Our Members, Our Soul

The many individuals involved with our company are the basis of everything we have accomplished and will continue to accomplish at Community-Minded Dance. We wouldn’t be where we are without everyone’s generous contributions and hard work.

Thank you to our fans, staff, instructors, volunteers, administration, and hired talent for making us everything we are today.

Members At A Glance

FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Caryn Carrasco – B.A. Business, Psychology, Music

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

LaWanna Larson – MA, Non-Profit Management

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

Alex Sycara Lewis – Bookkeeping and Research, B.S. Tepper Business School, Carnegie Mellon
Kara Fabina – Administrative Assistant, Hot Night Fusion Program Administration, B.A, Psychology and Dance.

PERFORMANCE TEAM STAFF

Laura Keat – Coach for the Professional Team
Lark Mervine – Coach for the Youth Performance Team

SCHOOL PROGRAM STAFF

Terra Summers
Lark Mervine
Rob Cooney
Kara Fabina
Aloura Summers
Anthony Carusiello
Jesica Cutler
Sara Deckard
Freeman Bacon
Matthew Pait
Nick Buchanan

EVENT MANAGEMENT AND STAFF

Joe Smith
Jennifer Reed
Reese Dewey
LaWanna Larson
Anthony Carusiello
Ellie Blair
Kara Fabina
Jesica Cutler
Matthew Pait

MARKETING

Melody Flores – Interim Director
Rob Cooney – Instagram
Ellie Blair – Marketing support
Anna Lynton – Marketing support
Hannah Enslinger – Marketing support
John Miller – Hot Night Fusion program materials

ADVISORS

Chris Russo, CPA
Joesph DeMers – M.A. High School Dance and PE Educator
Noriko Muira – School Psychologist – ECE and School Program Advisor

BOARD MEMBERS

Peter Lazzara, President
Gino Moraga, Secretary
Elizabeth Bonner, Treasurer
Melody Flores, Board Member, Marketing
Brian Abe, Board Member at Large
Billy Marcus, Board Member at Large

Open Board positions — one main and two advisory — We are seeking board members with legal, IT, and Fundraising backgrounds

GUEST ARTISTS AND INSTRUCTORS

Gordon Webster
Jonathan Stout
Bobby White
King Charles
Heather Ballew
Chester Whitmore
Javier Rochwarger
Heriberto Perez
Shawn Hershey
Virginie Jensen
Skye Humphries
Naomi Uyama
Damon Stone
Sara Deckard
Ceth Stifel
Christian Frommelt
Jenny Shirar
Ryan Calloway
Ann Mony
Andy Reid
Nina Gilkenson
Jon Tigert
Jenna Applegarth
Mickey Fortanasce
Kelly Arsenault
Nick Williams
Sylvia Sykes
Javier Johnson
Kate Hedin
Peter Loggins
Enock Kadima
David Rehm
Matt Mitchell
Jesica Cutler
John Miller
Jennifer Barnett
and many more wonderful souls.