Michael E. McKelvey, DMA began his academic career as an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Music Department/Director of Musical Theatre at St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX. He also spent six years the Artistic Director of Summer Lyric Theatre in New Orleans, a professional theatre housed at Tulane University. While at Tulane, he also served as the interim director of the BFA musical theatre program. Dr. McKelvey earned his DMA from the University of Texas at Austin, M.M. from Southern Methodist University, and B.M. from Cal State University at Northridge. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance Journal Alliance Journal and Secretary of the MTEA Executive Committee, and a proud member of Stage Director & Choreographers Society.