Staff & Faculty
Staff

Anna Canova (She/Her)
Program Manager, Conservatory

Alicia Canterna
Associate Director, Pre-Professional Conservatory Program

Rotita “Ro” Cunningham (She/Her)
Program Development Specialist & Costume Manager, Conservatory

Jessica Denson (she/her)
Registrar, Conservatory

Asanga Domask (She/Her)
Director of Student Services, Conservatory

Sarah J. Ewing (She/Her)
Head of Programming, Conservatory

Molly Hohlt
Associate Director, Young Training and Pre-Conservatory Program

Stanislav Issaev
Ballet Master, Conservatory

Kim Kokich
Communication and Development Specialist, Conservatory

Marie McNair (She/Her)
Program Specialist, Studios & Faculty, Conservatory

Alexandra Nowakowski (She/Her)
President & CEO

Natalie Palumbo (She/Her)
Front Desk Manager, Conservatory

Robert J. Priore (He/Him)
Choreographer-in-Residence, Conservatory

Cristina Vasilis (She/Her)
Senior Manager, Day Program & Competitions, Conservatory

Katherine Weaver
Marketing Associate, Conservatory
Faculty

Olga Aru (She/Her)
Faculty, Conservatory

Brittany Bailey (She/Her)
Faculty, Conservatory

Ryan Bailey (He/Him)
Faculty, Conservatory

Micah Geyer
Faculty, Conservatory

Andrea Long
Faculty, Conservatory

Melo Ludwig (She/Her)
Faculty, Conservatory

Aminah Moody
Faculty, Conservatory
Aminah's foundational dance education includes training from Jones- Haywood Dance School, CityDance Conservatory, and SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. While at these institutions Aminah has strengthened their knowledge, execution and experience in Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary/Ballet/
Aminah has received scholarships to perform/ train with Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, Koresh Dance Company, GALLIM, Philidanco, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Brucewood Dance and Netherlands Dans Theatre. Aminah is teaching, private coaching, and choreographing all over the DMV. All whilst, being a freelance dancer all over the U.S.

Caroline Rocher (She/her)
Faculty

Alanna Sibrian (She/Her)
Faculty, Conservatory

Skye Sibrian
Faculty, Conservatory

Keith Thomas
Faculty, Conservatory

Monique Walker (She/Her)
Faculty, Conservatory
Conservatory Founding Artistic Director
Lorraine Audeoud Spiegler