Administrative Staff

Mary Ann Lee
Artistic DirectorMary Ann Lee
Artistic DirectorArtistic 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) 585-9111maryann.lee@utah.edu

Natalie Jones
Director of Development
Diana Timothy
Associate Director
Sarah Nordquist-Cardenas
Financial AnalystSarah Nordquist-Cardenas
Financial AnalystAccounting, Payroll, Purchasing/EPRs, DSPD Billing, Scholarship Administration; and Adaptive Needs, Building Management, Human Resources
(801) 587-3656s.cardenas@utah.edu

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

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

Jennifer Killpack-Knutsen
Administrative AssistantJennifer Killpack-Knutsen
Administrative AssistantCDT, Studio, and CCo Administrative Assistant, Volunteer Coordinator, General Administration
(801) 585-9172jennifer.killpack-knutsen@utah.edu
Artistic Staff

Mary Ann Lee
Director of Children's Dance TheatreMary Ann Lee
Director of Children's Dance TheatreArtistic 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) 585-9111maryann.lee@utah.edu

Ashley Boyack
Professional Development DirectorAshley Boyack
Professional Development DirectorChildren’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 DirectorMisha Moffat
Fine Arts Preschool DirectorFine Arts Preschool Director, Dancer’s Council, Arts for the Young Summer Camps
(801) 587-3628misha.moffat@utah.edu

Tristan Moore
Music Program Manager
Sophie Greenwood Abbott
Dance SpecialistSophie Greenwood Abbott
Dance SpecialistDance Specialist; Assistant Director of Contemporary Companies
u0938301@utah.edu
Joni Urry Wilson
Director of Studio Program
Lindsay Ermidis
Arts-in-Education Director
Nora Lebohec
La Maison des Enfants DirectorNora Lebohec
La Maison des Enfants DirectorDirector of the French Immersion Preschool
(801) 587-1750nora.lebohec@utah.edu

Wachira Waigwa Stone
Music Program Manager
Lexi Hauck
Dance Specialist
Diana Timothy
Director of Contemporary CompaniesDiana Timothy
Director of Contemporary CompaniesAssociate Director; Artistic Director of CDT and Contemporary Companies
(801) 581-4079diana.timothy@utah.edu

Ben Tillotson
Adaptive Needs Programs Director
Rachel Hayes
Costume Shop Director
Tristana Black
Dance Specialist
Tori Meyer
Dance SpecialistAdvisory 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