Board of Directors

Alessia Gaetana Santoro
​Director/Chair

Miss Santoro has over 20 years of experience teaching in the Hudson Valley to ages 3 - adult. She is currently the Owner & Artistic Director of New York Academy of Ballet (the official school for the Susan Marie Olson Dance Foundation Inc.). Alessia has also taught at Vassar College and Dutchess Community College. Miss Santoro created the Susan Marie Olson Dance Foundation as a way for more young artists to have access to a quality dance education and performance experiences.

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Taylor Lodise

Taylor has been involved in the arts since she was three years old.  She has performed with numerous dance groups over time and it is still her number one passion. She is a Graduate of Vassar College and Rutgers Law. Currently Taylor is working as a litigation attorney in New York City.

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Erika Winters

Erika has been a passionate supporter of the arts for many years now and continues to immerse herself within the arts regularly from the college campus she works for to local theatre within New York State. Erika currently works for SUNY Plattsburgh's Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

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