Faculty
William Digneit
Director, Department of Theatre and Dance
wdigneit@nmu.edu 906-227-2044Additional Title:
Assistant Professor
Degrees:
- B.S., Northern Michigan University
- M.F.A., Florida State University
Office Location:
215 Thomas Fine Arts
William "Bill" Digneit began teaching at NMU in 2017
Jill Grundstrom
Assistant Professor
jgrundst@nmu.eduAdditional Title:
Director of Dance, CO/LAB COLLECTIVE, North Coast Dance Festival
Degrees:
- B.S., Northern Michigan University
- M.A., New York University
- Ed.S, Northern Michigan University
Office Location:
216 Thomas Fine Arts
David Pierce
Associate Professor
davpierc@nmu.edu 906-227-2084Additional Title:
Technical Director/Production Manager for the Forest Roberts Theatre
Degrees:
- A.A.S., Ferris State University
- B.S., Ferris State University
- M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office Location:
217 Thomas Fine Arts
David Pierce began teaching at NMU in 2014
Shelley Russell, PhD
Professor
srussell@nmu.edu 906-227-1657Degrees:
- B.A., Otterbein College
- M.A., Miami University
- Ph.D., Florida State University
Office Location:
221 Thomas Fine Arts
Shelley Russell began teaching at NMU in 1983
Paul Truckey
Professor
ptruckey@nmu.edu 906-227-2705Degrees:
- B.S., Northern Michigan University
- M.F.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Office Location:
219 Thomas Fine Arts
Paul Truckey began teaching at NMU in 2002
Lex van Blommestein
Assistant Professor
lvanblom@nmu.edu 906-227-2266Degrees:
- B.A., University of Windsor
- M.F.A., Wayne State University
Office Location:
218 Thomas Fine Arts
Lex van Blommestein began teaching at NMU in 2019
Staff
Ross W. Johnson
Scene Shop Foreman
Ann Juidici
Costume Shop Supervisor
Office Location:
McClintock 112
Lilith Kontos
Marketing Manager
nmutd@nmu.edu 906-227-2760Degrees:
- B.S., Northern Michigan University
Office Location:
214 Thomas Fine Arts
Dan Zini
Lighting and Sound Supervisor, Graduate Student
dzini@nmu.eduDegrees:
- B.S., Northern Michigan University