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
Margaret Weisbrod Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Stacy Galloway Haywood
Chief Financial Officer
Ryann Galloway Tacha
Chief Development Officer
Amanda L Roberts
Chief Communications Officer
Jennifer Donnelly
Director of Operations
Laura Rollins
Front Desk Administrator
Nick Johnston
Front Desk Administrator, Salesforce Coordinator
Anna’Marie Sosa
Front Desk Administrator
Alex Olson
Director of Membership and Donor Relations
Morgan N Sherve
Director of Salesforce
Mariah Seifert
Director of Content and Communications
Lisa L Purdon
Events Manager
Hanan Misko
Dance Program Director
Cynthia Crews
Artistic Director of Lawrence Ballet Theatre
Claire Buss
Dance Program Coordinator/ Choeographer
Jennifer Attocknie
Vista Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator
Andria Devlin
Director of Early Childhood Education
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
Ben Ahlvers
Exhibitions Director
Blanca Herrada
Exhibitions Coordinator
Jeremy Rockwell
Exhibitions Assistant
Marlo Angell
Free State Festival Director
Steve Richardson
Facility Maintenance Director
Marty A Carr
Custodian
Jeremiah Hurst
Custodian
Kenton Russell
Custodian, Security Coordinator
Veronica Valdivia
Custodian
Elizabeth Sullivan
Director of Performing Arts
Samaria Fleig
Technical Director, Production Manager
Justin Harbaugh
Associate Director of Performing Arts & Education
Lexey Jost
Assistant Technical Director, Shop Manager
Josiah Moreno
Box Office Manager, Sound Technician
Ric Averill
Artistic Director of Performing Arts Emeritus
Kyla Strid
Director of Residencies and Adult Education
Andrew C Smith
Director of Youth Visual Arts
Katie Alldritt
Lead Youth Visual Arts Instructor
Sophie Shawver
Front Desk Administrator, Adult Visual Arts Coordinator
Sydni William
Youth Visual Arts Coordinator
Shantel Wright-Hancock
Ceramics Studio Manager
Twiggy Cercy
Interim Studio Manager, 22/23 Ceramic Artist-in-Residence
Resident Artists
Rachel Beer
23/24 Printmaking Artsit-in-Residence
Dehmie Dehmlow
23/24 Ceramics Artist-in-Residence
Teaching Artists
Matthew Willie Garcia
Adult Visual Arts
Adelai Spears
Jordan Mills
Early Childhood Education, School of Theatre & Music
Kayla Sandusky
School of Theatre & Music
Gwentessa Alfie
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
Carma Lea
School of Theatre & Music
Betsy McCafferty
School of Dance
Hope DeYoung-Daniels
School of Dance
Stephanie Wirth
School of Dance
Paige Comparato
School of Dance
Ashley Sandefur
School of Dance
Savannah Meier
School of Dance
Annie Stark
Choreographer, School of Dance Instructor
Wanwan Cai
School of Dance
Rechelle Bishop
School of Dance
Charlie Myers
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
Rachel Johnson
Youth Visual Arts
Michelle Rogne
Adult & Youth Visual Arts
Jules Sotomayor
Youth Visual Arts
Yekyoung Kim
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
Rachel Ross
Adult 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
Melanie Pierce
Adult Visual Arts
Hollie Rice
Adult Visual Arts
Allison M Ice
Adult Visual Arts
Liat E Roth
Choreographer. School of Dance Instructor
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
Adult Visual Arts
Jeanne C. Averill
School of Theatre & Music
Rachael Sudlow
Adult Visual Arts
Shannon M Pickett
School of Dance
Maya Tillman-Rayton
Artistic Director
Christopher Molla
School of Theatre & Music
Tim O’Brien
Adult Visual Arts
Amie Montedoro
School of Theatre & Music
Chris North
Adult Visual Arts
Brian Horsch
Adult Visual Arts
Christopher Pendry
School of Theatre & Music
Alison Gruber
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
Kalen Stockton
Assistant Director & Stage Manager
Cliff Hoitt-Lange
Stage Manager
Monica Shafii
Build Crew
Devi Arkeketa
Build Crew
Tevin Mershon
Build Crew
Jennifer Walker
Build Crew
Keats Johnson
Build Crew
Quinn Nissen
Build Crew
Lola Brown
Light Board Operator
Miles Perez
Sound Technician
Nico Scales
Running Crew
Deborah Dillon
House Manager
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
Visual Arts Instructor
Megan Hay
Alisha M Davis
Adult Visual Arts
Javy Ortiz
Adult Visual Arts Instructor
Syrhea Conaway
School of Theatre and Music
Rosa Nussbaum
Adult Visual Arts
Emily Goodpasture Giles
School of Theatre and Music
Rebecca Zarazan Dunn
Youth Visual Arts
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 Instructor
Taro Takizawa
Printmaking Artist-in-Residence
Josh Goering
Ceramics instructor
Becky O’Keefe
Theater Instructor
Emily Markoulatos
Adult Visual Arts
Kim Brook
Youth Visual Arts
Whitney Jacobs
Sara Bonner
School of Theatre & Music
Chad Crenshaw
School of Theatre & Music
Clara Kundin
School of Theatre & Music
Elizabeth Lollar
School of Dance
Louis Copt
Adult Visual Arts
Samantha Dunham
Sarah Harris
Tristian Griffin
School of Dance
Catherine Meihaus
Colleen Morrissey
Donna Jo Harkrider
Dance Instructor
Danny A Caine
Adult Visual Arts
Nick Perry
Allison McNellis
Dance Instructor
Jackie Hedeman
Writing instructor
Brent Lind
Ceramics Instructor
Chay D. Boots
School of Theatre & Music Instructor
Grace Tuthill
Adult Visual Arts
Tommy Lomeli
Sarah Jean Robinson
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Diana Rockwell
School of Theatre and Music Instructor
Rose Schreiber
Adult Visual Arts
Jake Lewis
Youth Visual Arts Instructor
Nora Gordon
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Production Team
Erin McElroy
School of Theatre and Music, Costume Designer
Jay Pryor
Jay Pryor's Gender Reveal Party Creator, Writer, Director & Performer
Board
Meredith Lang
Board Chair
Ashley Anstaett All
Board Vice Chair
Stephen Gish
Board Treasurer
Kevin Wickliffe
Board Secretary
Whitney Lang
Board Past Chair
Thomas Huang
Board Member
Isabel Johnson
Board Member
Sarah Kurien
Board Member
Amy Lee
Board Member
Frank Lemus Jr.
Board Member
Lori Norwood
Board Member
Jeremy Philipp
Board Member
Margie Wakefield
Board Member
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