Board Members
Photo: Katie Gardner
As an introduction, we asked our board to share a childhood photo and answer the following questions:
What is your occupation? What do you love doing now? What is your connection to dance? Why are you on LITVAKdance’s board?
Nikki Dunnan, treasure
1. I am a dancer, teacher, and non-profit administrator. I currently work at Art Produce, an arts and culture community center in North Park, San Diego.
2. Dance, always, but I love anything physical. I especially love walks, play, and time spent with my pup.
3. I've been a dancer since the age of 5. The roots are deep. I can take my art with me wherever I go. This body will dance until it can't dance anymore.
4. LITVAKdance's mission and quality of work are the reason I am on the Board. The exposure to dance creators and works from outside San Diego infuses our local scene with much needed new energy.
Cheryl Borrego, member
1. I have been a Chiropractor in private practice for 31 years.
2. I love many things but the top three are: gardening, cooking and being with friends.
3. I have danced, taught, and performed since I was 12 years old.
4. The first time I saw the company perform, I was very impressed with the caliber of dancers and the way Sadie presented the company to the audience via photography and written word in the lobby.
Her innovative and unique ideas, and the opportunity to bring dance to North County is why I'm here.
Kim Hammond, member
1. Retired from owner/operator of the Hammond Studio of Dance.
2. Enjoying the time with my family - all our kids, my geezer husband and especially the newest little ones.
3. Born into a dance family. Mom and her sister were dancers and teachers. Dance lessons and recitals happened for me almost as I started to walk. Continued formal training in college and afterward went right into a 30 year stint running my studio.
4. My mom and I connected with Betzi Roe (Sadie’s mom) in our small dance community over many years and projects. I have a special bond with Sadie that goes back to the time she spent in the Hammond Studio when she was a 10 year old creative force.
Jim Carmody, member
Jim Carmody studied at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Paris before coming to the United States to study at Stanford (PhD Drama,1986). He is the author of Rereading Molière and numerous articles on theatre photography and the staging of classical and contemporary French drama. He was co-editor of the contemporary performance magazine TheatreForum for over twenty years. He directed over 50 productions and translated several plays, including classics by Feydeau, Marivaux, and Molière. He retired in 2019 after teaching for 32 years in the Department of Theatre & Dance at UC San Diego where he taught classes in directing, dramaturgy, photography, and British and French theatre. In addition to serving two terms as chair of the department, he served as head of the department’s MFA in Dramaturgy program and subsequently as founding head of the department’s Joint Doctoral Program in Theatre and Drama with UC Irvine.
Gerardo Sahagun
Victor Shafor
Sadie Weinberg
LITVAKdance Artistic Director pictured on her moms hip 40+ years ago. It’s safe to say she was destined to live her life in a dance studio. More about Sadie here
Advisory Board: Jonathan Fohrman (Dean of Arts and Languages, MiraCosta College), Maile Okamura (Former dancer, Mark Morris Dance Group), Betzi Roe (Former director of dance, Coronado School of the Arts), Minerva Tapia (Director, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Culture in Tijuana Mexico), Naimeh Woodward (Director, Encinitas Friends of the Arts)
Former Board Members: Linda Adams, Jonathan Fohrman, Heather Glabe, Veronica Martin, Shelly Torres