Anita Thomas
Anita Thomas has served as the Executive Director of Carolyn Dorfman Dance since 2009, making her one of the few People of Color leading a majority-arts organization in New Jersey. Under her leadership, the company has strengthened its fundraising base, expanded touring and residency programs, maintained diversity across dancers, staff, and board members, and deepened […]
Katlyn Baskin
KATLYN BASKIN (Artistic Consultant) is a Texas native but her early modern dance training was in Knoxville, TN at Dancer’s Studio under the direction of Irena Linn. As the youngest member of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, TN’s Goodwill Ambassadors, she toured domestically and internationally performing works by the company’s founder, Dr. Dorothy Floyd, as well […]
Fran Sullivan
Fran Sullivan Marcantonio has been a Carolyn Dorfman Dance board member for several years, currently serving as secretary on the executive committee. Fran became acquainted with the company when they performed at the College of Saint Elizabeth when she was its communications specialist. What led Fran to accept an invitation to be a board member […]
Zakk Ottmers
Zakk Ottmers (He/Him/His) is a freelance film and theatre director. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Blank Page Theatre Co., where he has directed and produced several new works. Zakk’s work is inspired by the unexplored, the ether, the thing sitting in the corner of your room that you cannot explain. He is interested […]
Joan Chiang Paulin
Joan Chiang Paulin studied ballet in Jean M. Wong School of ballet and went on to intern at Hong Kong Dance Company for 6 months before moving to the United States in 1995. After graduating from SUNY Purchase in 1999 with a BFA in Dance, she joined Cortez & Company until 2002, when she joined […]
Leah Kronthal
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ ‘78 BA Economics and Business, concentration in Accounting Salomon Brothers 1978-1986 Manager of Syndicate Accounting Department Married to Jeff Kronthal Has three grown children and two grandsons. Mother/Grandmother/professional volunteer 1986-present Served nine years on the Board of Far Brook School Serves on the Board of the Kronthal Family Foundation Carolyn […]
Carolyn Dorfman
CAROLYN DORFMAN, choreographer and founding Artistic Director Carolyn Dorfman Dance (CDD) is known as a creator of evocative dances that reflect her concerns about the human condition. She is interested in creating “worlds” into which the audience can enter. Hailed as the consummate storyteller, Dorfman, a child of Holocaust survivors, has also created a celebrated […]
Hannah Gross
Hannah Gross (she/her) is an Asian-American dancer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She furthered her education at the University of Iowa where she performed works by Martha Graham, Dr. Rennie Harris, Autumn Eckman, Mindy Myers, and many other acclaimed choreographers. She graduated with a BFA in Dance and BA in Health and Human Physiology, Exercise Science. […]
TJ Hammond
TJ Hammond is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. He began his journey in St. Louis, MO training in ballet, jazz, and musical theatre and graduated with a BFA from Southern Methodist University. There he studied under Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Myra Woodruff, Silas Farley and Carter Alexander. He has since worked with […]
Don Jay Smith
DON JAY SMITH has many years of public relations and marketing communications experience, and still produces many programs every year. He has worked in the arts and entertainment field for much of that time, with a roster of clients that has included the New Jersey State Council for the Arts/Secretary of State, the New Jersey […]