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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 —

Nicolette Depass —

Kaori Otani —

Khama Kgari —

Lynet’ Rochelle —

Lindsay Benton —

Vitolio Jeune —

Michael Fernandez —

Travis St. Denny

Shanon Castle —Apprentice

Wynton Rice --- Apprentice

Board of Trustees

• Garth Fagan, Founder, Artistic Director, President
• Nancy K.M. Rees, Chair
• Lee Lundback, Vice-Chair
• Allis Marion, Treasurer                           
• Louise Klinke, Secretary
• Matt J. Fusco
• Jim Gould
• Andrew James
• Barbara Koontz
• Susan Messing
• Bob Shea
• Alice K. Smith
• Orville A. Smith
• Coral Surgeon, M.D.
• Mary Worboys-Turner
• 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.
• Francis Price
• A. Barry Rand
• Gene 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.

Bit Knighton – bit@garthfagandance.org - EXT. 16
Marketing Associate
After previously performing as a principal dancer with Garth Fagan Dance for 19 years. Ms. Knighton has taught for the Company in a variety of capacities, most recently during the Summer Movement Institute. She was an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Brockport and taught on the dance faculties of Rochester, NY-based Hochstein School of Music & Dance and School of the Arts. For the last 11 years, Ms. Knighton has been a member of the New York State Dance Force and has served as panelist for New York State Council on the Arts, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester and was a previous consultant for the Cultural Center Commission in Rochester. She attended both SUNY Brockport and SUNY Binghamton.

Suzanne Tunnell – EXT. 22
Associate Director of Advancement                                                                            suzanne@garthfagandance.org

Chantel Feola –EXT. 12
Assistant Company Manager
cfeola@garthfagandance.org

Susanna Kreilick – EXT.18
Controller
susanna@garthfagandance.org

Bets Quackenbush – EXT. 13
Production Stage Manager
bets@garthfagandance.org

Natalie Rogers-Cropper - EXT. 14
Garth Fagan Dance School Director/Assistant Rehearsal Director
natalie@garthfagandance.org

Bill Ferguson
Artistic/Administrative Liaison
bill@garthfagandance.org

Norwood Pennewell
Rehearsal Director/Assistant to Mr. Fagan
pj@garthfagandance.org