Deborah Hicks, President
Department of Theatre & Dance
Troy University
Troy, Alabama
Michael Medcalf, Vice President
Dance Program Director
Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
Pamela Merkel, Treasurer
Founder/Director, Alabama Dance Academy
Birmingham, Alabama
Shellie Chambers, Secretary
Sanspointe Dance Company
Fultondale, Alabama
Sarah Barry
University of Alabama
Department of Theatre and Dance
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Wes Chapman
Dance Department Chair
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Birmingham, Alabama
Angela Dussouy
Dance Educator, Davidson High School
Mobile, Alabama
Jordan Gulledge
Artistic Director
Halls of Ivey Dance | Centre for Performing Arts
Montgomery | Prattville, Alabama
David Herriott
Artistic Director, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Huntsville, Alabama
Lawrence Jackson
University of Alabama
Department of Theatre and Dance
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Karen M. Kennedy
Managing Director/Development Director
Mobile Ballet
Mobile, Alabama
Matthew Kiel
Artistic Director
Florence Academy of Fine Arts Dance Company
Florence, Alabama
Diane Litsey
Executive Director
The Dance Foundation
Birmingham, Alabama
Jacqueline Crenshaw Lockhart
J. Lockhart Performing Arts Institute
Dance Educator, Ramsay High School
Birmingham, Alabama
Linze Rickles McRae
Director of Dance, Artistic Director
Downtown Dance Conservatory
Gadsden, Alabama
Meryane Murphy
Artistic Director
Andalusia Ballet
Andalusia, Alabama
Jamorris Rivers
Artistic Director
AROVA Contemporary Ballet
Birmingham, Alabama
Sheila Rubin
Founder/Artistic Director
Natyananda Dance Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Pia Sen
Founder/Artistic Director
Notinee Indian Dance
Birmingham, Alabama
Tracy Solomon
Executive Director
Southeast Alabama Dance Company
Dothan, Alabama
Winston Strickland
Artistic Director
M.A.D. Skillz Dance Company
Irondale, Alabama
Teri Weksler
Artistic Director
Southern Danceworks
Birmingham, Alabama
Elaine Willingham
Artistic Director
Cullman Ballet Company
Cullman, Alabama
Adrienne Wilson
Department of Theatre and Dance
Auburn University
Auburn University, Alabama
Stacy Young
Director
Variations Dance Studio
Auburn, Alabama
Ex Officio Members
Yvette Jones-Smedley
Performing Arts Program Manager
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, Alabama
Rosemary Johnson
Executive Director
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
Lisa Gibbs
Administrative Assistant
Alabama Dance Council
Birmingham, Alabama
