Rick Dammers is the Dean of the College of Performing Arts and Professor of Music Education at Rowan University. Prior to becoming Dean, Rick served as Chair of the Music Department, and led the university-wide tenure and recontracting committee. During his time as chair, the music department grew in student enrollment, faculty size, and external funding. He continues to teach courses in technology-based music education, as well as the Exploring Medicine through Musical Composition selective course at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University. In addition to his duties as Dean, his research interests include comprehensive musicianship and technology in music education, and he co-facilitates the NAMM funded TI:ME Music Technology Leadership Academy, a national program for undergraduate and graduate music education students.

Before to teaching at Rowan, Rick was a music teacher (band and technology) and the Fine Arts Facilitator in the Ladue School District in suburban St. Louis for 13 years. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University; and a Masters and PhD in Music Education from the University of Illinois. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Beta Mu, and is an honorary Friends of the Arts member of Sigma Alpha Iota

Megan Heber is the Executive Director of Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas. She serves on the City of Dallas Cultural Plan Implementation Steering Committee, The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) Perforum Planning Committee, and University of North Texas (UNT) Nonprofit Leadership Studies Advisory Committee).

Prior to her appointment at CCGD, Megan was Director of Communications, Marketing, and Public Relations for UNT College of Music where she oversaw the planning and development of all promotional materials for one of the largest and most respected comprehensive music schools in the world. Prior to this position, she worked as the Event Coordinator at the UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center where she managed operations for a mixed-use facility including the coordination of 250 events and 700 rehearsals annually.

From 2008-2013, Megan served as a clarinetist in the United States Navy Music Program and was stationed in Virginia, Hawaii, and Louisiana. She performed in the woodwind quintet, wind symphony, and ceremonial band, and was a recipient of the Pacific Fleet Command Sailor of the Quarter award.

Megan holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Arts Management from Southern Methodist University (magna cum laude), Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Rowan University (magna cum laude), and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Thomas Edison State University (summa cum laude).

Michael McArthur is an experienced music executive with a great understanding of culture and entertainment. Over the years, he has built entertainment brands and companies into international success stories.

Michael began his career in the sales/marketing division at Universal Music Group Distribution and later served as the Northeast Marketing manager for Island/Def Jam records where he was responsible for the marketing and promotion of artists such as LL Cool J, JayZ, Mariah Carey, Kanye West and more.

McArthur co-founded his management firm, Mama's Boys Entertainment Group, in Philadelphia. The company discovered and helped launch the career of Musiq Soulchild. He served as an executive producer for Juslisen and Luvanmusiq which both debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.

Michael is a member of the Recording Academy-Philadelphia Chapter. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the Gamble & Huff Award from the Black Entertainment and Music Association (BEMA), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards, and he was selected as a Philly 360 Creative Ambassador, an award given to key trendsetters in Philadelphia to promote tourism and the entertainment culture. He has an extensive network of music industry talent, producers, publicists, and legal executives.

Michael McArthur holds a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences from the University of Maryland at College Park.