James Atkinson Jr., President
Associate Professor of Dance
Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
Adrienne Wilson, Vice President
Associate Professor of Dance
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Christina Hicks, Treasurer
Executive and Artistic Director
Alabama Dance Works
Dothan, Alabama
Tyra Jackson Ike-Asogwa, Secretary
Founder/Co-Artistic Director
INNERGY
Mobile, Alabama
James L. Boyd III
Department of Theatre and Dance
Troy University
Troy, Alabama
Angela Dussouy
Dance Educator
Davidson High School
Mobile, Alabama
Katia Garza
Artistic Director
Mobile Ballet
Mobile, Alabama
Srikanth Karra
Chief Information Officer
Jefferson County Commission
Birmingham, Alabama
Laquangela Littleton
Founder/Director
Symphony Q Academy of Dance
Montgomery, Alabama
Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Student Representative
Founder/Director
Alabama Rhythm Tap
Birmingham, Alabama
Azalea McRae
Instructor/Social Media Manager
Downtown Dance Conservatory
Gadsden, Alabama
Pamela Merkel
Founder/Director
Alabama Dance Academy
Birmingham, Alabama
Meryane Murphy
Artistic Director
Andalusia Ballet
Andalusia, Alabama
Anne Nelson
Independent Artist
Birmingham, Alabama
Sudha Raghuram
Artistic Director
Shivalaya School of Dance
Montgomery, Alabama
Jamorris Rivers
Faculty
University of Alabama
Department of Theatre and Dance
Birmingham, Alabama
Sheila Rubin
Founder/Artistic Director
Natyananda Dance Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Pia Sen
Founder/Artistic Director
Notinee Indian Dance
Birmingham, Alabama
Maya Spivey
Artistic Director
Dance Levels
Pinson, Alabama
Ursula Smith
Founder/Artistic Director
Ursula Smith Dance
Birmingham, Alabama
Winston Strickland
Artistic Director
M.A.D. Skillz Dance Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Ex-Officio Members
Celeste Crawford
President
Alabama Dance Educators Association
Dance Educator
Paul W. Bryant High School ‘s Tuscaloosa Fine Arts Academy
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Euri Carr
Performing Arts Program Manager
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, Alabama
Rosemary Johnson
Executive Director
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
Board Members Emeritus
Tracy Solomon
Executive Director
Southeast Alabama Dance Company
Dothan, Alabama
Teri Weksler
Founder, Southern Danceworks
Faculty, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Birmingham, Alabama
Yvette Smedley
Arts Advisor
Montgomery, Alabama
Staff
Kerri-Noelle Humphrey
Director, Programming
Alabama Dance Council
Huntsville, Alabama
Rachel Gates
Program Associate
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
