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

Liat Roth

Lawrence Ballet Theatre & Dance Program Assistant

Sophie Shawver

Front Desk Administrator, Adult Visual Arts Coordinator

Laura Rollins

Front Desk Administrator

Anna’Marie Sosa

Front Desk Administrator

Kenton Russell

Custodian, Security Coordinator

Jeremiah Hurst

Custodian

Lauren Watson

Early Childhood Education Instructor

Gabby McNabb

School of Dance Instructor

Mia Forsberg-Haverkamp

Youth Visual Arts

Kathryn Combs

Studio Manager

Belle Gerstmayr

Marketing Intern

Kevin M O’Malley

Custodian

Andy Smith

Director of Youth Visual Arts

Van Beyer

Octavia Lawson-Solorio

Ludger Martley

Wesley A Pittack

Ludger Hartley

Stacy Galloway Haywood

Chief Financial Officer

Ryann Galloway Tacha

Chief Development Officer

Amanda L Roberts

Chief Communications Officer

Thomas Huang

Interim Executive Director

Jennifer Donnelly

Director of Operations

Lyss Bezner

Office Manager

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

Jennifer Attocknie

Vista Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator

Andria Devlin

Director of Early Childhood Education

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

Ben Ahlvers

Exhibitions Director

Blanca Herrada

Exhibitions Coordinator

Jeremy Rockwell

Exhibitions Assistant

Marlo Angell

Free State Festival Director

Steve Richardson

Facility Maintenance Director

Veronica Valdivia

Custodian

Justin Harbaugh

Director of Performing Arts

Samaria Fleig

Technical Director, Production Manager

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, 2013/14 Clay Resident

Andrew C Smith

Director of Youth Visual Arts

Katie Alldritt

Lead Youth Visual Arts Instructor

Sydni William

Youth Visual Arts Coordinator

Shantel Wright-Hancock

Ceramics Studio Manager

Resident Artists

Gabriel John Poucher

2024/25 Ceramic Artist in Residence

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

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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

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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

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Mercedes Lucero

School of Theatre & Music

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Leah Towle

STEAM Program, School of Theatre and Music

Alysha Baros

School of Theatre & Music

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Betsy McCafferty

School of Dance

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Hope DeYoung-Daniels

School of Dance

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Ashley Sandefur

School of Dance

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Annie Stark

Choreographer, School of Dance Instructor

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Wanwan Cai

School of Dance

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Rechelle Bishop

School of Dance

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Linda Reimond

Early Childhood Education

Cindy Kersenbrock

Youth Visual Arts

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Matthew Lord

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

BryAnn Burke

Youth Visual Arts

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Traci Bunkers

Youth Visual Arts

Maeve Hilgers

Youth Visual Arts

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Michelle Rogne

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

Jules Sotomayor

Youth Visual Arts

Yekyoung Kim

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

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Todd Poteet

Youth Visual Arts

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Rae Atakpa

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

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Ann Dean

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

Finn Finnerty

Youth Visual Arts

Alicia Kelly

Adult & Youth Visual Arts, Hang12 Mentor

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Jenea Havener

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

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Jeff Ridgway

Adult Visual Arts

Kent Smith

Adult Visual Arts

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Lora Jost

Adult Visual Arts

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Stephanie Alaniz

Adult Visual Arts

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Jerry Dowdle

Adult Visual Arts

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Liz Bonny

Adult Visual Arts

Geri Cummings

Adult Visual Arts

Dorothy Hoyt-Reed

Adult Visual Arts

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Jess Belangee-Englert

Adult Visual Arts

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Hollie Rice

Adult Visual Arts

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Allison M Ice

Adult Visual Arts

Makenzie Schaeffer

Youth Visual Arts

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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

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Bailey Kivett

Youth Visual Arts

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Jeanne C. Averill

School of Theatre & Music

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Rachael Sudlow

Adult Visual Arts

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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

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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

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Donna Jo Harkrider

Dance Instructor

Danny A Caine

Adult Visual Arts

Nick Perry

Allison McNellis

Dance Instructor

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

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Paige Patterson Comparato

School of Dance

Paula Pepin

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

Artistic Director

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

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

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

Breanna Johnson

Youth Visual Arts

Craig Auge

Youth Visual Arts

David Nichols

Build Crew

Sofia Bilbao

Video Technician

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

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Erin McElroy

School of Theatre and Music, Costume Designer

Erin Williams

Emmy Easley

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

Ashley Anstaett All

Board Vice Chair

Stephen Gish

Board Treasurer

Kevin Wickliffe

Board Secretary

Whitney Lang

Board Past Chair

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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