UMHB Alumni

Professional Developments, Brief Bios
Contact Information
UMHB Performance/Communication Alumni
                        (and alumni associates)

Justin Golden (UMHB Performance Studies Alumnus) Performs Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew
David Dunlap ((UMHB Theater Alumnus) Directs the Production and Performs Baptista, 10/07

Dr. Diane Howard's Former UMHB Performance Studies/Communication Students-1988-2008
(& other UMHB alumni with whom she has worked or been associated)

writers, editors
website & database managers
talent agents, casting directors
graphic artists, training video producers, filmmakers
audio-visual/media, radio/tv broadcasting, film staff/talent
federal government contract workers, military personnel
instructors, teachers, presenters, professors, administrators
church communication specialists, missionaries, youth ministers, pastors
communication, stage, marketing, sales, advertising, pr specialists/talent
nurses, therapists, lawyers, business owners, lobbyists, business recruiters
camp, youth, drama, music, ministry, medical, social service, political, cruise, directors/talent
union & non-union talent, performance industry talent & employees (inc. Disney Corp.) production directors, producers …

Of the approx. 225 performance/communication alumni and associates below
·        about 40 are teachers (have completed teacher certification in theater and speech either at UMHB or in alternative certification programs)
·        about 40 have completed graduate school or are currently working on graduate education
·        about 40 of have been employed as performing arts talent or staff
·        about 40 have been employed as journalists, pr, communication, business staff/leaders
·        about 25 own/manage businesses
·        about 40 are in ministry or public service fields
·        each has been viably and professionally employed using performance communication training in various fields
·        each has continued with professional development

Aaron Castillo Graduate School, CA castilload2000@hotmail.com	Esther Mallory Leach Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Residential Instructor Texas School for the Visually Impaired Austin, TX eemallory@hotmail.com	Margo DelaGarza Film Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Equal Opp. Performer T CoetTalent margodelagarza@yahoo.com
Adam Carrell Staff- Public Television KNCT Talent- TCoetTalent Austin Film Productions slowtalkintx@yahoo.com	Farrah Davis Dunaway Lit/Autobio Performer Cheerleader Coach, UMHB fdunaway@etbu	Mark Arrazola Voice-Over Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Belton Area Chamber of Commerce, TX Director of Program Development crufoo@hotmail.com
Aimee Michaels Lit/Autobio Performer Former Intern- Kay Bailey Hutchinson Currently with Baselice and Associates Political and Opinion Research Firm Austin, TX aimeemichels@hotmail.com	GayLynn Gryseels Kurtz Stage Talent Registered Nurse ICU Olin Teague Vet. Center glg19@hotmail.com	Marianna Lugo Cancel T CoetTalent Film Host for Salsa TV Lat TV, Channel 17 Austin, TX Graduate School- Tech. Theater Theater Teacher Stage Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Equal Opp. Performer mariannalugocancel@gmail.com
Alisha Osborn Disney Corp. Intern Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent APO, National Honorary Performance Society MSB -Software for Special Education Teachers Rep. Work, Marketing/Sales, Customer Relations, From Austin base travels to provide training bugalet85@aol.com	Ginny Byrd Lit/Autobio Performer Corporate/ Community Relations Salvation Army ginnybyrd@hotmail.com	Mark Howard Lit/Autobio Performer Stage/ Film, Talent/Director Missionary Aviator Pastor of Student Ministries Missions Leader. Ordained Minister Chesapeake Church, Maryland E-Newsletter Work & Missions, Peake Youth http://www.youtube.com/user/markhoward98 mhoward@chesapeakechurch.org http://www.chesapeakechurch.org/ http://www.markandtracy.com/
