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Mission Statement
Neos Dance Theatre’s mission is to advance dance related education by student training, intensive summer study, and master classes; raise awareness of the dance arts; culturally enrich Northern Ohio through performance of high quality dance by obtaining and presenting the widest range of repertoire possible.
Board of Directors 2018-2019
Findlay: Edward Reading, Daniel Budke, Judith Shoaff-Reading
Akron: Cyndee Snider, Ian Haberman
Ashland/Mansfield: Mark Jenkins, Doug Marrah,
Robert Wesner
Oberlin: Holly Handman-Lopez
Doug Marrah
Advisory Board
Glenn
Edgerton
Artistic Director
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Sylvia MCnair
Voice faculty of the Jacobs
School of Music at Indiana University
Two-time Grammy Award winner
and regional Emmy Award winner
Board of directors 2017-2018
EDWARD READING
Board President-Neos Dance Theatre
Retired Vice President-Cooper Tire and Rubber Co
Board Chairman-Findlay/Hancock County Performing Arts Center Project
Vice President-Chance to Dance Foundation
Cyndee Snider
Board Member: Neos Dance Theatre and Autism Society of Greater Akron
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Director of Development and Communications: Akron's Tuesday Musical
Kara StewarT
Board member, Neos Dance Theatre
Executive Director, Art Sparks
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Faculty, The University of Akron's
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School of Dance,Theater and Arts Administration
Mark Jenkins
Board Member-Neos Dance Theatre
Pioneer Balloon Company; Managing Director, Promotional Markets
Promotional Products Association International;
Chair/Board of Directors 1/14 - 12/14
Board Member-Neos Dance Theatre
Superintendent, Ashland City Schools
Degrees: Ohio State University, Florida Institute of Technology, & Ashland University
Previously Principal and Superintendent of Minerva Local Schools,
Judith Reading
Board Member-Neos Dance Theatre
Director and Dance Professional-Findlay Academy of Ballet
President-Chance to Dance Foundation
Former professional ballet dancer with Boston Ballet, Ohio Ballet, and Deutsche Opera Rhein
Michael Uthoff
Jody Thomae
Board Member-Neos Dance Theatre
Worship Arts Pastor, 5 Stones Community Church, Ashland, OH
Fitness Instructor, YMCA of Ashland, Ashland, OH
Worship Leader & Creative Arts Coodinator, Healing Care Ministries International, Ashland, OH
President Ashland High School-Girls Tennis Parent Organization
Daniel Budke
Board Member-Neos Dance Theatre
Self Employed Previously Employed-NASA
Community involvement-Chance to Dance, Findlay, OH
Findlay Academy of Ballet
Robert Wesner
Artistic Director-Neos Dance Theatre
Co-Founder-Neos Dance Theatre
Dancer-Neos Dance Theatre Previous
Professional Dancer-Ballet Arizona, Momix, Verb Ballets
Past Board Members
Peter Savoy
Elizabeth Hecht
Thomas Heringhaus
Linda Crooks
Neil Sapienza
Brooke Wesner
Lauri Fike
Shauna Cozaman
Kara Stewart
Judy Thomae
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Executive and Artistic Director, Dance St. Louis
Jane Startzman
Director,
Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival
Director of Events,
Akron Civic Theatre
Founding member of Ohio Ballet
Cynthia Newland
Associate Professor of Dance
Chair of the Dance Department
Belhaven University
Richard Kleshinski
Serves Neos Dance Theatre as a Financial Advisor
Partner at Kleshinski, Morrison, and Morris LLP., CPSA's
Certified Public Accountant
Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio Society of Certified Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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