Rob Strusinski, founder and director of the Liturgical Choir, teaches private voice and is advisor to the Liturgical Music major. Rob is also a member of University Campus Ministry where he coordinates music ministry and the arts in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. As tenor soloist and conductor he has performed with numerous Twin Cities professional organizations including Minnesota Chorale, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Theatre de la Jeune Lune and Chimera Theatre. On a national level Rob has led workshops and choral festivals in over 40 dioceses throughout the country. He has served 10 years as coordinator/master teacher for the NPM summer Choir Director Institutes, and is currently a clinician for G.I.A. Publications in Chicago, Ill. and a faculty member for Music Ministry Alive at the College of St. Catherine. 2003-2005 he was Associate Professor in International Studies at Osaka Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan. Rob is also a certified U.S.P.T.A. tennis teaching professional and active tournament player.