Faculty
Meet our instructors.
Eugene Bob Bordallo
Ballet, Tap, Voice, Choir
Eugene Bordallo took his first piano lesson at the Academy of Music in Hagatna, Guam. After he and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, he continued his studies in piano and organ. He moved on to study tap dancing and ballet lessons and eventually was on put on scholarship at San Francisco Conservatory of Ballet and also took classes at San Francisco Ballet School. Eventually, he was put under contract with the San Francisco Opera Ballet Company.
Eugene pursued applied music in piano performance at Simpson University and San Francisco State University. He worked as a music minister for various Bay Area churches where he led choirs and singing ensembles and was hired as a music director to compose and stage full length musicals. He has taught piano and dance in San Francisco and in New York City.
Reia Tsumori
Adult Ballet
Reia Tsumori began her ballet training at the age of 3 under the coaching of Mie Tsumori and Katsumi Eto at Stage Ballet Academy in Japan. Having won several awards from various ballet competitions, Reia also performed in productions organized by the Japan Ballet Association. In 2019, she studied at Kiev State Ballet College and took part in a gala concert held at the National Opera of Ukraine. In 2023, Ms. Tsumori moved to Guam and has kept up her ballet training at Guam Conservatory of Arts.
Rebecca Grunzke
French horn, Trumpet
Rebecca, an anthropologist and assistant professor of education at University of Guam, developed her appreciation of the arts while performing as a horn player in marching and jazz bands, wind ensembles, and orchestras. While serving as a dropout prevention teacher in the public school system, she earned both her M.Ed. in social foundations of education and her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Florida. Before moving to Guam in 2021, she was a parent performer and costume mistress for the Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. Dr. Grunzke is married with three children: one, a visual artist with a B.A. in music; another, a talented guitarist and martial artist who attends UOG; and her youngest, a classically trained performing artist who teaches ballet at the Conservatory.
Chloe Ogo
Preparatory Ballet, Parent & Me Ballet
Chloe Ogo trained in ballet for 7 years at Arizona's NuEvolution dance studio. She performed as a soloist in productions such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker while in the Arizona Youth Ballet. In addition to teaching rudimentary movements of classical ballet at Guam Conservatory of Arts, Chloe hopes her young dancers will develop a strong work ethic, a virtuous character, and an unyielding determination to reach their full potential.
Esther Kim
Piano
Esther Kim brings her vast experience as a concert pianist to Guam Conservatory of Arts. Starting piano lessons at a very young age, Esther has played all the classical and romantic piano pieces that comprise the great repertoire of piano compositions. Esther is the wife of a Christian pastor and devotes her time to church ministry. She is giving back to the community by providing piano lessons to those students who would not otherwise have the opportunity.
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Esther enjoys being the piano accompanist for the Conservatory's ballet classes. She is a joy and a treasure.
Judy Nicholson
Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
Judy Nicholson began studying piano at age 6. She then took up a love for the cello and studied the instrument throughout her college years. Judy has enjoyed playing as part of ensembles and orchestras ever since. She is a freelance writer, an Oregon-certified substitute teacher and a music instructor. She is married to a traveling veterinarian and considers both Oregon and Guam her home.
Keiko Quinto
Piano, Violin
Keiko Quinto began her piano training through the Yamaha music system in Japan. She studied applied music in college to continue her training in piano and also learned violin as a second instrument. She participated in her college orchestra.
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Keiko has taught piano classes in Japan to more than 150 students. It brings her joy to continue teaching piano and violin to all ages on the island of Guam.
Katlyn Dennis-Sutherland
Art: Painting, Printing, Drawing
Katlyn Dennis-Sutherland is an artist whose focus is in painting, printmaking and drawing. Dennis-Sutherland draws in inspiration from her environment as well as growing issues and human emotions. The inspiration she gets from her surroundings deeply influences her work. Dennis-Sutherland currently teaches art for Guam Department of Education in its high school programs in hopes to inspire youth to create and support art locally on Guam. She is also a freelance artist, and continues to create outside of the classroom. She has showcased art on island and off island in recent years. Dennis-Sutherland dabbles in the idea that art creates stories and communicates ideas and passion across all audiences.
