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​Faculty & Staff  

Meet the people who bring the passion to life!

owners

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DEIRDRE HAWKINS
FOUNDER

Artistic Director Ballet

LUKE HAWKINS
Co-owner

Guest Instructor & Choreographer
jacob Gutierrez-Montoya
Co-owner

Artistic Director Hawkins Performing Arts Company

Artistic Directors

Kendra Barrera

Director
Hawkins Performing Arts Company

Elinor Steffy

Director
Hip Hop

Erin Hogan

Assistant Director
Ballet Company

Ariel Krystyne Wright

Director
Hip Hop

Kelley Saia

Director
Hawkins Performing Arts Company

Instructors

Regan Craig

Ballet

Will McCray

Hip Hop

Amanda Turner

Salsa

Monica Estey

Tap

Brooke Mullenix

Acting

Michael Vester

Ballet

Samuel Fulk

Ballet

Jillian Owens

Musical Theater, Tap

Katie Kerwin-Gielniak

Musical Theatre Dance

Megan Picas

Contemporary

Isabella King

Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz

Michael Separovich

Ballet

Administrative Team

JULIE BLAKENEY
KIRA PERDUE
Leslie Heilos
lizette podwalny
Kristina Kraushar
KRISTIN ROST
kristy minnick
KAREN SLATTERY
MONICA WATTS
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