The Ailey School

FAQ

Staff and Faculty

Administrative Staff

Leadership

Co-Director, The Ailey School
Tracy Inman

Co-Director, The Ailey School
Melanie Person

Business Office and Financial Aid

Director of School Business Operations
James Paulson
Email or call x9511

Bursar 
Jennifer Yoh-Quinones
Email or call x9519

Business Office Assistant
Moises Perez-Batista
Email

Professional Division

Director of Professional Division
Tracy Inman
Email or call x9515

Director, Ailey/Fordham  BFA Program
Melanie Person
Email or call x9516

Director of Admissions & Student Affairs
JoAnne Ruggeri
Email or call x9513

BFA Program Manager/Assistant to Melanie Person, Ailey School Co-Director
Emily Riehle
Email or call x9124

School Operations Manager
Dena Hardee
Email or call x9518

School Production Administrator
Kaitlyn Miller
Email or call x9140

Rehearsal Director, Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers
Lakey Evans-Peña
Email or call x9520

Admissions Officer
Cristina Sabater
Email or call x9136

Interim Registrar
Patrick Piras
Email or call x9514

Assistant to Tracy Inman, Ailey School Co-Director
Michela Boschetto
Email or call x9133

Administrative Support Coordinator
Ashley Henry 
Email or call x9020

Junior Division

Director, Junior Division
Tiffany Barnes
Email or call x9141

Junior Division Associate Director
Dawn-Marie Tricarico
Email or call x9143

Junior Division Program Coordinator
Merceditas Mañago-Alexander
Email or call x9122

Junior Division Administrative Coordinator
Blythe Koster
Email or call x9132

PPAS Program Administrator
Guillermo Asca
Email or call x9126 

Summer Housing Coordinator
Email or call x9138

Production Staff and Studio Manager

Production Administrator
Kaitlyn Miller
Email or call x9140

Costume Coordinator
Kelly Grabowski
Email or call x9039

Studio Operations Manager
Jason Jude Hill
Email or call x9146

Physical Therapist

Sheyi Ojofeitimi, MPT
Email or call x9073

Faculty Advisors

Students wishing to schedule an appointment with their advisor must sign up at the 2nd floor reception desk.

Tracy Inman, Co-Director, The Ailey School
Email or call x9515
Scholarship Program

Melanie Person, Co-Director, The Ailey School
Director, Ailey/Fordham BFA
Email or call x9516
BFA Program Freshman

Kimberly Bartosik
Email
BFA Program Seniors

Adrienne Hurd
Email
BFA Program Sophomores

Lakey Evans-Peña
Email or call x9520
BFA Program Juniors

Freddie Moore
Email or call x9145
Certificate Program

Kevin Predmore 
Email or call x9129
International Independent Study Program

Guillermo Asca
Email or call x9126
U.S. Independent Study Program