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Auston Dennis-Sutherland
Acting
Auston Dennis-Sutherland graduated from the University of Guam in 2019 with a B.A. in Theater and Music. While studying theater and U.O.G., he participated in Festpac 2016 as a delegate in theater. He also took part in the 2018 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. After graduating in 2019, he has participated in "Operation Christmas Drop," Breaking Wave Theater Production's "Unspoken III," and "A Midwinter Night's Gala," and the U.O.G. productions of "Next to Normal" and "The Prom."
Auston began teaching Theater Production in 2019 at Okkodo High School wherein he is the current advisor for its drama club and the director for its productions.
Rin Bejerana
French Horn, Trumpet, Recorder
​Rin Bejerana has been playing trumpet for 9 years. He participates in various music groups across the island such as the Guam Symphony, the Guam Territorial Band, Tumon Bay Youth Orchestra and small ensemble groups. Rin is a student at the University of Guam focusing on Education, working towards his degree and music teaching credentials.
Kayla Del Rosario
Voice
Kayla Mari Del Rosario is a vocalist and music educator with a background in fine arts, focusing on vocal performance. She is trained in both opera and musical theater and enjoys helping students explore a wide range of vocal styles. After earning her bachelor's degree in 2018, Kayla taught music to 5th-8th graders at Bishop Baumgartner Catholic School where she discovered her passion for guiding young performers. She looks forward to sharing her love for music and performance with the next generation of artists.
Roman Duenas
Poetry
Roman Duenas is an educator, teaching as a middle school instructor with Guam Department of Education. Roman teaches language arts, literature and carving. We are especially overjoyed to have Roman teaching classes in poetry at the Conservatory.
Jan Rudolph
Piano, Clarinet, Saxophone
Jan Rudolph is a classically trained pianist and an accomplished clarinetist. He received his teaching certification in piano and clarinet from California State University, Los Angeles. After 30 years, Jan retired as a public school teacher on Guam where he also served as a music specialist and a conductor for public school choirs.
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Jan has been a member of the Guam Territorial Band for the past 20 years. He has accompanied the band to Europe, Japan, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and to Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has performed on both the piano and clarinet for a host of various concerts.
Miya Mobley
Ballet
Guest teacher, Miya Mobley attended Northwest Florida Ballet Academy, an arts and academic school. She was later accepted into the Next Generation Ballet School at the Patel Conservatory in Tampa, Florida where she trained under Peter Stark, Ivonne Lemus and Philip Neal. She continued her training at the Houston Ballet Academy.
She has performed in the following ballets: Giselle, Don Quixote, Balanchine's Donizetti Variations, Nutcracker and La Bayadare. She has made award-winning appearances at the Youth America Grand Prix and was recognized with a Traditional Excellence Award at the NASL.
Alice Grunzke
Preparatory Ballet
Guest teacher, Alice Grunzke began her dance training at the Atlanta Festival Ballet School. She later continued her ballet studies at the Royal Dance Academy in Suwaneem Georgia, joining its performance team in 2020. Alice has participated and won multiple awards at various dance competitions in the states and has performed in the following ballets: Nutcracker, Cinderella, Swan Lake, and Alice in Wonderland. She has completed the Royal Academy of Dance Level 3 Certificate in Vocational Ballet, and the Level 3 in Classical Ballet Repertoire.
Having moved to Guam in 2021, she continued her training with Mr. Bordallo at the Conservatory. In 2023, she was accepted into the Fine Arts Department at the University of Connecticut and given a $95,000 scholarship. ​​
Elizabeth Hur Su
Violin
Guest instructor, Elizabeth Hur Su was born and raised on Guam. When Elizabeth was 12, she began studying violin with the Dean and Professor of Music of the National Taiwan Normal University, Chia Hong Liao (M.A. University of Vienna), Elizabeth also studied under U.C. Berkeley's violin instructor and symphony coach, Jooyeon Kongm who had been a professional violinist in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth is an active supporter for giving back to the music community in Guam where students can learn the perseverance, skills, and artistry that a music education can offer.
Elizabeth's experience includes: U.C. Berkeley, Music major with a concentration in Performance and Musicology; Violist with the U.C. Berkeley Symphony Orchestra; Associate Concertmaster with the U.C. Berkeley Chamber Orchestra.