Our Team
Lawrence Arts Center Team
The People Who Make Lawrence Arts Center Possible
A Strong Foundation For Art & Artists
The team at Lawrence Arts Center is here to ensure anyone—of any age and any background—can connect with a supportive community and flex their creative muscles. The inclusive group of people who work here are the backbone of everything we achieve.
Staff
Thomas Huang
Interim Executive Director
Ryann Galloway Tacha
Chief Development Officer
Jennifer Donnelly
Director of Operations
Ben Ahlvers
Exhibitions Director
Hanan Misko
Dance Program Director
Andria Devlin
Director of Early Childhood Education
Justin Harbaugh
Director of Performing Arts
Marlo Angell
Film, Grants, Special Projects
Steve Richardson
Facility Maintenance Director
Blanca Herrada
Exhibitions Coordinator
Samaria Zambrana
Technical Director, Production Manager
Lexey Jost
Assistant Technical Director, Shop Manager
Claire Buss
Dance Program Coordinator
Sydni William
Youth Visual Arts Coordinator
Kathryn Combs
Studio Manager
Shantel Wright-Hancock
Ceramics Studio Manager
Katie Alldritt
Lead Youth Visual Arts Instructor
Cynthia Crews
Artistic Director of Lawrence Ballet Theatre
Ric Averill
Artistic Director of Performing Arts Emeritus
Morgan N Sherve
Director of Salesforce
Jeremy Rockwell
Exhibitions Assistant
Jeremiah Hurst
Custodian
Kenton Russell
Custodian, Security Coordinator
Kevin M O’Malley
Custodian
Octavia Lawson-Solorio
Front Desk Administrator
Wesley A Pittack
Front Desk Administrator
Resident Artists
Kyla Strid
Director of Residencies and Adult Education, 2013/14 Clay Resident
Gabriel Poucher
2024/25 Ceramic Artist in Residence
Anthony Corraro
2024/25 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Dehmie Dehmlow
2023/24 Ceramic Artist in Residence, Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Rachel Beer
2023/24 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Twiggy Cercy
2022/23 Ceramic Artist in Residence, Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Taro Takizawa
2022/23 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Jonathan Christensen Caballero
2021/22 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Rosa Nussbaum
2021/22 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Ashlyn K Pope
2019/21 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Dayon Royster
2019/21 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Nate J. Ditzler
2018/19 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Johanna Winters
2018/19 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Shiyuan Xu
2017/18 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Michael Benedetti
2017/18 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Carly Slade
2016-17 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Tressa Jones
2016/17 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Christy Wittmer
2015-16 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Amanda Maciuba
2015-16 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Gunyoung Kim
2014/15 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Tonja Torgerson
2014/15 Printmaking Artist in Residence
John McCaughey
2013/14 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Monika Laskowska
2012/13 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Patrick Vincent
2012/13 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Allen Chen
2011/12 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Carla Aspenburg
2011/12 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Akiko Jackson
2010/11 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Nicolette Ross
2010/11 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Sarah Gross
2009/10 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Alison Filley
2009/10 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Hak Kyun Kim
2008/09 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Jennifer Holt
2007/08 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Brian Stuparyk
2007/08 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Jessica Conner
2006/07 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Taryn McMahon
