Thomas Hassing, President




​​Intellectual Property Law Attorney
Resident: San Jose
Ph: (408) 279-6498

tom@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2012

Maria Basile, Artistic Director

Founder of sjDANCEco​​



Dance Faculty, San Jose State University

& DeAnza College
Resident: Santa Clara
Ph: 408-966-6430
maria@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2003

Jim Losch


Joined 2016

Chloe Crotzer Administrative Director


sjDANCEco Administrative Director

and Festival/Event Coordinator
Ph: 408-520-9854
chloe@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2017

Robert Regala


Professional Dancer, Former sjDANCEco Company Member, and Audio/Video Professional

Ph: 669-337-9440

robert@sjdanceco.org

Joined 2023

Gary Masters, Advisor

Artistic Director Emeritus

Founder of sjDANCEco​​


Retired Associate Professor of Dance,

San Jose State University
Resident: San Jose
Ph: 408-520-9247
gary@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2003

Bambi Fleeman



Ballet Teacher

Resident: Palo Alto

Ph: 650-856-2232

bambi@sjdanceco.org

Joined 2016

Board of Directors

Laura Graham Marquard


​Faculty at Veksler Dance Studio and China Dance

Ph: 408-835-5301

 laura@sjdanceco.org

Joined 2023

Brenna Wundram


Full Professor and the Dance Coordinator at West Valley Mission College

Ph: 408-855-5394

brenna@sjdanceco.org

Joined 2024

sjdanceco staff

Dan Nguyen


Joined 2016

Cindy Brain



Pilates Practioner & Educator
Resident: Los Gatos
cindy@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2016

Maria West


Community Volunteer and

Part-Time Fitness Instructor
Resident: Monte Sereno
mariawest@sjdanceco.org

Ph: 408-482-5476
Joined 2016

Melanie Doerner, CoFounder of sjDANCEco


Development Director for North Carolina Theatre
Resident: Raleigh, NC
Ph: 919-719-0800 x 8459
kopekm@hotmail.com
Joined 2003

Donald Krenn


Senior Data Center Engineer
Resident: Cupertino

don@sjdanceco.org
Joined 2016