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
Pamela Merkel, Treasurer
Founder/Director
Alabama Dance Academy
Birmingham, 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
Kyler Durrence
Student Representative
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Angela Dussouy
Dance Educator
Davidson High School
Mobile, Alabama
David Herriott
Artistic Director
Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Huntsville, Alabama
Christina Hicks
Executive and Artistic Director
Alabama Dance Works
Dothan, Alabama
Yvette Jones-Smedley
Director of Cultural Affairs
Mayor’s Office, City of Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Srikanth Karra
Chief Information Officer
Jefferson County Commission
Birmingham, Alabama
Matthew Kiel
Dance Director
Florence Academy of Fine Arts
Florence, Alabama
Linze Rickles McRae
Artistic Director
Downtown Dance Conservatory
Gadsden, Alabama
Meryane Murphy
Artistic Director
Andalusia Ballet
Andalusia, Alabama
Aidan Nettles
Faculty
University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance
Tuscaloosa, 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
Tracy Solomon
Board Member Emeritus
Executive Director
Southeast Alabama Dance Company
Dothan, Alabama
Sarah Strada
Dance Educator
Murphy High School
Mobile, Alabama
Winston Strickland
Artistic Director
M.A.D. Skillz Dance Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Teri Weksler
Board Member Emeritus
Southern Danceworks
Birmingham, Alabama
Ex-Officio Members
Euri Carr
Performing Arts Program Manager
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, Alabama
Staff
Rosemary Johnson
Executive Director
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
Kerri-Noelle Humphrey
Director, Programming
Alabama Dance Council
Huntsville, Alabama
Rachel Gates
Program Associate
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
