BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ballet Des Moines’ board, staff and volunteers work together to generate the vision of being an integral part of a culturally vibrant greater Des Moines area by delivering excellence in dance and providing world class performance opportunities.

To this end, Ballet Des Moines’ committees are always evolving and restructuring. If you are interested in joining the Ballet Des Moines Board of Directors or volunteering on a committee, please contact us at info@balletdesmoines.org.

NATASHA SAYLES, President
WINEFEST DES MOINES

NataLIE WAREHIME,
Vice President
FREDERIKSON & BYRON, P.A.

MICHAELA HART CARHOFF,
Past President

KIRK BESH, Treasurer
WEST BANK

CHRIS MCAVOY, SECRETARY
SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP

anne cooper
altus cxo

deidre dejear
oakridge neighborhood

rachel edge
foster group

TEJ DHAWAN
Plains Angels

JEFF FLEMING
Director Emeritus,
Des Moines Art Center

KATHERINE HARRINGTON
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce

JOANY JURGENS
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Amy Kristof-Brown
University of Iowa,
Tippie College of Business

Sara Nelson, Ph.D.
NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium

Colleen Patterson

bridget penick
frederikson & byron, p.a.

agnieszka pieta

neil salowitz

Shannon Sole
Faegre Drinker

Kyrie Wong

sarah young

Blaire Massa
CEO, Ballet Des Moines

megan boyette
BDM DANCER REPRESENTATIVE


ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Joyce Chapman

Erin Hockman

Jayme Fry

joey patino

TOM SMULL

Tiffany Tauscheck

Connie Wimer

Lisa-Marie Wright