Faculty

Director

Kate McKnight, CoSA Director and CHS Assistant Principal

Classical/Contemporary Dance

Betzi Roe, Department Chair
MA, UCLA; professional modern dancer and choreographer

Tiffany Bagg, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop Dance
BA Dance, University of Massachusetts; studied at Boston Conservatory, New Hampshire School of Ballet; professional dancer

Gina Bolles Sorensen, Dance Instructor
MFA in Dance, University of Oregon; BA in Communication Studies and Political Science, UCLA. Professional dancer and co-director of "somebodies dance theater"

Daniel Marshall, Ballet and Modern Instructor
Studied with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in NYC and Cleo Robinson in Denver, Colorado; founder and Artistic Director of LaDiego Dance Theatre in San Diego and member of San Diego Dance Theatre

Sadie Weinberg, Ballet and Modern Instructor
BFA SUNY Purchase; MFA, UC Irvine; professional modern dancer and choreographer; member of San Diego Dance Theatre

Digital Media

Riana Bucceri, Department Chair
Animation and Graphic and Web Design Instructor
BFA in Visual Art and Media

Angie Hall, Film Instructor
BA in Rhetoric, Electronic Media and Film, Eastern Washington University; single subject credential in English Language Arts
Formerly a Producer and Production Assistant at Krem Television

Anna Woerman, Graphic Art Instructor
BA in Art, San Diego State University; studied at the Scuola Libera del Nudo all' Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, Italy
Professional Artist and Interior/Graphic Designer

Instrumental Music

Matt Heinecke, Department Chair
Bachelor of Music in Music Industry, USC, MA Music Education, USC; professional musician

Kate Hatmaker, Strings Instructor
MM in Violin Performance, Carnegie Mellon University; BA in French and Political Science, University of Iowa. Member of San Diego Symphony and Art of Elan

Musical Theatre and Drama

Dr. Barbara Wolf, Department Chair
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; professional director

Tiffany Bagg, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop Dance
BA Dance, University of Massachusetts; studied at Boston Conservatory, New Hampshire School of Ballet; professional dancer

Gina Bolles Sorensen, Dance Instructor
MFA in Dance, University of Oregon; BA in Communication Studies and Political Science, UCLA. Professional dancer and co-director of "somebodies dance theater"

Shane S. Simmons, Vocal Music & Music Theory, Musical Director
BA in Music and Communications, Wingate University; English Theatre & Literature Studies, University of Oxford, London, England. Professional performer and music director

Kim Strassburger, Scene Study and Shakespeare
BA, Drama, Catholic University of America; MA, UCSD; professional actress and theatre educator; Actress and Dramaturg for Cygnet Theatre, Sledgehammer Theatre, and North Coast Rep

Ray Yannaccone, Theatre Practicum, Theatre History and Show Biz
B.A. SDSU; theatre educator

Technical Theatre

Adrian Gonzalez, Department Chair and Technical Director
B.A., University of Texas; professional scenic designer, scenic artist, production manager

Lila Lace Flores King, Lighting Design
Professional theatre technician

Visual Art

Melissa Reynolds, Department Chair
Training: Coronado School of the Arts; Otis College of Art and Design; Santa Monica College; professional artist and art educator