Executive Director

Founder of Port Townsend Ballet in 2019

Trained with Northern California Ballet, Boston Ballet, Walnut Hill, San Francisco Ballet, & under Suzanne Farrell directly

Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science with a minor in Gerontology from the University of San Francisco

Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Pacific University, Oregon

Artistic Director, Ballet, Pointe, & Variations Instructor

Began ballet and piano studies at age 8; and a professional career at 16 with The Milwaukee Ballet Company

Performed with 20+ companies internationally

Worked alongside George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Andre Eglevsky

Choreographed & restaged 50+ original works & full-length classical ballets

Awarded Best Choreography at the St. Petersburg International Ballet Competition in 2004

Trained dancers who now perform with prestigious companies and professional figure skaters, including Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa

Adult Ballet, Ballet, & Pointe Instructor

Trained at Eglevsky Ballet and PNB

Minor in Dance / Major in Therapeutic Recreation from Ithaca College.

Master's in School Counseling from Capella University 

School counselor in the Chimacum School District.

Contemporary, Ballet, & Jazz Instructor

Studied dance and theatre at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts, Boston Conservatory, and Western Washington University.

Performed with Repertory West Dance Company in Bellingham and various groups in Olympia and around the peninsula.

Elementary music and performing arts educator at Quilcene School

Ballet, Pre-Ballet & Creative Movement Instructor

Trained at The Juilliard School and Cornish

Danced professionally as a soloist in Northern California and as a concert modern dancer in Seattle

Earned a BFA and a Master's in Architecture from the University of Washington

Owns & operates a residential design firm in Port Townsend

Ballet & Pointe Instructor

Trained at The Ballet Studio in San Francisco, various Bay Area studios & summer intensives nationwide.

Performed with Bay Pointe Ballet, Santa Clara Ballet, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, and Columbia Classical Ballet in South Carolina.

Ballet, Jazz, & Contemporary Instructor, Competition Coach

Trained at The Philadelphia Rock School, Springboard Danse Montreal, Philadanco, Wesleyan’s CCY, and The University of the Arts

Danced in NYC for Gallim, VimVigor, Laura Peterson, Dana Katz, Noemie LaFrance & Celia Rowlson-Hall

Danced for Company E in D.C. & internationally

Certified Pilates Instructor and Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in injury rehabilitation

Tap Instructor

Began dancing at 4

Trained in Hoquiam, WA

Taught at The O’Meara High School School of Performing Arts in Port Townsend

Gentle Adult Ballet & Contemporary Instructor

BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and MFA in Dance and Technology from OSU.

Choreography presented at Joyce SoHo, 92nd St Y, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and Lincoln Center.

Professor of Dance at LaGuardia (CUNY), Cal Poly (SLO), and SUNY Brockport

Archivist for somatic pioneer Bill Evans

Ballet, Jazz, & Contemporary Substitute Instructor

PNB's Professional Division program graduate

Apprentice with Pacific Northwest Ballet

Danced with the Eugene Ballet and Diablo Ballet.

Faculty member at Ballet West, Evergreen City Ballet School, Ballet Cour D’Alene, Portland Dance, and Westside Studio of Performing Arts.

Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary Substitute Instructor

Started classes at O’Meara Performing Arts Academy at age 4.

Coached the competition team in 2018

Licensed Massage Therapist

Hip-Hop Workshop Instructor

Began local training at 10

Competed at Disney Land, Las Vegas, and in the Bahamas.

Studied dance pedagogy in high school