Faculty M

  • Juan Megna sitting with his percussion set in a blue button up

    Adjunct Faculty, Director, Latin American Ensemble, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Juan Megna is a drummer/percussionist from Argentina who has lived for 12 years in Brazil where, in 2008, got his degree in Brazilian Popular Music at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Campinas, SP).
  • Nafisa Mehjabin

    Tech Assistant I, CVPA

    Nafisa Mehjabin is completing her last semester in the Computer Science Master's program. She joined the CVPA Tech Team in Summer 2024.
  • laura Mertens

    Marketing Manager, Center for the Arts, CVPA

    Laura Mertens joined George Mason University’s Center for the Arts as Marketing Manager in 2022.
  • Horizon Miguel

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA

    BFA Dance, 2017 (alumnus)

    Horizon Miguel is a DMV based dance artist, educator, choreographer, and K-pop cover dancer. A Maryland native, he began formal dance training at Baltimore School for the Arts.
  • Dr. Connor Mikula wearing a black suit holding his saxophone.

    Adjunct Applied Faculty, CLASSICAL SAXOPHONE, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Dr. Connor Mikula is an active performer and teacher in the Washington D.C. area and currently serves as a saxophonist with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. He joined the organization in 2019 and has performed regularly at the White House as well as in concerts around the D.C. area and throughout the United States. Originally from the great state of Michigan, he holds degrees from University of Michigan (MM Music Performance) and Michigan State University (DMA, BM Music Performance & Jazz Minor). Dr. Mikula has studied under Dr. Timothy McAllister, Prof. Joe Lulloff, and Dr. Jonathan Nichol.
  • Linda Miller

    Professor, School of Dance, CVPA

    Linda G. Miller is a Professor in the School of Dance and a Distinguished Service Professor at George Mason University. 
  • Patricia Miller

    Director of VOCAL STUDIES, Professor, OPERA (Mezzo-Soprano) and Artistic Director of the Mason Opera Theater, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Patricia Miller is an Internationally acclaimed operatic and concert mezzo-soprano.  She is also a highly respected voice teacher and Music Educator. A University Professor, artist-teacher and master class clinician, her talent and commitment to opera education has taken her all over the world.
  • Linda Monson

    Director, Dewberry School of Music; Distinguished Service Professor, Director of KEYBOARD STUDIES, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA

    Dr. Linda Apple Monson, International Steinway Artist, serves as the Director of the School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University. A Distinguished Service Professor, Monson was awarded The John Toups Presidential Medal for Excellence in Teaching at George Mason University’s 2018 Spring Commencement Ceremony.
  • Roxann Morgan Rowley

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA

    Roxann Morgan Rowley completed her MFA in dance at George Mason University and her BA in dance at George Washington University.
  • Jenelle Mrykalo

    Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA

    Jenelle Mrykalo, a native of Pennsylvania, holds a BFA in dance from Temple University, where she was also a scholarship trainee at PHILADANCO!