School of Music
Leadership
Inaugural Dean
Inaugural Dean
Eileen Strempel
With a wide-ranging career encompassing the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, Dr. Eileen Strempel is the Inaugural Dean of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music and a Professor in the School of Education and Information Studies. Among her accomplishments is the role of founding a new school driven by a strong commitment to exceptional academic excellence at our nation’s…
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Academic Leadership
Robert Fink
Associate Dean for Academics, Professor - Music Industry, Musicology and Humanities (Music Theory, Analysis of Popular Music, Internships and Industry Partnerships)
Jenny Olivia Johnson
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor - Musicology
Roger Savage
Professor and Chair of Ethnomusicology
Salim Washington
Professor and Chair of Global Jazz Studies
James Bass
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music, Director of Choral Studies
Jan Berry Baker
Professor - Saxophone, Vice Chair of the Department of Music, Special Assistant to the Dean for Faculty Mentoring
David Lefkowitz
Professor - Composition, Vice Chair of the Department of Music
David MacFadyen
Professor and Chair of Music Industry, Professor - Musicology and Comparative Literature
Joy H. Calico
Professor and Chair of Musicology, Director of Graduate Studies
Administrative leadership
Shannon McGarry
Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
Andrea Arias
Chief Financial Officer
Russell Kelban
Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications
Sandra T. Flores
Director of Academic Personnel
Luis Henao
Director of Music Technology and Production, Director of the Recording Studio
Lindsey Beardsley
Manager - Department of Music Performance, Education and Composition