About Us
Staff
The CLO Academy is justifiably proud of its instructors. Our faculty represents some of the best teaching artists in our region and includes instructors from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Duquesne University, and Point Park University, among other fine institutions. The CLO Academy’s students could not be in more competent and caring hands.
Education Director — Kiesha Lalama-White
Education Programs Manager — Michael Cerchiaro
Creative Vision Coordinator — Susan Pettigrew
Student Coordinator — Barbara Hall
Receptionist — Jen Schuchman
Academy Principal — Patty Maloney
| Department | Faculty and Staff |
|---|---|
Dance |
Mandi Angeli, Dana Arey, Marissa Balzer, Ann Hollern, Kristiann Menotiades-Josephs, Heather Kronk, Patty Maloney, Eva Pietrova, Ahmad Simmons, Meredith Spotts, Ernie Tolentino, Beth Wright |
Voice |
Roseanna Irwin, Esther Spadaro, Stephen Totter |
Acting |
David Crawford, Chris Josephs, Amy Landis, Nancy Mimless, Ted Watts |
Musical Theater |
Zeva Barzell, Laura Daniels, Daina Griffith, Roseanna Irwin, Kristiann Menotiades-Josephs, Nancy Mimless, Becky Toth, Stephen Totter, Melissa Yanchak |
Accompanists |
Israel Kremen, PJ Roduta, Agnieszka Sornek |
Creative Vision |
Kristen Barca, Sandra Dowe, Michael Hinzman, Scott Nunnally, Jena Oberg, Lawrence Phillis, Stephen Santa |
New Horizons |
Mandi Angeli, Laura Daniels, Chris Josephs, Nancy Mimless, Colleen Nesbitt |
Facility
Located on the 8th floor of Penn Avenue Place (formerly the Lazarus / Horne’s building), the Academy contains four spacious and well-equipped dance studios, two acting studios, two private voice studios, a student practice room, a student/teacher library, a student lounge and a comfortable waiting area for parents accompanying students to the Academy.
In addition, the Charles Gray Auditorium offers the Academy a theater in which to showcase the accomplishments and achievements of its student body. Anyone wishing to take a tour of the facility may do so during regular class hours. If there is a particular class that you would like to observe, please call (412) 281-2234.