Amanda Dickinson Lit/Autobio Performer Assistant Vice President Student Lending First National Bank Texas Amanda.Dickinson@1stnb.com	Glenna Roscoe Stage/ Vocal Talent Business Teacher Recording Artist Winner of $10,000 recording session Star of Texas Talent Search San Antonio, TX glennaroscoe@hotmail.com	Matt Crosby Master of Music Assoc. Prof., UMHB mcrosby@umhb.edu
Amber Peterson Lit/Autobio Performer American School, London, UK shelleyrene@yahoo.com	Greg Bradford H. S. Pastor Lake Pointe Church gregb@lakepointe.org	Matt Howard Stage Talent, Artistic Director Lit/Autobio Performer/ Voice-over Talent Senior Search Consultant - Upper Midwest Merritt Hawkins Dallas, TX http://www.merritthawkins.com m-jhoward@prodigy.net
Amy Bawcom, M. A. Stage Talent UMHB Registrar abawcom@umhb.edu	Greg Weghorst Lit/Autobio Performer Sportswriter American Southwest Conference Director of Media Relations greg_weghorst@yahoo.com	Matt Williams Stage Talent Capt.. U. S. Army Battalion S4, Ft. Stewart
Amy Lunde Fuller Theological Seminary amy_lunde@fuller.edu	Heather Roberts Stage Talent, Artistic Director Technical Theatre Staff Vassar Theatre Intern APO, National Honorary Performance Society Grad. School- Theater Ed. Oklahoma umhbshorty@hotmail.com	Matthew Irvine Lit/Autobio Performer Web Developer, IT Manager, Youth Pastor First Baptist Church- Belton, TX Former-Assistant Cruise Director Aboard the ms Zuiderdam http://www.matthewirvine.com mattymattmatt@gmail.com
Amy Thorn Gautreaux Stage Talent Exec. Staff, Hotels/Resorts Cedar Park, TX	Holly Vaughn Stage Talent, Artistic Director Temple Civic Theatre, TX Theatre Arts Teacher Belton Middle School	Matthew Kirkley APO, National Honorary Performance Society Stage Talent Cross Country Group Belton, TX
Amy Winters Linguist, Temple College	Holly Youree Wallace (a former Miss UMHB) Stage Talent Administration & Fund-Raising Olive Crest, Foster Care Agency Seattle, WA holly@jamieandholly.com http://www.jamieandholly.com	Mary Bentley Temple Civic Theatre, TX Stage/Vocal Talent, Artistic Director M.A.- Victorian Lit, Tech. Writing A. P. English Teacher, Salado H. S. mebentley@embarqmail.com
Andrew Rey Stage, Music Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Music Teacher Travis Middle School reyandrew@hotmail.com	Howard Family Vocice-Over/Stage/ Film, Talent/Directing T. Coet Talent Technology, Communication, Ministry Specialists/Consultants/Professors dhoward@vvm.com	Mary Susan McGarr Director- Miss UMHB Pageant Disney Corp. APO, National Honorary Performance Society Teacher- Theater and English UIL Forsensics, One Act Play Holy Trinity Catholic High Temple, TX ms_mcgarr@hotmail.com
Andrew Walters Lit/Autobio Performer Southwestern Bap. Theological Seminary Masters Degree Program Communication with an emphasis in Broadcasting and Second Masters Degree program in Christian School Ed. CIS (Communities In Schools) Morningside Middle School. tandywalters@hotmail.com	Hugo Vera Opera Singer Private Teacher Master's Degree in Voice, U of Michigan Master's Degree in Opera, U of Kansas Completing- doctorate, voice & choral conducting Headed to England to perform in Madama Butterfly hugovera@hotmail.com	Megan Lee Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Temple Civic Theatre, TX Vive Les Arts, TX Graduate Acting Training, SF, CA chloewannabe@yahoo.com
Angel Foster Weir Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Teacher Orphan Care, Adoption Work Private foundation to build community nationally to impact regions facing extreme poverty. Russ Weir, Jamie/Holly Wallace, Sam/Wendy Henry are co-founders. See www.redletterscampaign.com. Bringing orphan care to 1,000+ orphans in Ethiopia during 2009 angelweir@gmail.com	Ivie Baird Christian Singer Nashville, TN	Melinda Grosclose Stage Talent APO, National Honorary Performance Society Theater Teacher First Holland Bank Staff melinda.groseclose@firsthollandbank.com Central TX
Angela Clark Titheridge, M. Ed. Stage Talent Learning Systems Technology Education titherage@sbcglobal.net	Jacquelyn Vance Lambert Lit/Autobio Performer Motivational Speaker/Writer Women's Ministry jacilambert@yahoo.com	Melissa Barrett Tipton Lit/Autobio Performer Public Information Officer Media Liaison, District Publications Midway Independent School District Waco, TX
