The People Behind Stages of Learning
Fourteen Years of Support (1994-2008)

Stages of Learning founder:Floyd RumohrFunding Institutions

ART/New York Nancy Quinn Fund, JPMorgan Fund for Small Theaters – Theater Leadership Initiative; Axe Houghton Foundation; Booth Ferris Foundation; Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation; Center for Arts Education; Robert Sterling Clark Foundation; Fribourg Family Foundation; Glickenhaus Foundation; David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation; Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation; New York Foundation for the Arts “Community Assets;” Niederhoffer Foundation; One World Fund; Ira Resnick Family Foundation; William Talbott Hillman Foundation.
With special thanks to James Jensen, Julie Jensen, Kim Tanner and the Jenesis Group.

Government

National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts – Theatre Department and Arts-in-Education Department; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Council Member Daniel Garodnick; Council Member Letitia James; New York City Department of Youth and Community Development.

Staff and Interns

Jane Adams, Judy Aguilera, Jessica Balboni, Jennifer Clarke, J. Eric Cook, Meghan Daniels, Kelly Ellenwood, Michael Grant (volunteer), Megan Halpern, Mike Halverson, David Harrison, Ronnie Hernandez (volunteer), Rachel Hoeffel, Eve Holbrook, Cynthia Kelly, Gilbert Knight, Marie Mulvaney, Karrie Myers, Brannan Osburn, Eve Orenstein, Abigail Ramsay, Dina Scalone Romero, Manda Stretch, Arie Thompson, Marlon Vidal, Johnese Wilson.

 

Board Members

Emil Albanese, Peter Allen, Al D’Agostino, Steven Bluestone, Tommy Brown, Reginald Chambers, Sherry Cohen, Toby Fischer, Jan Gilman, Wayne Gore, Philip Grossman, Lauren Howard, Lisa Jahns, Julie Jensen, Beth Ellen Keyes, George King, Roberta Kirshbaum, Smita Kothuri, Karen Lack, Todd Lehman, Michael Leibowitz, Jason Lilien, Honri Marcel, Troy Masters, Mary O’Keeffe, Dawn Palo, Nora Peck, Mark Rogers, Floyd Rumohr, Bruce Van Horn, Bill Walters.
With special thanks to Niko Elmaleh.

 

Consultants

Cliff Aronson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (pro-bono legal counsel), Daniel Barbeau (illustration), Orest Baransky (auditor), John Basil (professional development), Laura Boutwell (Web site design), Brown Stone Studio (marketing), John Paul Campbell (video production), Kushal Dutt (IT), Jill Falcone (graphic design), Janet Farnham,  Faye Elizabeth Communications (public relations and marketing), Louisa Hackett, Community Resource Exchange (transition consulting), Amy Hecht (Graphic Design), Greg Henry (video production), Micki Hobson (marketing), Lindsey Jones, Lawyers’ Alliance (pro-bono legal counsel), Mike Kasenter (IT), Adam Klasfeld (marketing), Nello McDaniel (management and leadership), Joanna Merlin (professional development), Maria Mulvaney (graphic design), Ginny O’Brien Record (development), Lenard Petit (professional development), Audrey Regan (graphic design – volunteer), Jane Remer (researcher), Abby Remer (curriculum development), Stephen Romandetta (IT and Web site development), Neelem Saini (auditor), Brett Singer and Associates (public relations and marketing), Ursula Scherrer (photographer), Pamela Shisler, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (pro-bono legal counsel), Stanley Stellar (photography), George Thorn (management and leadership), Richard Vaccaro (auditor), Eric Vielman (graphic design), LeAnna Weller Smith (graphic design).

