Westside Ballet Staff Directory

THE SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/OWNER Allegra Clegg
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Adrian Blake Mitchell
MANAGING DIRECTOR Dr. Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Myeisha Davis, Tobias Echeverria, Damian Fuentes, Jennifer Knox, Ericka Lesley, Lynn Polite, Chantal Roe, Mizuki Sako, Marianna Salamanca

FINANCE

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR/BOOKKEEPER Faye Smith
BOOKKEEPER Debi Fenton

ARTISTIC

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Martine Harley*
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LOWER DIVISION Caprice Walker*
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, UPPER DIVISION Francine Kessler Lavac*
RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS Sophie Monat* Melissa Barak*
FACULTY/CHILDREN’S DIVISION Michele Bachar*, Melissa Barak*, Aimée Gaudio*, Martine Harley*, Francine Kessler Lavac*, Sophie Monat*, Evan Swenson, Caprice Walker*, Sven Toorvald*, Liz Wasynczuk*, Carol Youngjohn*
FACULTY/ADULT DIVISION James Ady, Aimée Gaudio*, Chasen Greenwood, Nader Hamed*, Charlie Hodges, Mark Lopez*, Sophie Monat, Sven Toorvald*, Natalia Velarde, Liz Wasynczuk*, Rebecca Witjas*, Johnny Zhong
DIRECTOR OF JAZZ DIVISION Michele Bachar Mendicelli*
BOYS DIVISION PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR Evan Swenson

MUSIC

SCHOOL PIANISTS Eun Joo Cellik, Doug Gurwell, Yoshi Gurwell*, Hiromi Levy, Leon Logvinsky*, Inna Royter*, Valerie Spilny*,

WELLNESS TEAM

Physical Therapist Natalie Imrisek, MSPT CSCS
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Ashley Lytwyn, MS, RDN
Pilates Instructors Wendy Donnelly*, Carol Youngjohn*, Aimée Gaudio*
Gyrotonic® Method Christina Stroh, Erin Rivera-Brennand (Movement Center L.A.), Carol Youngjohn
 Progressing Ballet Technique®  Carol Youngjohn*

WEB

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SOCIAL MEDIA Jewels Solheim-Roe

*) Westside Ballet Staff member for 10 years or more

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