Our Board
Our board works to cultivate and sustain an interconnected dance community.
Executive Board
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Kandice N. Point-Du-Jour
PRESIDENT
Dance Educator, Columbia High School
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Karen Love
VICE PRESIDENT
Company Owner, Umoja Dance
Dance Educator, Hillside High School
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Sonia James Pennington
TREASURER
Artistic & Executive Director, That Which Connects Camden and National Dance Showcase and Artists In Motion
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Lindsey Grites Weeks
SECRETARY
Dance Educator, The Dance Corner Inc.
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Paul McRae
Assistant Director, New Jersey Ballet
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Cristina Marte
PAST PRESIDENT
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University
Board of Trustees
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Andy Chiang
Executive Director, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
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Karen Cleighton
Dance & Musical Theatre Educator, Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
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Kathy Costa McKewon
Owner/Director, DanceWorks Studios
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Kathleen Flynn Gavin
Co-Director & Dance Educator, Union County Academy for Performing Arts Dance Department
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Janelle Ings
Dance Educator, Newark Board of Education
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Cleo Mack
Dance Educator, Middlesex County Vocational & Technical Schools and Director, Washington Rock Dance
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Kristine Maria Gonzalez
Associate Director, Movement Research
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Cristen Pennello
Supervisor and Career Technology Education Co-Supervisor, Union City Board of Education District Performing Arts
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Susan M. Coutts
Artistic Director, Dance Innovations
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Kristine Smith
CEO/Co-Founder, InSpira Performing Arts
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Kim Vaccaro
Associate Professor, Rider University
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Heather Warfel
Director of Dance/Choreography, Hudson County Schools of Technology
Photo courtesy of DNJ; in-person board meeting 2022