People
National Hub Volunteer Staff
Laney Stevens
National Hub director
Laney Stevens grew up in Santa Cruz, CA before moving to Southern California and spending most of her adolescence in various SoCal areas. Playing basketball and volleyball her whole life, Laney still found passion in music and dancing, even if just on a random dance floor or concert. Changing her majors, Laney transferred from Pasadena City College to UC Berkeley during the pandemic and graduated in December 2022 with degrees in Dance & Performance Studies, and Film & Media Studies. Her NACHMO 2020 dance film sparked her interest in exploring dance beyond the stage if the stage ever became unavailable. Laney has participated in NACHMO Los Angeles for 3 years and is excited to continue growing the hub in the Bay Area for the third year post-reboot. Coming in as the National Hub Director, Laney is most excited to expand and foster a deeper connected dance community that shares a passion for movement and people.
Libby Bullinger
Libby is a dance educator and choreographer from Boston, MA. She received her formative training at José Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, MA, in addition to summers studying at ballet programs around the country. In 2022, Libby graduated from Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA with a Bachelor of Fine arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education.
Following graduation, Libby moved back to Boston and is delighted to be residing, teaching, and choreographing in her home city. Libby is a ballet faculty member and rehearsal director at José Mateo Ballet Theatre, a community teaching artist at Boston Ballet, and teaches master classes and workshops around the Boston area. In 2022 Libby established Dance LAB, an artistic collective that aims to produce dance projects based on creative collaboration, vulnerable exploration, and the generation of innovative art.
One of Libby’s main focuses is her own continuing pursuit of learning and study of dance scholarship. She is currently continuing her dance education through courses at the National Dance Education Organization to ensure she can continue providing high-quality, informed, and research-based instruction to dance students of all ages and experience levels.
Libby is thrilled to engage with NACHMO on both a local and national level and continue to learn from the creative humans around her!
Jessica Pescatore
Jessica is a dancer, choreographer and instructor currently living in Feasterville, PA. She holds her BA in Dance from DeSales University and her MA in Creative Arts in Therapy - Dance/Movement Therapy from Drexel University. Jessica has performed as a dancer at Six Flags Great Adventure as well as with the East Coast variety show band “Joey Arminio & the Family”. After completing her Masters, Jessica has had the opportunity to work as a dance/movement therapist for adults and children with a variety of special needs and/or mental health diagnoses in both school settings and non-profit organizations throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2018, Jessica established Commuovere Dance, a performing arts company based in Bucks County, PA committed to providing dance education, performance opportunities and arts exposure, especially to underserved populations, including, but not limited to, individuals with special needs, those facing social/financial hardships and the elderly. Commuovere currently runs several community based collaboration programs and presents choreography throughout the Philadelphia/Bucks County/South Jersey area. She also serves as a dance instructor at Spring Mill Dance Academy in Ivyland, PA. Jessica is excited to be a part of the NACHMO Board and have the opportunity to utilize her skill set for the organization!
Angelique Stringer
social media manager
Angelique Stringer is a dancer and choreographer native to Detroit, MI. She is a graduate of Wayne State University earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Dance. While at Wayne State, Angelique focused on dance film, which allowed her to blend her interest in technology, film and storytelling with dance.
With this newfound interest, she was inspired to expand her skills, and take additional film and media courses. Also during her time at WSU, Angelique performed with Dance Company One and African dance company To Sangana.
Angelique has worked with Jessica Rajko in a repertoire blending dance and technology, and she has served as an intern under BMBO Creations, furthering her knowledge of dance in the film and media space. Assisting with dance films, and various projects focusing on social media and digital marketing for dance.
Currently, Angelique works for Screen Dance International, a dance film festival as Director of Marketing and Media,overseeing social media and screenings.
Former Leaders and Volunteers
Sharyn Korey, Co-founder and founding Co-Director
Anna Brown Massey Co-founder and founding Co-Director
Maja Bakija, Karesia Batan, Anjuli Bhattacharyya, Alex Christie, Julia Corrigan, Emily Craver, Nick Daniels, Jaedra DiGiammarino, Erica Frankel, Tina Fores-Hitt, Janet Forward, Kyoko Fujimoto, Anne H. Goldberg-Baldwin, Brighid Greene, Charles Gushue, Micheline Heal, Ashley Heckstall, Monica Hogan Thysell, Tia Huston, Chloe Mae Kastner, Chelsea Koenig, Annalisa Ledson, Jun Lee, Dustyn Martincich, Jenny Pommiss, Amelia Reuss, Brianna Rhodes, Victoria Shadle Williams, Mary Sofianos, Addison Traina, Elaine Tripoulas.