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AILEY is a community of dancers, choreographers, teaching artists, musicians, administrators, and leaders. The people of AILEY champion inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility, proudly working together to further Alvin Ailey’s mission to give dance back to the people. Meet the team.

Board of Trustees

Chairman	Daria L. Wallach
President	Anthony S. Kendall
Vice Chairmen	Jaishri Kapoor Arthur J. Mirante II
Board Members	Jolen V. Anderson Eleanor S. Applewhaite Laura D. Corb Suzan Kereere Anthony A. Lewis Jack Pitts Muhammad Qubbaj Lata N. Reddy Bennett Rink Oti Roberts Danielle M. Robinson, PhD Cara Robinson Tara L. Smith Joan H. Weill Edna Kane Williams DeJuan V. Wilson Jean-Rene Zetrenne Pamela D. Zilly
Chairmen Emeriti	Philip Laskawy Stanley Plesent, Esq.* Joan H. Weill
Presidents Emeriti	Debra L. Lee Henry McGee
Honorary Trustees	Gina F. Adams Simin N. Allison* Anthony M. Carvette Kathryn C. Chenault Bruce S. Gordon Robert Kissane Leslie Maheras John H. Schaefer Lemar Swinney _{*In Memoriam}

Staff

Bennett Rink

Executive Director

Matthew Rushing

Interim Artistic Director

Ailey Archives	Dominique Singer, Archivist Jasmyn Castro, Digital Asset Manager Ellen Kamoe, Consultant Norton Owen, Consultant Sylvia Waters, Consultant David Finkelstein, Video Editor
Ailey Boutique @ 405 West 55th Street	Colette Hawkins, Director of Product Development and Merchandising Adhara Velez, Boutique Manager Items sold at the Ailey Boutique and AileyDancewear.com are managed by Fine Arts Merchandising Ensemble, Inc. AileyDancewear.com
Development	Ebonie C. Pittman, Managing Director of Development Josephine Ciallella, Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Marceen Lovelace, Director of Development Operations Sarah Rodriquez, Director of Institutional Giving Megan Jakel, Director of Major Gifts & Individual Giving Thomas Baker, Associate Director of Individual Giving Francis A. Lewis III, Associate Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Myriam Varjacques, Associate Director Institutional Giving James Cooper, Manager of Donor Events & Stewardship Tegan Rich, Individual Giving Manager Rufaro Gulstone, Individual Giving Assistant Rosa Schembari, Development Operations Associate Elle Catalano, Seasonal Institutional Giving Assistant
Facilities	Michael Canarozzi, Facility Director Reynold Manigault, Head of Security Pam Wilkinson, Security Coordinator Carlos Arenas, Maintenance Mechanic Anthony Ragin, Maintenance Assistant Brendan McCann, Maintenance Assistant
Finance & Administration	Pamela Robinson, Chief Financial Officer Prital Chohan, Director of Finance Denise Fox, Controller Linda Chen, Staff Accountant Albert Martinez, Strategy & Planning Manager Zixin Alexis Han, Business Data Analyst Angella Davis, Accounting Specialist Moises Perez-Batista, Payroll Administrator Jennifer Bernal, Finance Associate Glory Christian, Finance Assistant Randolph Houston, General Counsel Sathi Pillai-Colucci, Executive Liaison to the Artistic Director Danielle Jackson, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Samuel Coleman, Office Manager Adam Azani, Mail Clerk
Human Resources	Krystle Douglas, Managing Director of People & Culture Toronda Miller, Director of People & Culture
Information Technology	Chad J. Sutton, Director of Information Technology Tom Beck, CRM Platform Manager Emily Hoff, Education Product Manager Edward Park, IT Operations Manager Edward Vulfson, Database Developer Lloyd Alvarez, Network Administrator Daniel Richardson, Application & Desktop Support Specialist
Marketing	Thomas Cott, Interim Director of Marketing Liad Baniel, Art Director Maria Flotta, Associate Director of Sales and Ticketing Jennifer Fyall, Associate Director of Marketing Lynette P. Rizzo, Associate Director of Marketing Erica Hochstedler, Editorial Content Manager Rennie McDougall, Content Writer Tiara Nock, Social Media Manager Jennifer Rockwood, Ticket Manager Mikaela Tripp, Digital Marketing Manager Chris Cates, Group Sales & Ticketing Coordinator Naya Hutchinson, Social Media Coordinator Stephanie Lacy, Social Media Content Creator Sheray Franklin, Digital Marketing Assistant Amber Mahoney, Digital Marketing Assistant Judith Service Montier, Atlanta External Affairs Consultant Capacity Interactive, Digital Marketing Consultants Walker International Communications Group, Audience Development Consultants
Public Relations	Christopher Zunner, Managing Director of Public Relations Tracy Severe, Associate Director of Public Relations Nicole Tintle, Public Relations Manager Esther Akutekha, Public Relations Associate Danielle Chambliss, Public Relations Assistant Polskin Arts & Communications Counselors, PR Consultant Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, Season Press Consultants Judy Kinberg, Film Consultant
Studio & Theater Operations	Alaric E. Hahn, Director of Studio & Theater Operations Kris Carr, Associate Director of Studio Operations Joel Wilhelmi, Technical Director Jason Jude Hill, Studio Operations Manager David Herrera, Studio Manager Britini Jackson, Studio Manager Maleek Slade, Studio Manager Kwesi Kayode, Extension Studio Manager Reché Nelson, Extension Studio Manager Raymund Golamco, Financial Assistant
Special Projects	Marion C. Koltun, Director of Special Projects
Ailey Tour Merchandise	Ailey tour merchandise and AileyShop.com are managed by The Araca Group. AileyShop.com
Touring Contacts	Booking Agent Opus 3 Artists opus3artists.com

