Academy Team Mission
Helping Students Grow
At McCallum, the Fine Arts faculty and staff work continuously to refine and implement a rigorous fine arts curriculum that challenges students in all aspects of artistic endeavor from the creative to the technical. Dedicated teachers and accomplished artists in their own right, the talented members of the McCallum Fine Arts faculty and staff provide invaluable guidance, instruction and inspiration to our young artists of tomorrow.
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Administration
Teri Kirby
Fine Arts Academy Director
Teri.kirby@austinisd.org
Shelley Goldstein
Counselor (FAA Students)
shelly.goldstein@austinisd.org
Music Faculty
Carol Nelson
Co-Chair Fine Arts Dept. & Dir. of Band & Jazz Band
carol.nelson@austinisd.org
Andrew Clark
Dir. of Classical Guitar
andrew.clark@austinisd.org
Kate Wiley
Dir. of Collaborative Piano
sarah.wiley@austinisd.org
Ryan Pride
Assoc. Dir. of Bands, Symphonic Band & Knights of Steel
ryan.j.pride@austinisd.org
Erika Elder
Associate Director of Orchestra
erika.elder@austinisd.org
Nathan Thompson
Dir. of Choral Studies
nathan.thompson
@austinisd.org
Ricky Pringle
Dir. of Orchestra
ricky.pringle@austinisd.org
Dillon Junkin
Assoc. Dir. of Bands
dillon.junkin@austinisd.org
Jeff Rudy
Assoc. Dir. of Bands
jeff.rudy@austinisd.org
Theatre Faculty
Natalie Pantuso
Visual Arts Faculty
natalie.kleineckepantuso
@austinisd.org
Carey West
Benjamin Slamka
Cinematic Arts Faculty
Natalie Uehara
Terrance Carson