 

Teaching Artists

Julie Alexander, Russell Barnes, Joy Barrett, April Cantor, Paula Cole, David Deblinger, Albert Elias, Max Evjen, Yvette Feuer, Laura Frenzer, Sharon Gardner, Willie Ann Gissendanner, Joe Hoover, Amanda Hunt, Clark Jackson, Reyna Kahan, T. Scott Lilly, Seth Michael May, Joseph Mills, Jessica Nicoll, Dana Panepinto, Julie Pasqual, Andrea Seigel (Master Teaching Artist), Jon Shaver, Jennifer Shirley, Anne Sorce, Georgia Southern-Penn, Peter Swander, Elizabeth Turkel, Jennifer Wintzer.

Apprentice Teaching Artists
Sara Barker, Twinkle Burke, Victor Coriann, Russell Feder,  Rajeeyah Finnie, Patrick Jones, Mary Keefe, Maria Kelly, Claire Mannle, Shelly McGee, Matthew Scott, Starr, Ann Vieira.

 

Actors, Directors, Playwrights, Stage Managers, and Designers

Seth Allshouse, Elena Araoz, Fred Berman, Greg Bartkus, David Boyd, Donna Browne, Linda Burson, Cindi Clark, Paul Darrigo, Russel Drapkin, Itai Faierman, Tony Freeman, Ragnar Freidank, Kalan Hilljac, Guy Hobson, Dominic Housiaux, Andrea Huelse, Robb Hunter, Stefan Jacobs, Veronica James, Ethan James Duff, Maria Johnson, Bob Kalfin, Karinne Keithley, Kristine Koury, Timothy R. Mackabee, Seth Michael May, Scott Mendelsohn (playwright), Timothy J. Parsaca,  René Migliaccio, Margaret Pine, David Rogers, Melissa Schlachtmeyer, Russell Michael Schramm, Jenny Stanjeski, Sean MacCormac, Elizabeth Steiner, Linnet Taylor, Anthony Williams.

 

Friends, Colleagues and Advisors

Paco Arroyo, Michelle Barbeau-Noguchi, John Basil (American Globe Theatre), Stephanie Bok (ART/NY), Greg McCaslin (Center for Arts Education), Kevin Cotter, Gary Dayton (New York State Council on the Arts), Michelle DiSabato, Janet Farnham, Janis Gardner-Cecil, Ed Hansen (volunteer), Joanna Hefferen (ArtsConnection), Jerry Homan (ART/NY), Deirdre Hurst du Prey, Joan Firestone, Sarah Kane, Kathleen Kesson (Long Island University), Lois Kipnis (Friends for the Arts), Ginny Louloudes (ART/NY), Ba Luvmour (Natural Learning Rhythms), Brenda Maloy (ArtsConnection), Carol Morgan (ArtsConnection), Tony Mosca (PS 145), Amy Duggins Pender (New York State Council on the Arts), Carol Rice (ArtsConnection), Margaret Salvante-McCann, Melinda Smith, Randi Singer (Weil, Gotshal & Manges), Jon Sokotch (Weil, Gotshal & Manges), Angela Starks (Arts Connection), Steve Tennen (ArtsConnection), Lyn Tribble (Temple University), Emily Weiner, Emilie Ward, Robert Zukerman (New York State Council on the Arts).
With special thanks to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

 

School Partners

Brooklyn: PS 1, PS 38, JHS 57, IS 78, PS 94, PS 100, PS 121, PS 130, PS 131, PS 145, PS 169, PS 262, CES 282, PS 307, East New York Family Academy, IS 96
Manhattan: PS 6, PS 50, PS 75, PS 198, Hunter College Elementary, IS 286, MS 256
Queens: PS 17Q, PS 69, PS 122, IS 141
Bronx: Bronx Lighthouse Charter School, PS 28, CES 42, CES 53, CES 204, MS 206B
Staten Island: PS 52 
NY State: Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary (Croton), Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School (Croton), Henry Viscardi School, Herricks Middle School, Ridge Street School (Rye Brooke), Murray Avenue School (Larchmont), and Mamaroneck Avenue School (Mamaroneck).
With special thanks to Sharon Dunn, Paul King and the NYC Department of Education.