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Staff
Mark DeGarmo, PhD, BFA; Founder, Executive & Artistic Director
Jan Hanvik, MA, BFA; Development Officer
Hannah DeGarmo, BA; Operations, Archives & Marketing Analyst
Garth Velazquez, BA; Bookkeeper
Callie Hatchett, MFA, MS, BA; Teaching Artist in Dance & Creativity
Claudia Rightmire, BA; Teaching Artist in Dance & Creativity
Marie Baker-Lee, BA; Dancer/Performer
Luis Gabriel Zaragoza, BFA; Dancer/Performer
Board
Advisory Council
Join our Strategic Planning Task Force or Advisory Group, visit our Get Involved page.
Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Interns
Jenavieve Adams is an aspiring professional dancer attending college in NYC to pursue her dream, and along the way she wants to foster more exposure and respect for the performing arts.
Sebastian Leung is a Senior at Macaulay Honors College studying Political Science and Business. He hopes to pursue a career in law and to be able to do pro bono work for those in underserved communities.
Tasnova Osmani is a medical student at Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education and aspires to establish nonprofit organizations, like MDD, that offer services such as a community garden, nutritional meal prep classes, lifestyle health workshops, STEM programs, and art-based programs.
Alanna Rygelski is a senior dual-major at Slippery Rock University studying Dance and Integrated Marketing Communication.