Panelists
2015-2016 Dance Level 1, Level 2 and Projects

August 28, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sarah Stage
Program Manager: Curtis Young

Weiselande Cesar

Miami-Dade County

Teacher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Founding Director/Dancer/Choreographer, Tradisyon Lakou Lakay, Inc.
Dancer/Choreographer ADDDFF, Delou Africa, African Dance & Drum Diaspora of Florida
Author, The Colors We Feel and Loving Thyself: Discovering the Spirit Within
2009 Francisco R. Walker Miami Dade County Teacher of the Year from Miami Dade County Public Schools
APD Human Services/Public Health from Walden University; ED.S. Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, and Masters of Science, Exceptional Student Education/Varying Exceptionalities both from Barry University

Miami-Dade County

President, Florida Dance Educators Organization and Educator, Miami–Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), Miami, Florida
Former adjunct professor at Miami-Dade College and Barry University; commercial dancer working out of Los Angeles, taught and performed throughout United States and internationally, featured in national and international publications
Served as Dance Liaison Board Member, Florida Alliance for Arts Education; past President Dade Association of Dance Educators (DADE); Task Form Member, Polk County Public Schools Lead Reviewer and Writer: Race to the Top Performing and Fine Arts Assessment Project 2011 – 2014; Member of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) Dance Writing Team 2009-2010
Research Doctorate, Educational Leadership and Administration, General; Minor Degree in Curriculum Development, Nova Southeastern University; M.A., Educational Leadership from Barry University; B.F.A, Dance, California Institute of the Arts

Sarasota County

Managing Director and former Business Director, The Sarasota Ballet
Owned the Servian Group, a Business Brokerage Firm; responsible for business development and all financial due-diligence and assisted clients in their acquisitions and consulted with municipalities and local governments to improve their management and operation practices
Elected to serve as City Commissioner for the City of Sarasota from 2001-2007, during which time she also served as Vice Mayor and Mayor from 2004-2006.
BA in Business and attended Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

Durham, North Carolina

Director, American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina
Previously, Co-Director, American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina and Co-Producer, Thirteen/WNET
B.A., Arts Administration, New York University

Boston, Massachusetts

Founding Director, Green Street Studios
Former dance faculty member at Emerson College and Harvard University
Choreographer and a teacher of modern, ballet, and repertory for over 30 years
Mentor for New Works/Emerging artists programs at Green Street Studios and The Dance Complex
Panelist for Cambridge Arts Council, Somerville Arts Council, and Boston Center for the Arts grant programs
Member, Boston Dance Alliance
BFA, Dance, Boston Conservatory

Miami-Dade County

Grants Manager, Miami City Ballet, Miami, Florida
Grants Manager, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation
Twenty years volunteering in nonprofit organizations, including nine years as a grant panelist and eight years as a Board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of Minnesota; awarded the Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Indiana School of Philanthropy; received the Certified Fundraising Executive Credential from the Association of Fundraising Professionals