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Matthew Rushing

Interim Artistic Director

Judith Jamison

Artistic Director Emerita | In Memoriam

Ronni Favors

Rehearsal Director

Clifton Brown

Assistant Rehearsal Director

Kanji Segawa

Assistant Rehearsal Director

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Staff

Eric D. Wright, General Manager
Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs
Gregory Stuart, Company Manager
Joseph Anthony Gaito, Technical Director
HaeJin Han, Production Stage Manager
Yi-Chung Chen, Lighting Director
Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor
Michel Harruch, Sound Engineer
Jorge Lanuza, Master Carpenter
David Trudeau, Master Electrician
Jason Rosenberg, Property Master
Justin Coffman, Assistant Company Manager
Kait Mahoney, Assistant Stage Manager
Natalia Carlson, Assistant Lighting Director
Danté Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant
Katie Chihaby, Wardrobe Assistant
Myles Fowler, Flyman/Assistant Carpenter
Jameson Bernhagen, Assistant Electrician
Amadea Edwards, Director of Administration
Chelsea Gillespie, Licensing & Clearance Manager
Michelle Grazio, Company Business Affairs Manager
Donald J. Rose, M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, NYU Langone Orthopedics
Sheyi Ojofeitimi, PT, DPT, OCS, CFMT, Director of Therapy Services / Health & Safety Advisor
Jessi Patz, PT, DPT, CKTP, Physical Therapist
Dionne Vernon, PT, DPT, PES, MBA, Physical Therapist
Amy Zink, PT, DPT, CSCS, CPI, Physical Therapist
Ronnell Kitt, Physical Therapy Aide

Ailey II

Francesca Harper

Ailey II Artistic Director

Sylvia Waters

Ailey II Artistic Director Emerita

Shay Bland

Ailey II Rehearsal Director

Ailey II Staff

Eric D. Wright, General Manager
Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs
Sumaya Jackson, Company Manager
Joshua Gustafson, Production Stage Manager
Harrison Hoffert, Lighting & Sound Supervisor
Heather Craig, Wardrobe Supervisor

The Ailey School

Tracy Inman

Co-Director of The Ailey School, Director of Ailey Teacher Certification Program: Ailey Horton Technique

Melanie Person

Co-Director of The Ailey School, Director of Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, Ballet Department Chair