2006/07 Printmaking Artist in Residence
Stacy Barnes
2005/06 Ceramics Artist in Residence
Teaching Artists
Matthew Willie Garcia
Adult Visual Arts
Jordan Mills
Early Childhood Education, School of Theatre & Music
Kayla Sandusky
School of Theatre & Music
Jillian Schwartz
School of Theatre & Music
Erin Zipper
Music Director, The SpongeBob Musical & School of Theatre and Music
Jodie Little
Build Crew
Kristina Eronat-Davis
School of Theatre & Music
Mercedes Lucero
School of Theatre & Music
Leah Towle
STEAM Program, School of Theatre and Music
Alysha Baros
School of Theatre & Music
Betsy McCafferty
School of Dance
Hope DeYoung-Daniels
School of Dance
Ashley Sandefur
School of Dance
Annie Stark
School of Dance
Wanwan Cai
School of Dance
Rechelle Bishop
School of Dance
Linda Reimond
Early Childhood Education
Cindy Kersenbrock
Youth Visual Arts
Matthew Lord
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
BryAnn Burke
Youth Visual Arts
Traci Bunkers
Youth Visual Arts
Maeve Hilgers
Youth Visual Arts
Michelle Rogne
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Jules Sotomayor
Youth Visual Arts
Yekyoung Kim
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Todd Poteet
Youth Visual Arts
Rae Atakpa
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Ann Dean
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Finn Finnerty
Youth Visual Arts
Alicia Kelly
Adult & Youth Visual Arts, Hang12 Mentor
Jenea Havener
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Jeff Ridgway
Adult Visual Arts
Kent Smith
Adult Visual Arts
Lora Jost
Adult Visual Arts
Stephanie Alaniz
Adult Visual Arts
Jerry Dowdle
Adult Visual Arts
Liz Bonny
Adult Visual Arts
Geri Cummings
Adult Visual Arts
Dorothy Hoyt-Reed
Adult Visual Arts
Jess Belangee-Englert
Adult Visual Arts
Hollie Rice
Adult Visual Arts
Allison M Ice
Adult Visual Arts
Makenzie Schaeffer
Youth Visual Arts
Kierstin N Bennett
School of Dance
Tricia J Spencer
School of Theatre & Music
Howard H Rains
School of Theatre & Music
AnnaBelle Lee Withington
Youth Visual Arts
Bailey Kivett
Youth Visual Arts
Jeanne C. Averill
School of Theatre & Music
Rachael Sudlow
Adult Visual Arts
Shannon M Pickett
School of Dance
Tim O’Brien
Adult Visual Arts
Chris North
Adult Visual Arts
Brian Horsch
Adult Visual Arts
Christopher Pendry
School of Theatre & Music
Jerel Hilding
School of Dance
James Piller
The SpongeBob Musical, Musician-Bass
Matt Bell
The SpongeBob Musical, Musician-Drums/Foley
Landon Noll
Costume Designer
Jeff Jackson
The SpongeBob Musical, Musician-Guitar
Elliot Yochim
Technical Crew
Monica Shafii
Build Crew
Devi Arkeketa
Build Crew
Tevin Mershon
Build Crew
Jennifer Walker
Build Crew
Maya Sabatini
School of Theatre and Music, Assistant Costume Designer
Rachel K Cross
School of Theatre and Music
Jason Baltazar
Writing Instructor
David Reed
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Erika Kjorlie Geery
Youth Visual Arts
Megan Hay
Alisha M Davis
Adult Visual Arts
Javy Ortiz
Adult Visual Arts Instructor
Syrhea Conaway
School of Theatre and Music
Emily Goodpasture Giles
School of Theatre and Music
Alyssa L Weinell
Cecilia M Roberts
Drawing & Painting Instructor
Kyle Johns
Ceramics Instructor
Hanah E Glimpse
Fiber Arts Instructor
Lisa Hamilton
Adult Visual Arts
Rachel Downs-Doubrava
Youth Visual Arts
Josh Goering
Ceramics instructor
Emily Markoulatos
Adult Visual Arts
Kim Brook
Youth Visual Arts
Whitney Jacobs
Youth Visual Arts
Sara Bonner
School of Theatre & Music
Chad Crenshaw
School of Theatre & Music
Clara Kundin
School of Theatre & Music
Louis Copt
Adult Visual Arts
Sarah Harris
Tristian Griffin
School of Dance
Catherine Meihaus
Youth Visual Arts
Colleen Morrissey
Donna Jo Harkrider
Dance Instructor
Danny A Caine
Adult Visual Arts
Nick Perry
Allison McNellis
School of Dance
Jackie Hedeman
Writing instructor
Sarah Jean Robinson
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Jake Lewis
Youth Visual Arts
Becky O’Keefe
Theater Instructor
Caitlin DeFilippo
Youth Visual Arts
Paige Patterson Comparato
School of Dance
Paula Pepin
Liat Roth
Lawrence Ballet Theatre & Dance Program Assistant
Rebecca Zarazan
