Our Team
Canton Ballet is proud of its outstanding artistic and administrative staff made up of top talent in every area of its operations, including its instructors, musicians, costume designers, production staff, and administrative professionals.
Administration
Deby Sherrod Barath
Business Manager
Angela (Natale) Ayotte
Office Manager
Michael Ritzert
Marketing Consultant
Janice Riley
Bookkeeper
Artistic
Julie Mizer-Grasse
Early Childhood Specialist
Kristen Exposito
Artistic Assistant
Anna Spinelli
Ballet/Rehearsal Assistant
Zachary Catazaro
Resident Master Teacher
Nadeen Green
Modern Dance Specialist
Caroline Kappel
Pilates Specialist/Substitute Instructor
Matthew Roberts
Contemporary Dance Specialist
Luca Sportelli
Ballet Specialist
Lauren Stenroos
Ballet & Pilates Specialist
Madison Campbell
Ballet & Pointe Instructor
Cofounders
Jane Bingham Fawcett
Suzanne Ferguson
Artistic Director Emeritus
Cassandra Crowley
Our Board
President
Emily Gordon
Instructor, Artful Living & Learning
Vice President
Cole Bond
Attorney, Bond Law LTD
Treasurer
Russ Phillips
Managing Partner, The Phillips Organization
Secretary
Aletha Carver
Attorney
Past President
Ryan McMichael
Chiropractor, McMichael Chiropractic
Trustee
Stephanie Cargill
Communications Director, Stark Library
Trustee
Maria Charif
Dermatologist, Pheonix Dermatology
Trustee
Kristen DeDent
Director of Client Services, AccessTeleCare
Trustee
Amelia Diamond
Community Volunteer
Trustee
Justin Ray
Account Manager, Fresh Mark
Trustee
Heather Richkowski
HR Consultant, Richkowski Group
Trustee
Pamela Shaw
Retired Head of School, Canton Country Day School