The Ailey School Staff	JoAnne Ruggeri, Director of Admissions & Student Affairs Tiffany Barnes, Director of the Junior Division Dawn-Marie Tricarico, Associate Director of the Junior Division Jennifer Y. Quinones, Director of School Business Operations Cristina Sabater, Associate Director of Admissions Michela Boschetto, Professional Division Program Administrator/Assistant to Co-Director Tracy Inman Dena Hardee, School Operations Manager Elizabeth Streeter, BFA Program Administrator/Assistant to Co-Director Melanie Person Jacob Blank, Bursar Blythe Koster, Registrar Kaitlyn Miller, Production Administrator Merceditas Mañago-Alexander, Junior Division Program Coordinator Brittany Benton, Junior Division Administrative Coordinator Becky Brown, Junior Division Program Assistant Breana Moore, Payroll / Student Accounts Assistant Guillermo Asca, Coordinator for the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Program Freddie Moore, Co-Rehearsal Director, Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG)/Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers (AFSD) Lakey Evans-Peña, Associate Director, Ailey Teacher Certification Program: Ailey Horton Technique, Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers (AFSD) Kelly Grabowksi, Costume Coordinator Contact The Ailey School Staff
The Ailey School Program Advisors	Melanie Person, BFA First Year Adrienne Hurd, BFA Sophomores Kimberly Bartosik, BFA Juniors Lakey Evans-Peña, BFA Seniors Tracy Inman, Scholarship Program students Freddie Moore, Certificate Program, 2nd & 3rd Year Brice Mousset, Certificate Program, First Year Guillermo Asca, Independent Study students Kevin L. Predmore, International Independent Study students
The Ailey School Department Chairpersons	Melanie Person, Ballet Chair Lynn Glauber-Mandel, Ballet Co-Chair Ana Marie Forsythe, Horton Chair Jacqulyn Buglisi, Graham-based Modern Chair Hollie Wright, Jazz Chair
The Ailey School Faculty	Ronald Alexander Sarita Allen Wendy Amos Guillermo A. Asca Janet Atallah Marianne (Dello Joio) Bachmann Miriam Barbosa Melissa Bartucci Shay Bland Michela Boschetto Benjamin Briones Shaw Bronner Kelby Brown Rebecca Brown Jacqulyn Buglisi Jeffrey Bynum Maguette Camara PeiJu Chien-Pott Irene Cimino Tim Connell Maurice Brandon Curry Christine Dakin Sonia Dawkins Kate Diaz Vado Diomande Lakey Evans-Pena Imani Faye David Finkelstein Kristen Foote Ana Marie Forsythe Penny Frank Carmela Gallace Lynn Glauber-Mandel Ellen Graff Dawn Hillen Adrienne Hurd	Mikhail Ilyin Christopher Jackson Leslie F. Journet Elizabeth Keen Graciela Lebow Anna Lederfeind Kathryn MacLellan JoLea Maffei Caridad Martinez Francisco Martinez Olivier Medus Frederick Moore Fredrick Earl Mosley Brice Mousset Mercedes Pablos Alisha Rena Peek Francoise Pender Juan Carlos Penuela Cassandra Phifer Kevin L. Predmore Danielle Quisenberry Tracye Rawls-Martin Rhea Roderick Janice Rosario Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish Henning Rubsam Pedro Ruiz Flavio Salazar Benjamin Schultz Bradley Shelver Amber Sloan Jessica St. Vil Astrid Von Ussar Sarah Wingo Hollie Wright Dina Wright-Joseph
The Ailey School Musicians	Olga Bazilevskaya Paula Jeanine Bennett William F Catanzaro Boubacar Diabate Pablo Eluchans Eran Fink Kevin Garcia Euphaise Gohoun Nell (Nelya Leonid) Gourevitch Barry Harwood Dor Heled Desmond Howard Mark Hummel Brandon Ilaw Alexander Izbitser Roderick Jackson Eugene Kaplan Mark Katsaounis Michael B. Kingon Rich Klessig Adewole Love	George Lykogiannis Robert A. Marbach Mitch Marcus Andy H. Monroe Scott Morehouse Jack Morer Ronald J. Musicus Alon Nechushtan Patsy Oucher Victor Y. See Yuen Lauren G. Shapiro Vladimir Shinov Ireen Simon Elena Tishina Michael Mustafa Ulmer Ryan Wolfe

Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs (AAIE)

Dr. Rachel McCaulsky

Director, Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs

Heidi Miller

Associate Director of Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs

Nasha Thomas

National Director of AileyCamp/Spokesperson & Master Teacher for Ailey Arts In Education