Youth Visual Arts, Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Sullivan
Teaching Artist
Coy Garrett
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Kalen Stockton
Assistant Director & Stage Manager
Maya Tillman Rayton
School of Dance
Cate OConnell-Richards
Metalsmith/Jeweler
Brent Lind
Ceramics Instructor
Rachel Johnson
Youth Visual Arts
Quinn Nissen
Build Crew
Chay D. Boots
School of Theatre & Music Instructor
Jess Grubenhoff
Youth Visual Arts
Laura Rollins
Savannah Meier
School of Dance
Amie Montedoro
School of Theatre & Music
Christopher Molla
School of Theatre & Music
Cliff Hoitt-Lange
Stage Manager
Grace Tuthill
Adult Visual Arts
Melanie Pierce
Adult Visual Arts
Tommy Lomeli
Alison Gruber
School of Theatre & Music
Stephanie Wirth
School of Dance
Carma Lea
School of Theatre & Music
Rachel Ross
Adult Visual Arts
Charlie Myers
School of Dance
Diana Rockwell
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Adelai Spears
Youth Visual Arts, Early Childhood Education
Deborah Dillon
House Manager
Rose Schreiber
Adult Visual Arts
Lauren Watson
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Jess Finkemeier
Running Crew
Leslie Dymond
Co-Choreographer, The SpongeBob Musical
Krystle Perkins
Adult Visual Arts
Amy Baber
Adult Visual Arts
Erin Martin
Youth Visual Arts
Gabby McNabb
School of Dance
Breanna Johnson
Youth Visual Arts
Craig Auge
Youth Visual Arts
David Nichols
Build Crew
Sofia Bilbao
Video Technician
Mia Forsberg-Haverkamp
Youth Visual Arts
Chris Kramer
School of Theatre & Music
Knox McClendon
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Dave Casella
Adult Visual Arts Instructor
Paula Peppin
Early Childhood Education Teacher
Craig Fisher
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
MK Shultz
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Luke “Skippy” Harbur
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Sanjana Asha
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Avery Remboldt
Youth Visual Arts
David A Reed
Kristopher Estes-Brown
Choreographer
Tim Stone
John Elizabeth Stinzi
Adult Visual Arts
Carolyn Semmel
Arthur Clifford
School of Theatre & Music
Tim OBrien
Adult Visual Arts
Carolyn Foster
Adult Visual Arts Instructor
Lillian Selby
Youth Visual Arts
Zoe Vincent
Youth Visual Arts
Andreas Braz
Cullen Krishna
Guest Artist
Paige E Patterson Comparato
School of Dance
Erin McElroy
School of Theatre and Music, Costume Designer
Van Beyer
Erin Williams
Emmy Easley
Caitlyn Howard
School of Dance
Olivia Medrano
Youth Visual Arts
Nora Gordon
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Emily Casey
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Jessica Fortner
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Allison M Haworth
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Kristin Morland
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Pat Pisani
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Becky Rogers
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Kelsey Weiss
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Donika Wiley
Early Childhood Education Instructor, 2008/09 Printmaking Resident
Production Team
Keats Johnson
2024 SYT Intern - Build Crew
Ivy Bitters
2024 SYT Intern
Stevie Roman
2024 SYT Intern
Katie Parsons
2024 SYT Intern
Alia Leon
2024 SYT Intern
Graham Hall
2024 SYT Intern
Emmett Henry
2024 SYT Intern
Lucas Hasiuk
2024 SYT Intern
Katherine Walters
2024 SYT Intern
Wren Jay
2024 SYT Intern
Finn Frances Hyland Sidener
2024 SYT Intern
Lola Brown
2024 SYT Intern - Light Board Operator
Liz Wyle
2024 SYT Intern
Miles Perez
2024 SYT Intern - Sound Technician
Nico Scales
2024 SYT Intern - Running Crew
Harper Finck
2024 SYT Intern
Maryann Barnhart
2024 SYT Intern
Arianna Waller
2024 SYT Intern
Maryanne Ghilino
2024 SYT Intern
Board
Nicole M Sabatini
Meredith Lang
Board Chair
Stephen Gish
Board Treasurer
Kevin Wickliffe
Board Secretary
Whitney Lang
Board Past Chair
Sarah Kurien
Board Member
Amy Lee
Board Member
Frank Lemus Jr.
Board Member
Lori Norwood
Board Member
Jeremy Philipp
Board Member
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