Randy has served as Chair and Co-Chair for the School of Theatre & Dance for many years. He first came to The University of Montana in 1977 to head the professional actor-training program. He is one of the founding core faculty in the College of Visual and Performing Arts' The Creative Pulse: A Summer Graduate Program for Master Teachers in Arts and Humanities. He has directed extensively for the School and Montana Repertory Theatre in the past twenty-two years. He has conducted various workshops and seminars for "civilian" performers in the everyday world ranging from interpersonal communication skills to increasing personal power. He is also a poet.