Kathryn Thomas Umble is Assistant Professor of Flute at Youngstown State University and has served on the faculties of Bowling Green State University and Grove City College. She was awarded a Prix d’excellence for Outstanding Musicianship from the Fontainebleau School of Music, France, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Bowling Green State University, and Michigan State University. She has presented recitals in Europe and throughout the United States, including venues such as Alice Tully Hall and Symphony Space, New York. She has performed in recital at the National Flute Association Conventions in Las Vegas, San Diego, Chicago, and Pittsburgh and she conducted the Dana Flute Ensemble in recital at the 2006 NFA Convention. She performs as principal flute with the Warren Philharmonic and piccolo with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.