Ashley Wheater, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, and Greg Cameron, President and CEO, are pleased to announce that Raymond Rodriguez, former Head of Studio Company and Trainee Program at the Joffrey, has been elevated to Academy Director of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, effective immediately. Rodriquez takes over after three years as Head of Studio Company and Trainees, succeeding former Academy Director Karine Provost. As Director of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Rodriguez serves as the public face of the Academy through interactions with families and students, members of the Joffrey Board of Directors and Women’s Board, funders, current and prospective partner organizations, teachers, principals and school administrators, and other special communities with an interest in the Academy. He oversees the Academy’s 27 faculty and 14 accompanists, plus the programming and day-to-day operations of the Academy’s classes in multiple programs, including Children’s, Youth and Adult Divisions, Summer Camps and Summer Intensives, Pre-Professional and Trainee Programs. Approximately 600 students take classes at the Joffrey Academy in any given term.  To learn more about the Joffrey Academy of Dance and its programs visit joffrey.org/joffreyacademy.

Photo Caption: Raymond Rodriguez, former Head of Studio Company and Trainee Program at the Joffrey, takes over as Director of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet