Meet the Staff

The digital audio recording arts staff is a highly dedicated, talented, and innovative crew! The faculty offers a wide variety of specialties ranging from live audio, music industry entrepreneurship and marketing, publishing, and instruments and performance. Meet our faculty below.

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  • Director/Instructor
  • B.A. Music Education, Lewis University Romeoville, IL
  • M.S. in Music Technology at IUPUI Indianapolis IN
  • Recording Studio Designer, Builder, Owner, Engineer, Producer and Mastering engineer since 1991; Guitar instructor, Recording artist, Performer, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Music Industry consultant, Worship leader.
  • jjaskowiak@stfrancis.edu
Alby_Odum_Staff
  • Instructor
  • B.A. in Music Performance from Northern Illinois University
  • M.S. in Music Technology at IUPUI Indianapolis IN
  • Recording Studio Owner, Engineer, Producer, (involved in over a hundred recording projects) Guitar instructor, Recording artist, Performer, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Music Industry consultant.
  • aodum@stfrancis.edu
Linnea_McCracken_Staff
  • Part-Time Faculty Instructor
  • B.A. in Music  from The University of Saint Francis
  • M.S. in Music Technology at IUPUI Indianapolis IN
  • Engineer, Piano Instructor, Performer, Composer, UGC Specialist, Website & Digital Media Manager, Certified Inbound Marketing Specialist.
  • lmccracken@stfrancis.edu
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  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Managing Director for MInty Fresh: a record label publishing company, consulting and music placement company.
  • He was an A&R scout for Universal Music and BMG, and developed the careers of artists from across the globe in the rock, folk, electronic, and childrens genres. In addition, he has presented at music conferences and schools across the country. Anthony is a voting member of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Grammys), and held the position as membership chairman and board member of the American Association of Independent Music. He also was a music director at college radio.
  • musiala@mintyfresh.com
Adam-Hill
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • B.M. in Music Education with a percussion emphasis from VanderCook College of Music
  • Executive Director and Founder of Pioneer Indoor an Independent WGI marching percussion ensemble winning with 2 World champion titles in PIA.
  • Director of Percussion, Music Technology, Music Theory and Guitar at Romeoville High School in Romeoville IL.
  • Employed by the Chicago Bears as a member of the Chicago Bears drumline and director of the Chicago Bulls “Stampede“ Drumline. Pro-Mark, Evans and Dynasty, Zildjian, Etymotic ear protection endorsee.
  • Adam is also in the process of a masters degree in music technology.
  • ahill@stfrancis.edu
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • B.A., cum laude from North Central College, Naperville, IL 
  • M.S. from North Central College, Naperville, IL
  • Music Director
  • Vice President/Director, MashetiMoses Ministries: A non-profit association focused on community outreach targeting youth and young adults via music and the arts.
  • Performance: Independently contracted musician.
  • ncaballero@stfrancis.edu
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  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Frank Pappalardo is an independent audio engineer that has worked for major labels and prime-time television shows – mixing some of the most popular artists in the music industry for more than 30 years.
  • Over twenty five thousand hours of mixing experience and a resume that includes many of the most popular musical artists in the world.
  • Hundreds of album and television credits, 10 seasons of PBS’s critically acclaimed SoundStage series.
  • Artists he has worked/mixed with includes: Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, Norah Jones, Ringo Starr, Robert Plant, Sugarland, Tom Petty and Train. And the list goes on and on!

  • fpappalardo@stfrancis.edu

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  • Adjunct Instructor
  • B.A. from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • M.Ed. from Loyola University
  • Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter Top 10 National Finalist
  • Performances at the Chicago Theater and Disney Epcot
  • Opened for SteelDrivers (Gary Nichols) and Shadows of Knight (Jimy Sohns)
  • Worship singer at Parkview Christian Church
  • Currently working on a new project to be released in 2021-2022
  • swest@stfrancis.edu