Evelyn Hinote, Vice Chair and Managing Director

Evelyn Hinote is the Business Development Manager for a non-profit organization providing services to children and adults with dyslexia and related learning disabilities. Prior to her current role, she was an active member of the dance community. Evelyn fell in love with performing at age ten, winning myriad national and international competitions in styles including […]

Katie Davis, Secretary

A Northern Virginia native, joined the JFD Board in September 2015. She grew up performing in a variety of classical dance styles, including ballet, jazz, and lyrical, and continues to add new styles like hip hop and modern to her repertoire. As JFD secretary, she looks forward to sharing her love of dance and artistic […]

Supriya Raman, Treasurer

As resident of DC, Supriya is interested in contributing to the community in the DMV area. Dance has been a part of her life – from learning and performing Indian classical and folk dances in India to learning ballroom and Latin street dancing when she moved to US. She hopes to bring this love for […]

Daniel Boccio

Daniel Boccio is originally from Douglaston, NY. After high school, he earned a BA in Global Politics at Washington & Lee University (W&L), and an MIA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He has served as the VP of Communications for the Virginia Epsilon SEC of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, the President […]

Bennie Herron

Herron was born in San Diego, CA to a blue-collar family. He describes his upbringing as a challenging but fulfilling childhood rooted in unconditional love. The memories of his youth continue to be the undercurrent of his paintings, writings and social advocacy. Herron has an MFA in Creative Writing National University in San Diego, he […]

Jeramy Olmack

Jeramy brings a rich and multifaceted background to their endeavors. As a queer individual, Jeramy embraces the use of he/they/any pronouns, reflecting their inclusive and open-minded approach to life. As an active duty Air Force Spouse and Veteran, they possess a strong commitment to service and leadership. Their prior experience as a Google project manager Apprentice […]

Kelsey Rohr

Kelsey Rohr (Assistant Artistic Director) started studying dance at Richmond Ballet through their public outreach program. She later graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a BFA in Dance and minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She went on to dance with Joshua L. Peugh’s Dark Circles Contemporary Dance and then worked in Geneva, […]

Philip Baraoidan

Native of Arlington County, Va, is alumni of Virginia Commonwealth University. Performance Credits include Company E, Priore Dance, Sinclair Dance, and Clancyworks. Performance venue highlights include The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Ed Mervish Theater (Canada), The Ballet Theater of Astana (Kazakhstan) and Richmond Dance Festival. He has performed in works by Robert Priore, Scott […]

Ryan Carlough

Ryan Carlough is a native of North Potomac, Maryland. Mr. Carlough began his dance training with CityDance where he had the opportunity to work closely with and perform works by the Gallim and Koresh Dance Company, as well as original choreographies by William Smith, Maleek Washington, and Robert J. Priore. He graduated from SUNY Purchase with […]

Michala Conroy

Michala Conroy first started out as a competitive gymnast before studying dance at Pittsburgh CAPA. Michala joined the pre-professional company, Reed Dance II, in Pittsburgh, PA where she worked with Greer Reed, Antonio Brown, and Daniel Karasik. She received a scholarship to George Mason University (GMU) where she pursued her B.F.A. in Dance with a […]