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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 

Lindsay Renea 

Vitolio Jeune 

Michael Fernandez 

Travis St. Denny

Shanon Castle

Wynton Rice

Byron Beckford --- Intern

Megan Evans --- Intern

Amshel Padilla --- Intern

Board of Trustees

• Garth Fagan, Founder, Artistic Director, President
• Nancy K.M. Rees, Chair
• Lee Lundback, Vice-Chair
• Allis Marion, Treasurer                           
• Louise Klinke, Secretary
• George Ewing Jr.
• Matt J. Fusco
• Jim Gould
• Andrew James
• Barbara Koontz
• Susan Messing
• Martha Clements Roberts
• 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.

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

Abby Adair –EXT. 22
Director of Development
abby@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

Bit Knighton - EXT. 17
School Assistant
bit@garthfagandance.org

Leona Rossi - EXT. 15
Staff Assistant
leona@garthfagandance.org

Bill Ferguson
Artistic/Administrative Liaison
bill@garthfagandance.org