• Staff Directory

     

    EDUCATION FOR THE ARTS 

    Kalamazoo RESA Service Center
    1819 E. Milham Ave.
    Portage, MI 49002
     
    Kate Yancho
    Director
    (269) 443-7260

     

    Angie Melvin
    Alternative Arts Initiative Coordinator
    (269) 250-9392

    Deb Strickland
    EFA Program Coordinator
    (269) 250-9393

    Kevin Dodd
    Aesthetic Education Program Coordinator
    (269) 250-9391

     

    EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS - High School Classes

    EFA classes are presented at a variety of professional artist spaces and high school buildings across Kalamazoo County.

    DANCE

    Colleen McElroy
    Beginning Dance Studio     

    Este'Fan Kizer
    Beginning Dance Studio          

    Francesca Pileci
    Beginning Dance Studio, Intermediate Dance Studio  

    Julia Perry
    Beginning Dance Studio     

    Shantese Robinson  
    Beginning Dance Studio   

    LITERARY AND MEDIA ARTS

    KVCC Media Arts (dual enrollment program) 
      
    John Wagner
    Comics/Manga/Graphic Novel Arts, Digital Photo Art, Digital Studio Art
     
    Kandace Lavender
    Hip Hop 180  
     
    Creative Writing Online 

    3D Computer Animation/Game Design
      
    Troy Smith
    Film and Video Arts, Advanced Video Arts Studio 

      

     

     

    THEATER AND MUSIC

    Denene Mulay Koch
    Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop

    Bannon Backhus
    Theatre Improv and Scriptwriting 

    VISUAL ARTS

    Gayle Reyes
    Advanced 2-D Art, Advanced 3-D Art 

    ARTS FOR ALL - Teaching Artist Residency Programs

    For questions regarding EFA Teaching Artist residency programs, contact:

    DANCE

    Alyssa Zamora, Colleen McElroy, Cortney Blair, Deb Norton, Erin Malley, Gretchen Becker, Julia Perry, Kim Krane, Kris Stahl, Sara Kausch, Shantese Robinson, Shelley Utt

    MUSIC

    Hannah Hererra, Jessica Ivey, Leslie Baron, Marcia Working, Sara Dawson, Sue Duncan

    THEATER

    Abby Doonan, Alyssa Zamora, Bannon Backhus, Brian Duguay, Hilary Hernandez, Kim Krane, Kris Stahl, Laura Livingstone-McNelis, Patrick Poole, Sandy Bremer, Shannon Hill, Tasleem Jamila Firdausee

    VISUAL ARTS

    Brent Harris, Corinne Satterlee, Gayle Reyes, Heather Boersma, Honore Lee, Karen French-hall, Mary Whalen, Meg Tang, Nancy Gagliano, Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Paddy Aidan,