Forest Dance Academy Meet Our Staff
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
![Michelle Thomas Michelle Thomas](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0000_MichelleThomas.jpg)
Michelle Thomas
Owner, Faculty, Choreographer
FACULTY
![FACULTY-Alisha-Clark A woman with brown hair and green eyes.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FACULTY-Alisha-Clark.jpg)
Alisha Clark
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![2 Shelagh Connolly A woman with blonde hair wearing glasses and a pink shirt.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2-Shelagh-Connolly-scaled.jpg)
Shelagh Connolly
Studio Manager, Faculty, Company Choreographer
![5 Amani Herndon A woman with glasses smiling for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5-Amani-Herndon-scaled.jpg)
Amani Herndon
Special Needs Faculty
![8 Lisa Mason A woman with long brown hair smiles for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/8-Lisa-Mason-scaled.jpg)
Lisa Mason
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![4 Jordan Hayes A woman with long blonde hair smiling for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4-Jordan-Hayes-scaled.jpg)
Jordan Hayes
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![11 Caitlin Pugh A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11-Caitlin-Pugh-scaled.jpg)
Caitlin Pugh
Senior Faculty, Company Choreographer
![6 Cooper Hubbard A woman with blonde hair wearing a jean jacket.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6-Cooper-Hubbard-scaled.jpg)
Cooper Strawderman
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![13 Kyleigh Tanner A woman with long blonde hair wearing a white tank top.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13-Kyleigh-Tanner-scaled.jpg)
Kyleigh Tanner
Administrative Assistant, Faculty, Company Choreographer
![15 Shania Thorpe A woman with curly hair wearing a jean jacket.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/15-Shania-Thorpe-scaled.jpg)
Shania Thorpe
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![18 Brittany Wood A woman with brown hair wearing a green sweater.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18-Brittany-Wood-1-scaled.jpg)
Brittany Wood
Senior Faculty
![19 Hannah Yates A young woman smiles for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/19-Hannah-Yates-scaled.jpg)
Hannah Yates
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![FDA Staff A chalkboard with a picture of a group of people.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FDA-Staff.jpg)
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![17 Caroline Wallman A woman with long hair and a smile.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/17-Caroline-Wallman-scaled.jpg)
Caroline Wallman
Faculty
![10 Lauren Noel A woman with long hair and pink shirt smiling.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-Lauren-Noel-scaled.jpg)
Lauren Noel
Faculty
![7 Ingrid Lindevaldsen A young woman with long hair smiles for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/7-Ingrid-Lindevaldsen-scaled.jpg)
Ingrid Lindevaldsen
Faculty
![1 Heather Ahern A woman with glasses smiling for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-Heather-Ahern-scaled.jpg)
Heatherly Ahern
Faculty
![15 Shania Thorpe A woman with curly hair wearing a jean jacket.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/15-Shania-Thorpe-scaled.jpg)
Shania Thorpe
Faculty, Company Choreographer
![18 Brittany Wood A woman with brown hair wearing a green sweater.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18-Brittany-Wood-1-scaled.jpg)
Brittany Wood
Senior Faculty
![FDA Staff A chalkboard with a picture of a group of people.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FDA-Staff.jpg)
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ADMINISTRATION
![3 Maria Hayden A woman with long black hair wearing a maroon shirt.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/3-Maria-Hayden-scaled.jpg)
Maria Hayden
Production Manager
![12 Kristen Pugh A woman with long hair and a black shirt](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/12-Kristen-Pugh-scaled.jpg)
Kristen Pugh
Financial Manager
![9 Julia Miller A woman with short hair and a smile.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9-Julia-Miller-scaled.jpg)
Julia Miller
Administrative Assistant, Costume Manager
![16 Lindsay Tibbs A woman in red shirt smiling for the camera.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/16-Lindsay-Tibbs-scaled.jpg)
Lindsay Tibbs
Administrative Assistant, Company Manager
RESIDENT GUESTS
![Screen Shot 2023-04-22 at 10.25.24 PM A young girl in red is doing a handstand](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-04-22-at-10.25.24-PM-215x300.png)
FDA Alumni
Guest Faculty
![RESIDENT GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER - Hailey Blair Hendrix-Johnson A woman wearing a red scarf and white sweater.](https://forestdanceacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RESIDENT-GUEST-CHOREOGRAPHER-Hailey-Blair-Hendrix-Johnson.jpg)
Hailey Hendrix-Johnson
Company Choreographer