Contact
 

 

Admission Office
marek Marek Pramuka, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
Film, Music and Theatre Admission Coordinator
Phone: (951) 659-2171 ext. 2344 e-mail

MBA; Marketing and Corporate Development, University of California, Anderson Graduate School of Management, Riverside / Palm Desert.
Marek joined Idyllwild Arts as the Associate Dean of Admission and Financial Aid in January of 2004. He currently oversees the recruitment of students into the Moving Pictures, Music and Theatre department as well as marketing for the Admissions Department.
Marek resides in Idyllwild with his wife Michaela and their two children, Pierce and Easton.

Tara Tara Sechrest, Associate Dean of Admission
Creative Writing, Dance, Interdisciplinary Arts, and Visual Art Admission Coordinator
Phone: (951) 659-2171 ext. 2345 e-mail

Tara attended the Idyllwild Arts Academy as an Interdisciplinary Arts major for four years, graduating in 1994. In 1998, Tara graduated with honors from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Psychology and an emphasis in dance. She received her Masters in Education and PPS credential from the University of Redlands in 2005 and is a member of the Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society. Tara has worked for the educational tour and airline industries in Boston and Austin, and has had her own massage therapy business. She has traveled extensively throughout the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central America, the South Pacific, Africa and North America. Tara has worked in the Admission Office at IAA since 2005. Her passions are dance, travel, hiking and mountain biking.

  Phillip Dunbridge, Assistant Dean of Admission
Theatre and Interdisciplinary Arts Admission Coordinator
Phone: (951) 659-2171 ext. 2341 e-mail
MFA, American Repertory Theatre's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and The Moscow Art Theatre. Phillip started at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in the Summer of 2007 as the Dean of the Children's Center for the Summer Program. Phillip also lives on campus with his wife Cassaundra and three boys: Jude, Ethan and Grayson. Phillip and Cassaundra are dorm parents for the Pierson Dorm.
Janette Janette Soffes, Admission Administrative Assistant
Phone: (951) 659-2171 ext. 2223 e-mail
Janette joined Idyllwild Arts Academy in August of 2007 where she worked as an administrative assistant in the Academy office. She transferred to the Admission Office in July of '09. Janette lives in Idyllwild with her husband Mike. She has two children and three grandchildren.
                 
Department
First Name
Last Name  
Extension
E-Mail
               
Administration              
President, Director of Academy   William   Lowman  
2216
 
Executive Assistant to the President   Diane   Miller  
2205
 
               
Human Resources              
Human Resource Manager   Tere   Bruns  
2203
 
Payroll / Benefits Specialist   Lisa   Brantley  
2204
 
               
Business and Finance              
Executive Administrative Assistant   Laura   Sherman  
2202
 
Director of Finance   Anne   Devlin  
2214
Accounts Payable Associate   Rosario   Flores  
2207
 
Accounts Receivable Associate
Meagan
Greene  
2210
Staff Accountant   Michael   Poppenheimer  
2215
General Ledger Accountant   Ramon   Flores
2201
           
 
Reception / Mailroom              
Receptionist   Raye   DeRoss  
2200
 
Shipping/Receiving Coordinator   Rachel   Teeguarden  
2312
 
 
   
Deans
 
   
Dean of the Arts   Doug   Ashcraft   2370   e-mail
Associate Dean of the Arts   Bonnie   Carpenter  
2226
 
Associate Dean of Students
Marc
Kets
2232
Dean of Academics
Anna-Karin
Li  
2224
Dean of Students
John
Newman  
2225
 
Student Services
 
   
Academy Secretary
Joyce
Heinz  
2227
Student Services Secretary
Becky
Bomgardner  
2228
Health Center Nurse
Sandra
Hazeldine  
2275
College Counselor
Don
Put  
2322
Director of Residential Life
Kevin
Sullivan  
2516
Student Counselor
Keith
Froehlich  
2285
Academy Registrar
Lainie
Huddleston  
2222
Health Center Assistant
Debbie
Paris  
2275
Dean of Students
John
Newman  
2225
Associate Dean of Students   Marc   Kets  
2232
 
Physical Education Coordinator
Daniel
Gray  
2572
Assistant College Counselor / Humanities Faculty   Erin   Latimer  
2322
Health Center Lead R.N.
Becky
Sandlin  
2275
Resource Center Director   Margaret   Gray   2317   e-mail
 
 
   
Transportation
 
   
Transportation Manager
Tucker
McIntyre  
2351
 
Summer Program Faculty
 
Vice President of Summer Program
Steve
Fraider  
2360
LA Office - 213.622.0355              
Summer Program Registrar
Diane
Dennis  
2365
Adult Student / Faculty Housing Coordinator
Andrew
Leeson  
2368
Director of Childrens Center
Bruce
McMenamin  
2282
Summer Office Assistant
Vince
Ryan  
2366
Asst. Director of Summer Programs
Emma
Showalter  
2369
Director of Special Programs
& Native Arts
  Heather   Companiott   2361  
 
Advancement Office
 
Vice President for Advancement
Jolynn
Reid  
2435
Director of Design & Graphics
Vance
Blaettler  
2337
Director of Major Gifts
Lissa
Claussen  
2432
Director of Development & Capital Campaign
Kathy
Harmon-Luber  
2332
Director of Special Events
Mary
Heichel  
2331
Director of Web Communication   Mary   Metcalf-Collier  
2336
 
Development Assistant   Emily   Roossien  
2334
Director of Marketing   Darren   Schilling  
2339
 
Director of Annual Giving & Advancement Services   Ian   Schoenleber   2335   e-mail
Advancement Administrative Assistant
Melinda
Stange
2330
Director of Parent & Alumni
Communication
  Theresa   Teel   2338   e-mail
           
Alumni/Parents          
Dir. of Parent & Alumni Communication
Theresa
Teel  
2338
     
 
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Student's Name
Dormitory name & room number
Idyllwild Arts Academy
PO Box 1758
Idyllwild, CA 92549

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Student's Name
Dormitory name & room number
Idyllwild Arts Academy
52500 Temecula Rd
Idyllwild, CA 92549

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