18 BS Digital Media Design, BA Art Studio, Minor in Art History - Senior Graphic Designer, Vox Media, New York, NY
April J. Wright, ‘20 MFA Art Studio - Lecturer, Frostburg State University, Maryland
Dr. Lee Allen, '5 BM Music Education, MM and PhD, University of Southern CA, Thornton School of Music - Trombone - Resident Faculty, Trombone, The Tianjin Juiliard School, Tianjin, Binhai, China
John-Morgan Bush '09 BM Music Performance, BM Music Education - Director of Lifelong Learning, The Juiliard School, New York, NY
Emily Durocher DMA Candidate - Percussionist/Educator, Houston, TX
Frank Eychaner, '09 DMA Choral Conducting - Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, University of Central Arkansas
Holly Flack, '12 MM in Voice - Coloratura Soprano
Matthew Geiger, '17 BM, Music Performance and BA Mathematics, Spanish minor - Assistant Professor in Percussion, UK School of Music
Julie Lastinger '81 BM Violin Performance, MA Violin Performance (U of Iowa) - Principal Violinist, Lexington Philharmonic, Lexington Chamber Orchestra
Ben Geyer, '16 PhD in Music Theory - Associate Professor of Music Theory, Director of Jazz Studies, University of West Georgia, Carrolton, GA
Henry Huhtulag '18 BA Music Performance - Lead Singer Eguna Band, China
Clinton Linkmeter, DMA student ABD - instructor of trumpet at Eastern Mennonitte University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Second Trumpet, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra
Felipe Vargas Magdaleno, '23 DMA, Guitar Performance - Lecture of Music, guitar, State University of New York at Fredonia
Carrie Matheny '21 MM Flute Performance - Educator, musician, Lexington, KY
Zackery Morris '18 DMA Voice and Opera, '15 MM Vocal Performance - Academic Advisor, UK College of Fine Arts
Seth Morris '07 BM Flute, BM Music Education - Principal Flute, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY
Dr. Colby J. Norton, '09 BM, Music Performance - Assistant Professor in Music Theory, Applied Brass, and Director of Bands, Berea College
Wagner Mauricio Pastor '23 DMA Vocal Performance - Tenor, Heartland Sings, Fort Wayne, IN
Ron Pen, '87 PhD - Professor Emeritus
Michael Preacely, '13 MM in Voice, '21 DMA - Baritone, Lecturer in Music Performance, UK School of Music
Jacyln Randazzo, '18 MM Vocal Performance - Manager of School Programs and Curriculum Instruction, The Metropolitan Opera Guild, New York, NY
Melissa DeCarlo Recknor, '09 BM Music Education, MA Appalachian State University - Director of Advising, Surry Community College, Dobson, NC, Vice Chair, NC Community College Advising Association
Howard Don Reda '68 BA Music - Musician
Harold Sherman, '19 MM Composition - Musician
Dr. Steven Siegel, '17 DMA Trumpet Performance - Assistant Professor of Music, Trumpet, Director of Bands, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Dr. Stacy Simpson, '16 DMA Trumpet Performance - Professor of Trumpet, Coordinator of Chamber Music, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
Dr. Marisa Youngs, '18 DMA Trumpet Performance - Professor of Trumpet and Music Theory, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Chloe Abott '20 BA Theatre, vocal performance minor - Professional sprinter for On Running, Los Angeles, CA, Recording Artist
Lacresha Berry, '04, BA Theatre - Performing artist/poet/writer/educator, New York, NY
Meredith F. Crutcher, '21 BA Theatre - Actor/Director
Wren Durstock, '20 BA Theatre, Minor in Media Arts and Studies - Educational Theatre Master's Student at NY Steinhardt, New York, NY
Patrick Elliott Garr '17 BA Theatre, Dance minor - Hamilton Angelica Tour, Performance Coach
Jeremy L. Gillett '11 BA Theatre - Assistant Professor, UK Department of Theatre and Dance
Bryan Haydon, '12 BA English and Theatre, '17, MS Higher Education - Student Advisor, UK College of Fine Arts
Angel Laketa Moore '02 BA Theatre, '15 MA Arts Administration - Actor/Writer/Host/Comedian, Los Angeles, CA
Emannuel "Manny" Thurman '11 BFA Theatre - Ballroom dance instructor, Chef, Lexington, KY
Alumni, we want to hear from you. We'd like to know about your current work, recognitions, achievements, and how your education at CFA shaped your career.
