University of Iowa M.F.A Dance Choreography beginning Fall 2005

University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts, B.F.A. Dance 1993

Kansas Non-Profit Agency – grant writing, fundraising, public relations 2000-2004

Kansas City Arts Council – grant writing, corporate funding, board development, measuring outcomes 1999, 2004

Award: Kansas Art Commission Mini-Fellowship in Choreography 2003

The Potter’s Clay, professional 8-member touring sacred dance company of Imago Dei, performing ballet and modern dance. Responsibilities: Public relations, choreograph, hire/fire dancers, compose and direct lecture demonstrations and performances, serve on Performance committee of Imago Dei. Overland Park, KS 2004-5

Ryanstrati & Co, professional part-time dance quartet using dancers in and out of wheelchairs. Responsibilities: Choreograph, hire/fire dancers, seek performance opportunities, and design/construct costumes. Overland Park, KS 2003-Present

Reach...a movement collective inc., professional modern dance and improvisation company. Responsibilities: Public relations, choreograph, perform, write grants, design costumes, light design, book theaters, write and distribute press releases, hire/fire artistic staff including dancers, musicians, and actors. Downtown, KC, MO 1999-2005

All listings below include both dance performance and choreography unless otherwise noted.

Modern, Ryanstrati & Co, Age and Play Summer Concert, Lansing Community Center, Lansing, KS Directed by John Hopkins Jr. of Leavenworth, KS

Musical Theater, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Bartle Hall Convention Center, KC, MO Fran Farah, Director

Modern, Reach…a movement collective inc. No Shoes Required Just off Broadway Theatre, KC, MO Directed by Richard Parsons www.reachkc.org

Modern, Ryanstrati & Co. Project Dance Times Square NY, NY

Liturgical, The Potter’s Clay Sacred Dance Company Arts Ministry Education Project St. Joseph, Olathe, Lawrence, and Kansas City, MO. Imago Dei Director, Dr. Michael Bauer. www.churcharts.org (Choreographer)

Modern, Ryanstrati & Co. A Modern Night at the Folly Folly Theatre, KC, MO City in Motion concert director, Beth Byrd. www.cityinmotion.org (Choreographer)

Neo-Classical Ballet, Storling Dance Theatre The Butterfly Folly Theatre, KC, MO Directed by Mona Enna. www.culturehouse.com (Dancer)

Avant Garde Modern, Improvisation, & Tap, MBD Dance Dance: Simply Artful Unity Village Theatre, Independence, Missouri Directed by Michelle Brown. (Dancer)

Avant Garde Modern & Improvisation, Reach…a movement collective inc. (Reach) Disembodied Spirit Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, KC, MO. Executive Director, Richard Parsons. www.reachkc.org

Modern, Reach and Ryanstrati & Co. LAC Choreographer’s Showcase Lawrence Arts Center (LAC), Lawrence, KS Director of Dance, Candi Baker. (Choreographer)

Modern, Reach...a movement collective inc. A Modern Night at the Folly Folly Theatre, KC, MO City in Motion concert director, Beth Byrd. (Choreographer)

Liturgical, The Potter’s Clay Sacred Dance Company Reaping the Harvest: Arts Ministry in the Church Conference Visitation Catholic Church, KC, MO Imago Dei Director, Dr. Michael Bauer.

Modern, Reach Imago Dai Christian Arts Conference Atonement Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS (Choreographer)

Modern, Reach Arts for All Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (KMCA), KC, MO. www.kemperart.org Director of Education, Kristy Peterson.

Modern, Improvisation, Reach Dancing Across the Line Polsky Theater, Overland Park, KS (Choreographer)

Modern, Accessible Arts Journey to Middle Earth Yardley Hall, Overland Park, KS www.accessiblearts.org Executive Director, Martin English.

Modern, Ryanstrati & Co. Corporate Arts Festival Folly Theatre, KC, MO (Choreographer) Concert Director, Tammie Kresse-Lowry.

Modern, Ryanstrati & Co. Pentecost Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS

Liturgical, Ryanstrati & Co. Mission: Launch Out International Conference Community of Christ World Headquarters, Independence, MO www.cofchrist.org

Musical Theater & Modern, Kansas City Women’s Choir Women of Note Just off Broadway Theater, KC, MO www.kcwomenschorus.com Directed by Dr. Stefani Henry (Choreographer)

Modern & Improvisation, Reach DST Arts Festival Bartle Hall Convention Center, KC, MO

Modern & Drama, Reach Frontier Just of Broadway Theater, KC, MO and LAC, Lawrence, KS

Tap, Solo Tap Dance Varase & Cassino, Italy

Modern & Jazz, Reach Open Hands Penn Valley Theater, KC, MO

Modern, City in Motion Spring Concert: New Dance Series Penn Valley Theatre, KC, MO

Modern, aha! dance theatre and Reach Georgia O’Keeffe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO www.ahadancetheatre.com Currently Directed by Susan Rieger

Modern, Reach Mid-America Dance Network Concert, Paseo Academy of Performing Arts, KC, MO (Choreographer)

Modern, Tap, Improvisation, aha! dance theatre An evening of dance theater Mabee Theatre, KC, MO

Modern, aha! dance theatre Herbal Suite Kansas City Zoo, Powell Gardens, Lone Jack, MO (Dancer)

Modern, aha! dance theatre An evening of dance in Liberty Performing Arts Center, Liberty, MO

Modern & Improvisation, aha! dance theatre An evening of contemporary dance Haidee & Allen Wild Center for the Arts, Nevada, MO (Dancer)

Modern, aha! dance theatre New Dance Series CIM Dance Space, KC, MO

Modern & Improvisation, aha! dance theatre Carnegie Arts Center, Leavenworth, KS (Dancer)

Modern & Improvisation, aha! dance theatre 4 + 2 =1 CIM Dance Space, KC, MO

Modern & Improvisation, aha! dance theatre Choreographer’s Collective OK (Dancer)

Modern, aha! dance theatre Spoked-Unspoken Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO and Kansas State Capitol Building, Topeka, KS (Dancer)

Modern, blahblahblah multi-media productions Neruda Multi-cultural center, Albuquerque, NM Directed by Sim Ramirez