California Dance Institute
Advisory Board

 
Jacques d'Amboise:
Founder, National Dance Institute;
Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Leah Bass-Baylis:
Assistant Principal, Robert A. Millikan School
Karen Benjamin:
Cabaret Artist; Voice Faculty, Santa Monica College;
Arts Advocate; CDI Parent
Nick Boone:
President, the Boone Foundation
Janet Eilber:
Artistic Director, Martha Graham Dance Company;
Principal Arts Consultant, The Dana Foundation;
Member: LA Arts Funders
Linda Goldman:
Professional Mediator;
Founder and President, Newbridge Mediation and Dispute Resolution
John A. Meyers:
Partner, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP;
Business Lawyer: Emphasis Commercial, Health Care
George James:
Assistant Vice President, Sales Director, Wells Fargo Investments; NDI-New York Alumni
Elliot Ponchick (Board Chair):
President, William C. Bannerman Foundation;
Economist, forcaster, and Economic Futurist
Nate Redmond (Treasurer):
Partner, Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Firm
Nancy Scher:
Veteran LAUSD Teacher, Retired;
Arts Education Proponent
Tracy Straus:
Associate Artistic Director, National Dance Institute;
CDI Co-Founder and Artistic Consultant
Carole Valleskey:
Director, California Dance Institute;
Former Principal Dancer, Joffrey Ballet
 

 

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