Who's who
Dancers, Trustees, Staff
Norwood Pennewell — (Rehearsal Director/ Assistant to Mr. Fagan), who joined Garth Fagan Dance in 1978, is the quintessential Garth Fagan dancer and is Fagan's assistant and muse. Pennewell is a recipient of a 1988 New York Performance Award "Bessie" and has had several major works created for him, including Passion Distanced, Time After Before Place, and Moth Dreams, among others. Pennewell's dancing has been seen on "Great Performances," "The Tonight Show" and in Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie. In 1994 he was invited to perform in the “66th Annual Academy Awards” broadcast. Pennewell teaches both company and master classes for Garth Fagan Dance. He recently assisted Mr. Fagan during his work on Broadway’s The Lion King and the NYC Ballet 50th anniversary Ellington project.
Steve Humphrey
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Nicolette Depass
Khama Kgari
Lindsay Renea
Vitolio Jeune
Shanon Castle
Wynton Rice
Tere Lyn Jones
Charity Buckner
Amshel Padilla
Sade Bully --- apprentice
Jeffrey Labbe --- apprentice
Justin Bass --- Intern
Board of Trustees
- Garth Fagan, Founder, Artistic Director, President
- Martha Clement Roberts, Chair
- Carmen Allen, Vice Chair
- Allis Marion, Treasurer
- Louise Klinke, Secretary
- Daren Chentow
- George Ewing Jr.
- David Flaum
- James Fonzi
- Barbara Koontz
- Susan Messing
- Nancy K.M. Rees
- Bob Shea
- Coral Surgeon, M.D.
- Ernest Urquhart
Emeriti
- Sibert Douglas
- Marion Hawks – Deceased (1918-2003)
- Louis Lasagna – Deceased (1923-2003)
- Deborah Ronnen
- Ann de Laval Schaefer
Honorary
- Linda Chiavaroli
- Alex Haley – Deceased (1921-1991)
- Rick McGrath
- Edmund W. Pease
- Nancy Peck, Esq. - Deceased (1935-2010)
- Francis Price
- A. Barry Rand
- Eugene Schneider
- Lillian W. Silver
Staff
Ruby Lockhart
Executive Director – ruby@garthfagandance.org - EXT.11
In 2002, Ruby Lockhart was appointed Executive Director of Garth Fagan Dance, after having previously served on its Board of Trustees for 2 years. Ms. Lockhart spent 23 years as a labor relations specialist with New York State United Teachers. Following that, she co-owned – along with her husband – a retail store in Rochester, NY, for 33 years, during which they spearheaded many community outreach initiatives. She has served as an NEA panelist and on the Dance/USA Board of Trustees, to which she was recently elected Vice Chair. Ms. Lockhart is the recipient of numerous honors, most recently the Rochester Women’s Network Vital Women, Vital Roles recognition award.
Norwood Pennewell
Rehearsal Director/Assistant to Mr. Fagan
pj@garthfagandance.org
Natalie Rogers-Cropper - EXT. 21
Garth Fagan Dance School Director/Assistant Rehearsal Director
natalie@garthfagandance.org
Bill Ferguson
Artistic/Administrative Liaison
bill@garthfagandance.org
Susanna Kreilick – EXT.18
Controller
susanna@garthfagandance.org
Chantel Feola –EXT. 12
Assistant Company Manager
cfeola@garthfagandance.org
Leona Rossi - EXT. 15
Staff Assistant/School Administrator
leona@garthfagandance.org
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