Faculty & Staff Directory
Our esteemed faculty and staff is dedicated to providing exceptional instruction tailored to the developmental needs of elementary and middle school students, fostering a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where every child can thrive.
Ballet Tech Foundation
Administration and Staff
Dionne Figgins
Artistic Director
Maggie Christ
Executive Director
Ashley Tuttle
Director of Faculty
Joe Gregori
Administrative Director
Janel Rayome
Administrative Director
Andrew Ennis
Director of External Affairs
Cathy Rhodes
Director of Body Conditioning
Janelle Barry
BTANY Manager
Zoe Padden
Administrative Coordinator
Debbie Mausner
Executive Assistant
Rashel Orellana*
Program Coordinator
Darren Thomas
Program Coordinator
Michael Miles
Program Assistant
Russell Murphy
Director of Finance
Joshua Palmer
Director of People & Culture
Helen Hill
Development & Communications Assistant
Jason Walters
Building Manager
Israel Geronimo
Maintenance
Alicia Rivas
Maintenance
Marie Lascu
Archivist
Jennifer Marck Moran
Archivist
Ballet Tech Across New York
Max Azaro
Janelle Barry
Claire van Bever
Men Ca
Lisa Clementi
Annastasia Confrey
Mary Lyn Graves
Jessica Karcz
Basia Lamy
Elleigh McClelland
Laura Mead
Michael Miles
Katherine Shamdin
Sofia Villa*
Alice Wu*
Asia Yiu*
Josh Zacher
Dance Faculty
Max Azaro
Ballet, Allegro
Janelle Barry
Introduction to Ballet
Men Ca
Horton
Lanette Costas
Ballet, Conditioning
Megan Eng*
Feld Repertory
Dionne Figgins
Ballet
Mary Lyn Graves
Creative Movement, Introduction to Ballet
Curtis Holland
Tap
Zuzu Park-Stettner*
Feld Repertory
Brian Reeder
Ballet, Conditioning, Partnering, Pointe
Cathy Rhodes
Tap
Ashley Tuttle
Ballet, Conditioning, Pointe
Asia Yiu*
Feld Repertory
Musicians
Nezih Antakli
Percussion
John Epperson
Piano
Allan Greene
Piano
Ai Isshiki
Piano
George Lykogiannis
Piano
Ben Pawlak
Piano
Dmitry Polischuk
Piano
Mihoko Suzuki
Piano
Dance Class Assistants
Mailynn Arias
Max Azaro
Jaya Collins*
Basia Lamy
Michael Miles
Rashel Orellana*
Anne Plowden
Sofia Villa*
Jaheem Wilson*
Asia Yiu*
Anne Plowden
* indicates Ballet Tech alum
NYC Public School for Dance
Administration and Staff
Veronica York
Principal
Sherri Montgomery
Secretary
Meredith Lubben
Parent Coordinator
Jason Rivera
School Aide
Jennifer Kaufman
Guidance Counselor
Dana Gelles
Social Worker
Melody Castro
School Nurse
Natalie Philllips
School Safety Officer
Academic Faculty
Alexandra Barbosa
Middle School Social Studies and ENL
Mariana Fernandez
Spanish
Jeannie Herlihy
Middle School Science
Anastasiya Karpova
Special Education
Estella Li
Middle School Math
Michelle Lum
Class 501
Richela Morgan
Teaching Artist, Visual Art
Cari Sobolewski
4th & 5th Grade Science; 5th Grade Math
Jared Van Zweeden
Middle School ELA