Board of Directors
- Elizabeth Lincoln, President
- Marquis Wallace, Vice President
- Lori Hetrick, CPA, Treasurer
- Sharon Brzozowski
- Kara Gladney
- Gary Maas, President Emeritus
- Robert Martin
- Krista Perry
- Suzanne Richard, Ph.D
Dafna Rathouse Baier, Artistic Director
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dafna has worked as Rehearsal Director and Ballet Mistress for Bat-Dor Dance Co. and the Kibbutz Dance Company in Israel, the Repertory Dance Company of the Southwest and the Dallas Opera in Texas.
In addition to guest-teaching in Europe and in the United States, Dafna has choreographed for the Dallas Opera, Voci in Orlando, Atalanta Fugiens & the Espantall Dance Company in Spain and the Kibbutz Dance Company in Israel. From 1984 through 1990, Dafna taught, rehearsed & choreographed for the Mercyhurst College Dance Department in Erie. She is currently Choreographer, Ballet Mistress and Artistic Director of Dafmark Dance Theater.
Jean-Marc Baier, Executive Director
A native of Paris, France, Jean-Marc holds a BFA from NCSA and an MFA from SMU Southern Methodist University.
He was director of Mercyhurst College Dance Department from 1984 through 1990, when he restaged full length ballets such as “Juliet and Romeo”, “Don Quixote”, “Firebird”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Coppelia” and choreographed numerous original productions. Mr. Baier has also taught as well as performed in Europe and Israel. From January 1998 thru June 2001, he worked as radio host of the classical music program Intermezzo for WQLN-FM. From 2007 thru 2020, Monsieur Baier was a full-time faculty at Cathedral Preparatory School and Villa Maria Academy where he taught French. He is presently Executive Director of Dafmark Dance Theater.
Jennifer Dennehy, Outreach Programs Director
Born in Buffalo, NY Jennifer holds a BA from Mercyhurst College, is trained in Creative Dance @ Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA and attended graduate courses in Education from Edinboro University.
She has been dancing with Dafmark Dance Theater for 10 years, is a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Rostered Teaching Artist since 2013, and is an internationally recognized hoop dance performer and teaching artist. She specializes in bringing dance to all people regardless of age, ability or socio-economic status. She develops customized programs to address the educational, physical, and social/emotional goals for schools, community centers and social service organizations. She is currently the Community Outreach Programs Director at Dafmark Dance Theater.
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