Mission & History

Administrative Staff

ARB and PBS team members are committed to the organization’s mission-driven work and to supporting our students, professional artists, and the communities we serve.

Executive Leadership

Julie Diana Hench, Executive Director | jdhench@arballet.org

Princeton Ballet School

Aydmara Cabrera, School Director | acabrera@arballet.org

Amanda Donato, Office Manager & PBW/PBCW Coordinator | adonato@arballet.org

Carol Bellis, Principal, Cranbury Studio and Summer Intensives Coordinator | cbellis@arballet.org

Anna McDowell, New Brunswick Studio Coordinator | amcdowell@arballet.org

Receptionists: Jade Jackson, Lauren Levine, Felicia Garro, Evelyn Hernandez, Elena Konovalov

American Repertory Ballet

Samantha Dunster, Director of Artistic Operations | sdunster@arballet.org

Ethan Stiefel, The Nora C. Orphanides Artist in Residence

Gillian Murphy, Artistic Associate

Nanako Yamamoto, Assistant Rehearsal Director

Tessa Murphy, Administrative Manager | tmurphy@arballet.org

Production

Rylee Berger, Production Manager | rberger@arballet.org

Cheryl Mintz, Production Stage Manager

Janessa Cornell Urwin, Wardrobe Supervisor and Resident Costume Designer | jcornell@arballet.org

Devon Nicole Austin, Associate Wardrobe Supervisor | daustin@arballet.org

Access & Enrichment

Lindsay Cahill, Access & Enrichment and DANCE POWER Manager | lcahill@arballet.org

DANCE POWER Teaching Artists: Kayla Collymore, Sarah Fratesi, Katrina Jans, Olivia Musanti, Stephanie Palm, Melissa Santana

Rachel Stanislawczk, Dance for Parkinson’s Lead Teacher | rstanislawczyk@arballet.org 

Linda Mannheim, Dance for Parkinson’s Lead Teacher, Princeton

Katrina Jans, Discovery Years Child Learning Center Teaching Artist

Marketing & Communications

Grant Jacoby, Director of Marketing | gjacoby@arballet.org

Megan Teat, Marketing Manager and International Registrar | mteat@arballet.org

Michelle Quiner, ARB Social Media Content Manager

Erikka Reenstierna-Cates, ARB Feature Article Writer

Marisa Brady, Marketing Intern | marketing@arballet.org

Development

Lisa Lacroce Patterson, Director of Development | lpatterson@arballet.org

Rachel Abrams, Development Manager | rabrams@arballet.org

Joanne Diez, Development Associate | jdiez@arballet.org

Julie Fawcett, Development Associate | jfawcett@arballet.org

Finance

Dawn Dell’Omo, Director of Finance | ddellomo@arballet.org

Tony Lee, Business Manager | tlee@arballet.org