Westside Ballet Staff Directory

THE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/OWNER		Allegra Clegg
GENERAL MANAGER		Francine Taylor
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS		Allison Adams, Paloma Connolly, Merry Drake, Brian Falkner, Mizuki Sako, Mariana Salamanca, Faye Smith
WEB/DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECT MANAGER		Rosalind Robinson
WEB DESIGN MANAGER		Geir Andersen
MEDIA and DEVELOPMENT MANAGER		Jewels Solheim-Roe
FINANCE
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR		Faye Smith
CONTROLLER		Kay Wade*
BOOKKEEPERS		Faye Smith and 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, Seth Belliston, Aimée Gaudio, Nader Hamed, Martine Harley, Kasha Kropinski, Francine Kessler Lavac, Sophie Monat, Mario Nugara, Angel Pennington (Tap), John J.Todd, Sven Toorvald, Caprice Walker, Liz Wasynzuk, Carol Youngjohn
FACULTY/ADULT DIVISION		Joan Bayley, Seth Belliston, Brigid Boden, Veronica Caudillo, Aimée Gaudio, Nader Hamed, Margaret Hills, Kasha Kropinski, Mark Lopez, Ilona Pociunas, Sven Toorvald, Liz Wasynzuk*, Rebecca Witjas, Johnny Zhong
DIRECTOR OF JAZZ DIVISION		Michele Bachar*
BOYS DIVISION PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS		Seth Belliston and Mario Nugara
MUSIC
SCHOOL PIANISTS		Inna Royter, Leon Logvinsky, Yelena Osipova, Zoya Litovskaya, Galo Bravo, Leigh Ann Gillespie, Ruzan Muradyan, Valerie Spilny*, Wendy Tahara, Laura Fitts, Yoshi Gurwell, Fred Keeve
WELLNESS TEAM
Physical Therapist		Natalie Imrisek, MSPT CSCS
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist		Ashley Lytwyn, MS, RDN
Pilates Instructors		Wendy Donnelly, Carol Youngjohn, Veronica Caudillo, Aimée Gaudio
Gyrotonic® Method		Christina Stroh, Erin Rivera-Brennand (Movement Center L.A.)
Progressing Ballet Technique®		Carol Youngjohn*
		*WESTSIDE BALLET STAFF WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE

THE SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

FINANCE

ARTISTIC

MUSIC

WELLNESS TEAM

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