Our Team
Canton Ballet is proud of its outstanding artistic and administrative staff made up of top talent in every area of its operations, including its instructors, musicians, costume designers, production staff, and administrative professionals.
Leadership
Jennifer Catazaro Hayward
Director
Administration
Deby Sherrod Barath
Business Manager
Becca Fostyk
Office Coordinator
Michael Ritzert
Marketing & Grants Consultant
Janice Riley
Bookkeeper
Artistic
Allison Campbell Brewer
Assistant to the Director
Julie Mizer-Grasse
Lower School Principal/
Early Childhood Specialist
Anna Spinelli
Ballet/Rehearsal Assistant
Zachary Catazaro
Resident Master Teacher/Advisor
Angelo Lemmo
Ballet/Modern/Choreographer
Madison Campbell
Ballet
Luca Sportelli
Ballet
Caroline Kappel
Pilates/Ballet/Tap
Kiahna Saneshige
Ballet/Contemporary
Bruno Palheta
Jazz
Nadeen Green
Modern Dance/Substitute
Lauren Stenroos
Ballet/Substitute
Accompaniment
Sharon Walsh
Principal Pianist
Cofounders
Jane Bingham Fawcett
Suzanne Ferguson
Artistic Director Emeritus
Cassandra Crowley
Our Board
President
Amie Diamond
Vice President
Maria Charif
Treasurer
Thomas Yankle
Secretary
Cole Bond
Trustee
Amanda Clark Tanruther
Trustee
Susan Cook
Trustee
Kristen DeDent
Trustee
Rebecca Kempthorn
Trustee
Mark Lindsey
Trustee
Megan Long
Trustee
Ryan McMichael
Trustee
Heather Null
Trustee
Vincent Paradiso
Trustee
Justin Ray
Trustee
Heather Richkowski
Trustee
Laura Villwock