Faculty & Staff
DEIRDRE HAWKINS
SCHOOL FOUNDER
Artistic Director
Hawkins Classical and Contemporary Ballet Company
LUKE HAWKINS
Co-owner, Guest Instructor & Choreographer
Artistic Directors
JACOB GUTIÉRREZ-MONTOYA
Artistic Director
Contemporary Jazz Company
KELLEY SAIA
Assistant Director,
Contemporary Jazz Company,
Co-Director Jazz Troupe
KENDRA BARRERA
Assistant Director
Contemporary Jazz Company
ERIN HOGAN
Assistant Director
Ballet Company
ELIO GUTIERREZ-MONTOYA
Artistic Director
Musical Theatre/Tap Company
EMILEE MERCADO
Co-Artistic Director
Hip Hop Troupe
WILL MCCRAY
Co-Artistic Director
Hip Hop Troupe
Instructors
CHRISTI AXELSON
Musical Theatre Dance
CASEY CAMACHO
Musical Theatre
ALEXANDRA CUNNINGHAM
Ballet
NIKI DEAN-PALMER
Acro
SAM FULK
Ballet
ALY HOMEN
Ballet/Modern/
Contemporary
KATIE LEAHY
Tap
SARAH MARSHALL
Ballet
HALEY MARTINEZ
Modern/Contemporary
KEYLA PARKER
Tap
MICHAEL SEPAROVICH
Ballet
TRACY SHEARER
Stage Vocals/Acting
FRANCHESCA SONOYAMA
Musical Theatre
MICHAEL VESTER
Ballet
HOLLY WELPOTT
Contemporary/Jazz
ARIEL KRYSTYNE WRIGHT
Hip Hop
HEATHER WYSONG
Ballet
Student Instructors
MADISON JONES
MALIA MURRAY
ISABELLA ROLLINS
MADELINE SKALET
SAMANTHA AXELSON
Not Pictured: ARIELLE CASTRO
Administrative Team
MONICA WATTS
KAREN SLATTERY
JULIE BLAKENEY
KRISTIN ROST
