Member, Commission on Accreditation
Reelected November 2022; term ends November 2025
M. Todd Queen currently serves as Dean of the College of Music at Florida State University. Prior to his appointment, he served for 6.5 years as Dean of the Louisiana State University (LSU) College of Music and Dramatic Arts and Penniman Family Professor of Music. During his tenure at LSU, Dean Queen worked with the faculty to modernize the undergraduate curriculum to meet the needs of the 21st-century artist and led the college in a significant fundraising campaign. He also previously served as Professor of Voice and Chair of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University.
As a strong advocate for international study, Dean Queen has traveled to Asia on multiple occasions to forge a partnership with East China Normal University in Shanghai, where he was named Visiting Professor. From 2004–2011, he served as Artistic Director of Opera Fort Collins. In 2011, he co-founded Opera Orvieto, a three-week summer intensive Italian operatic experience, where he served as Artistic and Stage Director. In 2016, Opera Orvieto merged with Operafestival di Roma, where he currently serves as Executive Director. Throughout his professional career, Dean Queen has produced and directed more than 60 opera and musical theatre productions.
Dean Queen was first elected to the Commission on Accreditation in 2019. He has served NASM as Secretary for Region 3 and Region 9.
Dean Queen holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, after completing his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University.
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Updated December 2022