Board
President Rodney Veal, Producer and Community Arts Liasion, ThinkTV, Dayton
Vice President Damien Highfield, Choreographer, Dancer, Akron
Treasurer Jessica Johnson, Managing Director of Accounting Solutions of Ohio, Columbus
Secretary Jeri Deckard Gatch, Modern Dance teacher, choreographer, and performer, Cincinnati
Legal Counsel Stefan Thomas, Attorney, Thomas Ingram Law Group, Columbus
- Executive Director Jane DAngelo
- Program and Operations Manager Trezon Dancy
Kenneth Brown, Multi-genre instructor and choreographer, Columbus
Talise Campbell, visiting assistant professor of Africana studies and dance at Oberlin College, and executive artistic director and choreographer of Djapo Cultural Arts Institute, Cleveland
- Mari Davies, Director of Institutional Giving, the Toledo Symphony
- Dennis Dugan, Lighting Designer, Columbia Station
Ambre Emory-Maier, Assistant Professor of Dance, Kent State University
Natalie Frushour, Director of Business Operations for Education, Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
Catherine Meredith, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Kent State University; Independent Choreographer
Richard Oaxaca, Assistant Professor of Dance for the Case Western Reserve University Dance Department, Cleveland
Elle Pierman,PhD, Director of Education at BalletMet, Columbus
Crystal Michelle Perkins, Choreographer, Dancer, Associate Artistic Director of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton
Brianna Rhodes, Freelance dancer and dance teacher, Columbus
Sarah Rhodes, Community Program Manager for SMARTS, Students Motivated by the Arts, Youngstown
Daniel Roberts, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
Aseelah Shareef, Vice President + Chief Operating Officer at Karamu House, Cleveland
Mansee Singhi, Indian classical dance performer, choreographer and teacher, Columbus
Quianna Simpson, Dancer, Choreographer, instructor at Thiossane West African Dance Institute, Columbus
Emily Stamas, Marketing Manager, Henny Penny, Dayton
Rose Sunila, Movement educator, performer, and choreographer, Cincinnati
Kerri Wilde, Dancer, Choreographer, teacher, Napolean
OhioDance Board Committees
Anti-Racism and Equity Assurance Committee (A.R.E.A.)
Development, Fundraising & Marketing Committee
Membership & Community Engagement Committee
Festival Committee
Ex-Officio Kodee Van Nort, formerly of Cincinnati
Ex-Officio David S. Guion, Ph.D., Executive Director, Dublin Arts Council
Advisory Board Members
- Ann Cooper Albright, Oberlin College. Professor of Dance, Oberlin
- Zelma Badu-Younge, Ph.D., Professor, School of Dance, Ohio University, Athens
- Laurie Bell, Retired Chair and Director of Dance, Ohio Northern University Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, Ada
- Kelly Berick, Director, Firestone High School Dance Program, Akron
- Padma Chebrolu, President and Artistic Director Cultural Centre of India, Cincinnati
- Dr. Geraldine P. Dapul, Staff physician, focus on neuro rehabilitation, musculoskeletal disorders and performing arts medicine, Cleveland Clinic
- Lynn Deering, Director, Dance Program, Cleveland State University
- Janet Dziak, Artistic Director of North Pointe Ballet, North Ridgeville
- Melanye White Dixon, associate professor, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, Columbus
- Joyelle Fobbs, Dancer, Choreographer, Columbus
- Chanda Ford- White, Founding Artistic Director / Owner of Cleveland Inner City Ballet, Cleveland
- Tina Gehres, International Folk and Vintage Dance, Galloway
- John Giffin, Professor emeritus, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, Columbus
- Kim Gladden MD, Founding member of the Dance Medicine clinic at the Sports Health Center of the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
- Jefferson James, Artistic and Executive Director, Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc., Cincinnati
- Suzan Bradford Kounta, Thiossane Institute, Columbus
- Marlene Leber, Choreographer, Dance Educator, Chardon
- Holly Handman Lopez, Visiting Assistant Professor, Oberlin College, Oberlin
- Jeanne Mam-Luft, Director of MamLuft&Co. Dance, Cincinnati
- Gill Wright Miller, Professor and Chair of Dance, Denison University, Granville
- Sarah Morrison, Choreographer, Dancer, Founder of MorrisonDance, Cleveland
- Melissa Pintar Obenauf, ŽIVILI, Artistic Director, Past OhioDance President 1981-1983, Columbus
- Gabrielle Stefura, Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, Fort Hayes Performing Arts School, Columbus
- Shannon Varner, Lindyroos and SwingColumbus Performance Team, Columbus
- Mary Verdi-Fletcher, Dancing Wheels, Cleveland
- Bobbi Wyatt, Founder and Artistic Director, Mason Dance Center