AAIE Staff	Sarah Feeley, Associate Director, AAIE Business Affairs Cara Buchanan, AAIE Program Manager David Vargas, AAIE Business Assistant Stacey Spencer-Willoughby, AAIE Assistant
AAIE Teaching Artists	Keith Alexander Michaella Barron Ronald Belger Kim Brown Ethel Calhoun Paul Chernosky Za'eed Eure Imani Faye Kat Files Cedric J. Greene Sherece Hill Bree Jackson Whitney Janis Lorena Jaramillo Youthen Joseph Nicole Kadar Noibis Licea Fatima Logan-Alston Allyson Lynch Amos Machanic Andrea Markus Lily McAteer Brittany Miller	Kellyn Mylechreest Kiara Paige Muriel Peterson Shawn Rawls Victorius Remak Ana Sofía Reynoso David Robertson Renee Robinson Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins Virginia Santucci Tierney Sorenson Arianna Stendardo C. Jade Newbold-St. Gerard Jessica St. Vil Elena Sundick Daaimah Taalib-Din Aaron Thomas Theara Ward Rachel Watson-Jih Jerijah West LaToya Wigfall Darius "Damazi" Williams Wayne Williams
AAIE Musicians	David Alston Joseph Barnes Matthew Hill Desmond Howard Iyedun Ince Roderick Jackson Khary Matthews Ron McBee Kwesi Opare Gabriel Roxbury Michael Mustafa Ulmer Brion Vann
AileyCamp Staff	Nasha Thomas, National Director, AileyCamp Torens Johnson, National Deputy Director, AileyCamp Darius "Damazi" Williams, Director of Children's Aid AileyCamp New York Ronnie D. Carney, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark Sherece Hill, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark
Children's Aid AileyCamp New York Staff	Aaron Thomas Brittany Miller Carina Young Chris Cates Darius "Damazi" Williams Elisha Robinson Emelia Sikorsky Hitome Yoshimura Villanueva Janabou Drammeh Janeé Bell Karah Verges Kayla Samuel Khary Matthews Noibis Licea Riché Williams Robert Sardo Robin “Uniqua” Simmons Shadrack Boakye Tiarah Kirkland Zoë Chichester Riché Williams
Children's Aid AileyCamp Too! New York Staff	Leslie Jones Noibis Licea Khary Matthews Brittany Miller Robin “Uniqua” Simmons Darius "Damazi" Williams
AileyCamp Newark Staff	Quinique Bennett Courtney Bowman Jumai Boxton Ronnie D. Carney Keshna Desir Danae Doyle Za’eed Eure Kayla Fleming Matthew Hill Natasha Hill Sherece Hill Kaitlyn Johnson Judah Marable Keyaura Mendes Leslie "Leo" Ramos-Garcia Ana Sofía Reynoso Selah Piett LaToya Wigfall
AileyCamp Too! Newark Staff	Ronnie D. Carney Sherese Green Cedric J. Greene Matthew Hill Natasha Hill Sherece Hill LaToya Wigfall

Ailey Extension

Lisa Johnson-Willingham

Director, Ailey Extension

Ailey Extension Staff	Felipe Arellano, Business Data Analyst Grace Landefeld, Marketing Manager Ja'Michael Darnell, Schedule Manager Renee McGinnis, Front Desk Operations Manager Jordan Llanes, Kids & Teens and Private Groups Coordinator Alexandra Strouse, Financial Assistant Tiffany Ospino, Administrative Coordinator Coal Rietenbach, Videographer
Ailey Extension Desk Associates	Claire Charvet Jade Connor Solenn Etienne Aurelie Garcia Selena Lai Faustine Lavie Sereena Marcano Sydney Mattie Gina Mayers Riccardo Passera Tirza Robertson Anna Rotllant-Estelrich Quincy Willingham
Ailey Extension Instructors	Ronald K. Alexander Sarita Allen Pilin Anice Marie Rose Baramo Olivia Bowman-Jackson Benjamin Briones Becky Brown Jeffrey Bynum Maguette Camara Diego Chauca Vado Diomande Robin Dunn Mike Gomez Yancy Greene Luz "The Odyssey" Guzman Matthew Johnson Harris Dawn Hillen Christopher Jackson Sarina Jain Antonio Jefferson Katherine Jiménez Ahtoy Juliana Angel Kaba José Lapaz-Rodriguez Yuka Kawazu Anna Lederfiend	Jonathan Lee Noibis Licea Amos Machanic Robenson Mathurin Tatiana Maya Judith McCarty Shaina McGregor Will Negrillo Danys "La Mora" Perez Quenia Ribeiro Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins Sierra Sanders Courtney Sauls Cynthia Shipley Janete Da Silva Linda Celeste Sims Glenn Allen Sims Michael Snipe Gianna Theodore Aaron Thomas Michael Thomas TweetBoogie Jessie Whelan Thibaut Witzleb Terri Wright Rinor Zymberi

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.

AILEY remembers two longtime members of its Production staff, E.J. Corrigan and Calvin Hunt, who both passed away in the spring of 2014.

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