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Mary Ann Lee

Artistic Director

Mary Ann Lee

Artistic Director
Artistic Director of the Tanner Dance Program and Children’s Dance Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. She trained with Virginia Tanner and was a member of Children’s Dance Theatre. She received master’s degrees in dance and French from Mills College and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. She performed professionally with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and Moveable Feast Dance Company in San Francisco and with the Contemporary Dance Theatre in Ohio. Ms. Lee was a dance specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artists-in-Schools program and taught throughout the United States. She has been an invited guest teacher in China, Japan, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, England, Finland, Canada, and Brazil. Ms. Lee continues to teach at the University of Utah in the Department of Education, and in the Tanner Dance Program. She teaches throughout Utah, nationally, and internationally.
 (801) 585-9111
 maryann.lee@utah.edu

Natalie Jones

Director of Development

Natalie Jones

Director of Development
 801-587-3866
 natalie.jones@utah.edu

Diana Timothy

Associate Director

Diana Timothy

Associate Director
 (801) 581-4079
 diana.timothy@utah.edu

Sarah Nordquist-Cardenas

Financial Analyst

Sarah Nordquist-Cardenas

Financial Analyst
Accounting, Payroll, Purchasing/EPRs, DSPD Billing, Scholarship Administration; and Adaptive Needs, Building Management, Human Resources
 (801) 587-3656
 s.cardenas@utah.edu

Katie Johnson Filipescu

Administrative Assistant and Marketing Specialist

Katie Johnson Filipescu

Administrative Assistant and Marketing Specialist
Fine Arts Preschool, French Immersion Preschool, Professional Development, In Accord, and Summer Administrative Assistant; Webmaster, Registration Experience, Social Media, and Digital Marketing Assistance
 (801) 587-3726
 katie.johnson@utah.edu

Riya Yadav

Financial Manager

Riya Yadav

Financial Manager
Budget Manager, Budget and Accounting, Grants Budgeting, Payroll, Human Resources, Special Projects
 801-581-3063
 riya.yadav@utah.edu

Jennifer Killpack-Knutsen

Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Killpack-Knutsen

Administrative Assistant
CDT, Studio, and CCo Administrative Assistant, Volunteer Coordinator, General Administration
 (801) 585-9172
 jennifer.killpack-knutsen@utah.edu

Artistic Staff

Mary Ann Lee

Director of Children's Dance Theatre

Mary Ann Lee

Director of Children's Dance Theatre
Artistic Director of the Tanner Dance Program and Children’s Dance Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. She trained with Virginia Tanner and was a member of Children’s Dance Theatre. She received master’s degrees in dance and French from Mills College and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. She performed professionally with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and Moveable Feast Dance Company in San Francisco and with the Contemporary Dance Theatre in Ohio. Ms. Lee was a dance specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artists-in-Schools program and taught throughout the United States. She has been an invited guest teacher in China, Japan, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, England, Finland, Canada, and Brazil. Ms. Lee continues to teach at the University of Utah in the Department of Education, and in the Tanner Dance Program. She teaches throughout Utah, nationally, and internationally.
 (801) 585-9111
 maryann.lee@utah.edu

Ashley Boyack

Professional Development Director

Ashley Boyack

Professional Development Director
Children’s Dance Theater Teacher, Professional Development, LEADD Teacher, Arts in Education Teacher
 801-583-2673
 (801) 213-2673
 ashleyb.boyack@utah.edu

Misha Moffat

Fine Arts Preschool Director

Misha Moffat

Fine Arts Preschool Director
Fine Arts Preschool Director, Dancer’s Council, Arts for the Young Summer Camps
 (801) 587-3628
 misha.moffat@utah.edu

Tristan Moore

Music Program Manager

Tristan Moore

Music Program Manager
Music Program Manager
 801-587-4888
 tristan.moore@utah.edu

Sophie Greenwood Abbott

Dance Specialist

Sophie Greenwood Abbott

Dance Specialist
Dance Specialist; Assistant Director of Contemporary Companies
 u0938301@utah.edu

Joni Urry Wilson

Director of Studio Program

Joni Urry Wilson

Director of Studio Program
 (801) 587-3654
 joni.wilson@utah.edu

Lindsay Ermidis

Arts-in-Education Director

Lindsay Ermidis

Arts-in-Education Director
Director of Arts-in-Education
 lindsay.ermidis@utah.edu

Nora Lebohec

La Maison des Enfants Director

Nora Lebohec

La Maison des Enfants Director
Director of the French Immersion Preschool
 (801) 587-1750
 nora.lebohec@utah.edu

Wachira Waigwa Stone

Music Program Manager

Wachira Waigwa Stone

Music Program Manager
Music Program Manager
 801-587-4840
 wachira.e@utah.edu

Lexi Hauck

Dance Specialist

Lexi Hauck

Dance Specialist
Dance Specialist
 801-585-7425
 lexi.hauck@utah.edu

Diana Timothy

Director of Contemporary Companies

Diana Timothy

Director of Contemporary Companies
Associate Director; Artistic Director of CDT and Contemporary Companies
 (801) 581-4079
 diana.timothy@utah.edu

Ben Tillotson

Adaptive Needs Programs Director

Ben Tillotson

Adaptive Needs Programs Director
 (801)587-7599
 ben.tillotson@utah.edu

Rachel Hayes

Costume Shop Director

Rachel Hayes

Costume Shop Director
 801-585-4892
 rachel.j.hayes@utah.edu

Tristana Black

Dance Specialist

Tristana Black

Dance Specialist
 tristana.yegge@utah.edu

Tori Meyer

Dance Specialist

Tori Meyer

Dance Specialist
Dance Specialist
 (801) 581-1751
 u1108904@utah.edu

Advisory Board

Jodilynne Kirkham
Chair


Joyce B. Bennett
Lisa Dixon Cluff
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Louanne Ferrin Davis
Karen Dee
Annjanine F. Etzel
Brock Holt
Somer Holt
Ciel Hunter
Christine Ivory
Edward Jackson
Jamileh Jameson
Kristen Jarmen
Allyson Larkins
Elise Dumke Miller
Edward Mould
Cynthia Ong
Mary Catherine Perry
Mary Jane Watson Price

 

Janet Randall
John Scheib
Amanda Pahnke Simmons
Laura Snow Prosper
Marilyn B. Taft
Lisa Thornton
Allison Van Vranken
Kathryn Ball Van Wagoner
Wachira Waigwa-Stone
Brittany Weimer

National Advisory Board

Ruth Draper Crockatt
Stephen Koplowitz
Beverlie Giss Latimer
Eileen M. Longacre
Kathleen Holding Matthews
Francis Parmley Muir
Aileen Strike Preonas
Marcia Price
Claudia M. Scalley