Staff

Vanessa Adato

Vanessa Adato

Senior Director of Finance & Administration

Audrey Thao Berger

Audrey Thao Berger

Programs and Production Associate

Abigail Browde

Abigail Browde

Artist Advisor

Donna Costello

Donna Costello

Performance Workshop Artist Advisor and Teaching Artist

Rodd Denson

Rodd Denson

Operations Manager

Anthony Fernandez

Anthony Fernandez

Technical Director

Kara Gilmour

Kara Gilmour

Executive Director

Lydia Funke

Lydia Funke

Education Associate

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Artist Advisor

Mia Martelli

Mia Martelli

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Briana Raheem

Briana Raheem

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Marlène Ramírez-Cancio

Marlène Ramírez-Cancio

Director of EmergeNYC and Practice Lab

Lucia Scheckner

Lucia Scheckner

Director of Education and Artist Programs

Ankita Sharma

Ankita Sharma

Marketing Associate

Ashley Renee Thaxton-Stevenson

Ashley Renee Thaxton-Stevenson

Senior Manager of Education Programs

Helen Tocci

Helen Tocci

Performance Workshop Artist Advisor and Teaching Artist

Logan Zemetres

Logan Zemetres

Marketing and Communications Manager

Meghann Trago

Meghann Trago

Finance and Development Associate

Crane Randle

Crane Randle

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Tyler Renfroe

Tyler Renfroe

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Geneva Frazier

Geneva Frazier

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Makena C. Croghan

Makena C. Croghan

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Makenna F. Finch

Makenna F. Finch

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Shem Phillip-Peters

Shem Phillip-Peters

Administrative and Facilities Assistant

Founder 

Marya Warshaw

Marya Warshaw

Founding Director Emerita

Board

Zohreh Ahmad

Zohreh Ahmad

Victor M. Brown

Victor M. Brown

Oliver T Fein

Oliver T Fein

Jane Holzka

Jane Holzka

Raine Martin

Raine Martin

Jimena Martinez

Jimena Martinez

Sara Palmer

Sara Palmer

George Emilio Sanchez

George Emilio Sanchez

Chair

Amy Sumner

Amy Sumner

Secretary

Leslie Weber

Leslie Weber

Treasurer

BAX Faculty

Our Faculty is comprised of graduates from some of the finest theater and dance departments in the U.S. and most create and perform professionally. They are selected for their unique understanding of the developmental stages of children and how that translates into the training of a young dancer, actor, choreographer or playwright.

Consultants and Vendors

Ticket Sales

Filemaker Developer

Statements and Policies

Read BAX’s Accountability and Action Statement in response to and solidarity with uprisings for Black lives and liberation.

Read personal commitments to anti-racist and pro-liberation work from individual BAX staff members.