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      EDUCATION FOR THE ARTS 

      Kalamazoo RESA Service Center
      1819 E. Milham Ave.
      Portage, MI 49002
       
      Bryan Zocher
      Director

      (269) 250-9243

       

      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

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

      Matt Perigo
      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:

      • Aesthetic Education Program | Kevin Dodd, (269) 250-9391
      • Alternative Arts Initiative | Angie Melvin, (269) 250-9392
      • PACE Program | Deb Strickland, (269) 250-9393

      DANCE

      Alyssa Zamora, Colleen McElroy, Cortney Blair, Deb Norton, Erin Malley, Gretchen Becker, Julia Perry, Kat Hsu-Bishop, Kris Stahl, Sara Kausch, Shantese Robinson, Shelley Utt

      MUSIC

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

      THEATER

      Alyssa Zamora, Bannon Backhus, Brian Duguay, Hilary Hernandez, 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,  

       

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