Angelique Myers Voice-Over Talent Equal Opp. Performer KNCT- Voice Talent Actors Inc. , Houston, Voice-Over Work Represented by Ciao Talent Agency, Austin Clear Channel Radio angelike18@hotmail.com	Jack Bland Voice-Over Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Equal Opp. Performer U.S. Army-Career Counselor Announcer- Military Events Masters Degree Program	Melissa Ledet Dejardins Lit/Autobio Performer Broadcaster, Christian Radio Notes of Praise American Family Radio KBDE 89.9 FM
Angie French M. Div. & Master of Music Minister of Music Kowloon International Baptist Church Hong Kong angfrench@yahoo.com	James Love Stage Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Journalist, Editor, Screenwriter Composer, Independent Fillmmaker Seminary, L.A. Master of Arts in Theology with an emphasis in Worship and the Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary http://www.fuller.edu/admiss/degrees/mat_arts.asp jclbd91778@yahoo.co	Melissa Gonzales, M.S. Performer- African American Lit. Equal Opp. Performer Writer, Editor Faculty, Central Texas College melliseg@earthlink.net
Annah Lamberson Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Drama Ministry English/Drama Teacher Christian Middle & H.S. Richardson, TX Mexican Orphanage Staff Orphanage Staff Aguascalientes, Mexico	James Wise Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Truett Seminary James_Wise@baylor.edu	Merritt McKinnon Johnston Lit/Autobio Performer (a former Miss UMHB) President at SAGE Ministries National Sage Ministries merritt_johnston@yahoo.com
Annette Roby Sims Stage Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Teacher Sparta School Belton ISD	Jamie Gilliland Lit/Autobio Performer Enterprise Company	Michael Fox Voice-Over Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Equal Opp. Performer Theater Instructor, Director, UMHB Artistic Director, Temple Civic Theater CAC, Cameron Theatre Vive Les Arts, TX Voice of Narrator, Apostle John Passover Musical Drama/CD/Radio National Commercial Talent Michael_Fox@texashyd.com
Arlean Lettsome Lit/Autobio Performer Equal Opp. Performer Communication Management	Jamie Wallace Cingular Wireless Security Engineer Enterprise Information Security Department Seattle, WA Private foundation to build community nationally to impact regions facing extreme poverty. Sam/Wendy Henry, Russ/Angel Weir are co-founders. See www.redletterscampaign.com. Bringing orphan care to 1,000+ orphans in Ethiopia during 2009 jamie@jamieandholly.com http://www.jamieandholly.com	Michelle Tabb Marsden, M.A. Stage Talent Special Ed. Teacher/Therapist mlmarsden1969@mac.com
Ashley Stroud Phillips Lit/Autobio Performer Graduate, Fuller Seminary M. A., Cross-Cultural Studies Community Outreach Coordinator, YMCA Pasadena, CA ashleygayle@gmail.com	Jane Boone Lit/Autobio Performer Marketing Director Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX marketing@cacarts.org http://www.cacarts.org/	Miriam Wilson Yauk Stage Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Speech , Theater Arts H.S. Teacher Central TX arayauk@aol.com
Benjamin Tindall Stage Talent Lit/Autobio Performer Intern- Senator John Cornyn Casework Director at U.S. House of Representatives Constituent Service Rep. Kenny Marchant Benjamin.Tindall@mail.house.gov geo_washington@hotmail.com	J.D. Allen Lit/Autobio Performer Youth Pastor- McGregor Truett Seminary	Molly Smith Lit/Autobio Performer Disney Staff/Supervisor Kilaminjaro Safaris in East Africa, Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida mollyannesmith@yahoo.com
Bethany Brown Stage Talent Asst. CPA babrown@mail.umhb.edu	Jason Baird Stage, Music Talent Providence Music Nashville, TN	Natalia Trejo Lit/Autobio Performer Talent- TV, Film, Music, Theater Equal Opportunity Performer DVA Talent; Killeen, TX Vive Les Arts, TX Choir Director, Teacher ESL Staff, Belton School District
Beth Steffy Richards Van Es Stage/Voice Talent Temple Civic Theater, Waco Civic Theater Simmons Media Group On Air, Co-Host, Morning Show, Star 92.9 http://www.vvm.com/~richards JaggyGal@aol.com	Jason Francis, M.A. Stage, Music Talent Licensed Professional Counselor Waco, TX Psychology Faculty, UMHB	Nathan Crews Music/Stage Talent Stock Broker, TD Ameritrade Working on M.A., Southwestern Seminary Dallas, TX jokeslayer_pnc@hotmail.com
