Board of Directors

 

Dede Ouren, Chair
Cecily Hines, Vice Chair 
Greg Warner, Secretary
Heather Harden, Treasurer
Jonathan Brown
Nell Collier
Shane Haggerty
Patti Ross
Jill Smith
Andrea Wilkerson
Dennis Yelkin
Mary Vanderwert

 

Staff

 

Andrea Mirenda, Executive Director & Co-Founder
Ember Reichgott Junge, Strategic Partnerships & Co-Founder
Frances Emberley, Creative Director
Amy Hero Jones, Development Director
Janine Premil, Finance Director
Carrie Sandgren, Operations Director
Rose Hartnett, Development and Events Manager
Sydney Schoeberle, Development Administrative Assistant
Christy Dobbratz, Program Administrative Assistant
Kim Dirr, School Partnerships
Danielle Kiminski, School Partnerships

 

Teaching Artists & Educational Liaisons

 

Andrea Mirenda
Frances Emberley
Heather Johnson
Drew Anderson
Hannah Bakke
Cindy Brush
Shannon Butler
Christy Dobbratz
Meave Donahue
Rose Hartnett
Rayna Howard
Katie Hunerdosse
Danielle Kiminski
Leslie Koepke
Kirstin Nelson
Esther Ouray
Jessica Restivo
Mariana Rocio Petersen
Erin Ross
Stephanie Thigpen
Lori Weissman
Christopher Yaeger
Shannon Young

 

Volunteers

 

Twin Cities Volunteer Engagement Committee

Rochester Volunteer Engagement Committee

 
 

Joyce Thompson, Chair
Jewelean Jackson
Marci Levy-Maguire 
Sharon Lim
Steve Roecklein
Patricia Soulak
Sara Truesdale
Dennis Yelkin

Sally Arrindell
Dr. Patricia Barrier
Lida Casper
Mary Phelps
Dr. Rosebud Roberts
Rita Russell

 

Program Volunteer
Classroom Assistants

 

Sally Arrindell (Rochester)
Cindy Brush
Phuong Chung
Catherine Dodge
Karen Gustafson (Rochester)
Susan Hervey
Barbara Kuenne
Tracy Leavenworth
Dede Ouren
Mary Phelps (Rochester)
Joyce Thompson
Lori Weissman
Jonathan Wolfgram

 
 

Colors of the Rainbow Team Match Judges

Classroom Dance
“Buddies”

 
 

Scott Anderson
Gordon Bratt
Kate Bratt
Shannon Butler
Nathan Daniels
Shane Haggerty
Commissioner John Harrington 
Heather Johnson
Jay Larson

Russell Alliev
Scott Anderson
Modie Chourie
Jeff Halvorson
Jay Larson
Troy Lerum
Quang Nguyen
Jeff Ringer
Gary Stroik
Joseph Tsehai
Jonathan Wolfgram
Christopher Yaeger

 

Partners

School Partners

 

Achieve Language Academy, St. Paul
Athlos Leadership Academy, Brooklyn Park
Bryn Mawr Elementary School, Minneapolis
Clara Barton Open School, Minneapolis
Cologne Academy, Cologne
Community of Peace Academy, St. Paul
Eastern Heights Elementary School, St. Paul
Four Seasons A+ Elementary, St. Paul
Franklin Elementary School, Rochester
Friendship Academy of the Arts, Minneapolis
Gage Elementary School, Rochester
Global Arts Plus, St. Paul
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy, St. Paul
Jefferson Community School, Minneapolis
Lake Nokomis Community School Keewaydin Campus, Minneapolis
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, St. Paul
Loveworks Academy for Visual & Performing Arts, Golden Valley
Mississippi Creative Arts School, St. Paul
Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy, Maple Grove
MTS Elementary School, Minneapolis
Parkway Montessori Middle School, St. Paul
Pinewood Elementary School, Mounds View
Pinewood Elementary School, Rochester
Randolph Heights Elementary School, St. Paul
Riverside Central Elementary School, Rochester
Sojourner Truth Academy, Minneapolis
Stonebridge World School, Minneapolis
Sunset Terrace Elementary School, Rochester
Webster Elementary, North St. Paul
Windom Dual Immersion School, Minneapolis

 

Dance for Life Partners

 

Abiitan Mill City
Friends of the Mill District
White Bear Lake Community Foundation