Staff & Board
Valerie Taylor-Barnes nurtured and kept the legacy of her beloved husband, Clive Barnes, alive by establishing the Clive Barnes Foundation in 2009. In November of 2019, Valerie Taylor-Barnes passed away. Before Mrs. Barnes’ passing, it was her wish for the Foundation to continue on, and appointed new Co-Presidents to move the Foundation into the future.
Meet Our President and Vice President
Meet Our Staff
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Jill Reitzel
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Jill Reitzel is an arts administrator, advocate, and dance performer. She is rooted in growing her practice of cultivating arts environments that break cultural and social barriers on and off the stage. She will graduate from Hope College with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Dance in May 2023.
Jill currently works as the Administrative Assistant for the Clive and Valerie Barnes Foundation, and as the Assistant Project Manager for SUPERCELL, a project by slowdanger In the past, she has worked for Music From the Sole, Ephrat Asherie Dance, Dorrance Dance, Pentacle (DanceWorks Inc.), Artichoke Dance, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Parsons Dance, and Hope College Events and Conferencing in various Booking and Company Management positions.
Board of Directors
William H. Ausman (Co-Vice President)
Gemma Bond
Diana Byer
Pia Catton
George Dorris
Holly Jones (Co-Vice President)
Michelle Mathesius
Lloyd Mayor (President)
Michael Reidel
Spring Sirkin
Dance Selection Committee
Mindy Aloff
William H. Ausman (Vice President)
Diana Byer
Jenny Chiang
Nicole Duffy Robertson
William Whitener
Theatre Selection Committee
Mindy Aloff
William H. Ausman (Vice President)
Diana Byer
Frank DiLella
Erik Forrest Jackson
Harry Haun
Marshall Heyman
Patrick Pacheco
William Whitener
Directors Emeritus
Edward Albee
Jennifer Dunning
Paloma Herrera
Howard Kissel
Jacques le Sourd
Arthur Mitchell
Valerie Taylor-Barnes (Founder)
Damien Woetzel
Archivist
Ailina Rose, Ailina Dance Archives
Press Representation
Richard Kornberg & Associates