Betsi Box Stage/Movement Talent Devotion in Motion jonmark@allenonthe.net	Jason Goings Drama Ministry Assistant Pastor Minister to College and Missions First Baptist Church Belton, TX jason.goings@fbcbelton.org	Nicole Musser Lit/Autobio Performer Screenwriter Communications Specialist First Baptist Church of Allen, TX Grad. School nicole3110@gmail.com
Betsi Chamlee Stage Talent, UMHB APO, National Honorary Performance Society Temple Civic Theatre, TX CAC, Cameron Theatre Performing Artist, Director Central Texas Civic Theaters	Jason Morgan Stage Talent Program Architect First City Financial Corp. Waco, TX JasonPaulMorgan@hotmail.com	Noel Gonzalez, M.A. Stage, Vocal Talent Family Therapist ADAPT Counseling
Blake Smith Lit/Autobio Performer Stage, Film Talent Drama Ministry, Director Professional Actor Austin, TX	Jenna Artus Thomas Stage Talent, Artistic Director Lit/Autobio Performer Teacher Assistant Director, Primrose Schools jennaartus@lycos.com	Patrick Luce Stage Talent Journalist pdluce@rr.com
Bonnie Himel Theimer Stage Talent Teacher Cy Fair ISD Houston, TX bonbon83099@yahoo.com	Jennifer Brown Harris Stage/Vocal Talent Temple Civic Theatre, TX	Rachael Cain Stage Talent, UMHB Visual Artist Disney College Program recain@mail.umhb.edu
Brad Irons Equal Opp. Performer Stage, Music Talent APO, National Honorary Performance Society Worship & Vocal Team Leader Trinity New Life Fellowship Arlington, TX Christian Recording Artist www.bradirons.com brad@bradirons.com	Jennifer Lovell Lit/Autobio Performer Enterprise Company Temple, TX Jennylovell@aol.com	Rebecca Blackhurst Bradford Lit/Autobio Performer Former Miss UMHB Lake Pointe Church Girls' Ministry rebeccab@lakepointe.org
Brandy Gill III Corps and Public Affairs Fort Hood, Texas brandy.gill1@us.army.mi	Jennifer Pearson Howard Stage/Music Talent Teacher Dallas, TX m-jhoward@prodigy.net	Regina Baird Lit/Autobio Performer Stage, Music Talent Temple Civic Theatre, TX CAC Public Information Officer, TISD regina.baird@tisd.org
Brandy Williams Stage Talent Century 21 Real Estate	Jennifer Pryer Lit/Autobio Performer National Missionary Rep. Stonecroft Ministries	Rene Gillenwater Ballet Rene CAC Choreographer
Brandy Karnowski Lit/Autobio Performer Counselor - Admissions and Recruiting University of Mary Hardin-Baylor http://www.umhb.edu	Jennifer Stork Peloquin Stage Talent Hope for the Hungry Belton, TX heathpel@fbcbelton.org	Reneé Smith Lit/Autobio Performer Marketing Associate Principal Financial Group; Austin, TX rls@austin.rr.com
Brent Mott APO, National Honorary Performance Society TBarM Staff tbmott@mail.umhb.edu	Jennifer Strickland Poppy Lit/Autobio Performer Model Vista Women's Ministry Coordinator http://www.thevistacommunity.com/bell/ The Vista Community Church, Belton, TX Motivational Writer, Speaker http://www.jenniferpoppy.com/ministry.htm	Rhonda Roscoe Lit/Autobio Performer Stage Talent Talent, L.A. Documentary Filmmaking rhondajoy@hotmail.com
Brian Jaccoby Actor, Navasota Theater Alliance Graduate School, SHSU	Jennifer Torno Burns Lit/Autobio Performer Nurse Valley Baptist Medical Center	Richard Muske Lit/Autobio Performer Thomas Nelson Publications Live Events Division Product Specialist- Conferences Concourse Director- Revolve Teen Tour Dallas, TX rmuske@thomasnelsonlive.com
Brian Guenther Stage, Music Talent Pastor Riverstone Community Church San Marcos http://www.river-stone.org/	Jenni Martin Lit/Autobio Performer Truett Seminary Waco, TX	Robert Copeland Stage Talent APO, National Honorary Performance Society Lit/Autobio Performer Ministry, Recreation umhbfball07@aol.com
Brian Stansell Writer, Technical Theater M.A. Englsh Texas Tech	Jenny Foster Drummond Lit/Autobio Performer Journalist Temple Telegram	Robin McLeaird Wheeler Lit/Autobio Performer Stage/ Film, Talent Production Temple Civic Theatre, TX Owner, Cen-Tex K9 Academy robug104@yahoo.com
Britney Conner Ateek The Boston Consulting Group Stage Talent Music Teacher Cabaret Singer Dallas, TX