Faculty/Staff

The Portland School of Rock staff constists of some of the most versatile & seasoned musicians in town. All of our teachers are professional musicians that are active in the Portland music scene. Every teacher at School of Rock knows how to make learning music fun!


John Guffey	General Manager/ Music Director Guffey is the Portland school's Music Director, responsible for picking the various shows we perform each season. His wide taste in music results in the crazy diversity of our music program. He encourages the students to have an appreciation of and become proficient at playing as many different styles as they possibly can. He...	Read More
Adam Corkery	Assistant Music Director Adam is our Assistant Music Director, and our busiest guitar and bass instructor. He is also in charge of our Showband, keeping them razor sharp and ready for gigs around Portland. His sense of humor combined with his genuine concern for his students' progress have made Adam a beloved fixture here. He plays lead guitar in local...	Read More
Dani Fish	Assistant Manager/Guitar, Bass & Vocal Instructor Dani is the assistant manager here at the Portland School of Rock. In addition to her everyday duties with billing and communication, she finds time to teach guitar, bass, and vocal lessons. She is also one of our main show directors, including our annual "Best of Portland" shows at the Crystal Ballroom. In addition, she...	Read More
Joe Mengis	Drum Instructor Joe is very possibly the busiest drummer in Portland. At any given time, he is involved in up to 17 different projects. He has played with countless Portland bands and done an incredible amount of studio gigs. His resume includes artists as diverse as the Casey Neill Band, The Mediam, Climber, Tiny Hearts, James Low and...	Read More
Dave Coniglio	Drum Instructor As our head drum instructor, Dave brings a ton of teaching and playing experience to our school. He's a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he worked with some of the world's finest musicians. He currently plays drums in local prog band Humours. He also plays drums and vibraphone alongside Breeders...	Read More
Bobby Ray	Vocal Instructor Bobby Ray is the head of PDXSOR's vocal department. He's a classically trained opera singer who grew up playing guitar and singing in a Metallica tribute band, giving him the perfect mix of proper technique and rock'n'roll attitude. He has directed many of our most difficult shows, including Queen, Elton John, Stevie Wonder,...	Read More
Ryan Moore	Drum Instructor	Read More
Cameron Turner	Guitar Instructor Not only is Cameron one of our busiest guitar, bass, and vocal teachers, he is also a graduate of the School of Rock. Cam attended the school all throughout his teenage years, playing on countless shows. He was always a leader and an incredibly hard worker. He volunteered at a bunch of our summer camps, and was a great...	Read More
Linda Hefferman	Studio Coordinator/Den Mother	Read More
Dan Lee	Guitar/Bass Instructor	Read More
Jon Brownhill	Keyboard Instructor	Read More
Glen Scheidt	Drum Instructor	Read More
Emily Seabroke	Bass/Drum Instructor	Read More
Galen Hefferman	Vocal/Bass/Keys Instructor	Read More
Colin Stout	Guitar Instructor	Read More
Sonia Weber	Rock 101 Director/Drum Instructor	Read More
Josh Thomas	Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Trumpet Instructor	Read More
Donna Cruz-Moreno	Guitar Instructor	Read More
Alex Callenberger	Guitar/Bass Instructor	Read More
Felicia Wheeler	Desk Guru!	Read More
Philippe Bronchtein	Guitar/Bass/Vocal Instructor	Read More
Cory West	Guitar Instructor	Read More
Kivett Bednar	Guitar/Bass/Vocal Instructor	Read More
Nicole Berke	Vocal/Keyboard Instructor	Read More
Tamar Berk	Keys Instructor	Read More
Nathan Sonenfeld	Drum Instructor	Read More
Stephfon Bartee-Smith	Vocal Instructor	Read More