Contact the Carnegie about employment opportunities.  All of our instructors hold degrees or have a significant number of years of study in their field.  Internships are available!

Contact us at (913) 651-0765, or

cacdirector@sbcglobal.net

Staff

Executive Director
Carolyn Singleton

Administrative Assistant
Marti Yorgovan

Press Coordinator
Betty Coleman

Other Office Staff

Mindy Cantu - Grant Writer

Stephanie Chychota - Finances

Elizabeth Hill - Website Coordinator; Assistant Gallery Manager

Lauren Judy - Office Assistant; Teacher's Aide

Volunteers
Hal Berke

Pat Bode

Mieken Greenamyre

Patty Hammond

Vicky Hill

JoAnne Jones

Terry Stevens

Jane Vandersteen

Faculty 
 Roxanne Adrian - MME, Southwest Missouri State University

 Bill Alexander- BA, Pittsburg State University

 Lisa Barrymore - Professional Guitarist

 Pat Ann Black- BA, Indiana State University

 Shelli Baughman- BA, College of the Ozarks

 Mindy Cantu - BA Liberal Studies (Art and English), University of Saint Mary

 Don Carlson - BAE University of Kansas

 Betty Coleman - BA, Saint Mary College
 Bill Elliot - Professional Guitarist

 Frank Geib - Studios: Murray, Astaire, Pace, Others

 Anna Glynn-Hurla - BA, Morningside College

 Amy Gowans- MM, University of Kansas; BM University of Utah
 Jim Gubar - BS, UMKC; BFA, KCAI

 Kay Hunter - BA, Kent St., BA Saint Mary College
 Dr. Lacey Johnson - PhD University of Huston, MA University of Kansas, BA University of Missouri-Columbia

 Rebecca Johnson - MA, BFA, BA, University of Kansas

 Debbie Leavitt - 25 years private study

 Lacey Lewis - AA, Onondaga Community College
 Barbara Mathis - MM, MLS, Emporia St. Univ; BME, KU; National Piano Guild

 Gary Mushlin - MME, University of Kansas; BME, Northwestern University

 Polly Plain - MFA, Univ. of Oklahoma; BS, Pittsburg State Univ.; AA Ft. Scott Community College
 Carolyn Singleton - BFA, Oklahoma State University
 Cathy Smith - MA, San Francisco State Univ; BA, Iowa State Univ

 Margaret Springe - BA, University of North Texas;

 Andrea Staples-BS, University of Saint Mary; AA, JCCC; Kindermusik© Certification
 Betty Strand - BA, Univ of Kansas

 Everett Ward - BA, UMKC
 J. J. Williams - MA, Webster University; BA, College of Charleston

 Rebecca Wilson - BA, UMKC;
 Lesley Woodruff - Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies - Early Childhood Education, University of Texas

Did you know the Carnegie Arts Center is a member of

the National Guild of Community Schools?

About the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts

• Founded in 1937 and incorporated in 1954
• A professional and service association for non-profit, non-degree granting schools in the United States and Canada
• Purpose is to foster, nurture and encourage high quality arts education
• Guild schools are diverse, ranging in enrollment from 100 to 4,000 and in operating budget from a few thousand to over $2 million
• Guild membership assumes compliance with certain basic standards and values, thereby lending credibility and good standing to affiliated schools in their own communities
• Before certification, applicant schools are required to go through a process of evaluation which includes a site visit, peer review and election by the Board
• Qualification for membership is determined by the credentials of each institution: its management structure, age, size, admissions policies, instructional standard, scholarship programs and the effectiveness of its outreach programs.

Some Guild School Distinguished Alumni:

            Jose Feliciano (Lighthouse Music School, NY)
            Benny Goodman (Hull House Music School, Chicago)
            Helen Hayes (Henry Street Settlement, NY)
            Martha Graham (Henry Street Settlement, NY)
            Johnnie Mathis (Community Music School, San Francisco)
            Murray Sidlin (Peabody Institute, Baltimore)
            Mitch Miller (Hochstein Music School, Rochester, NY)