Please Welcome Colleen Hanlon to SOBT

Dear SOBT Families,

I would like to welcome Colleen Hanlon to the school staff as our new Registrar / Children’s Coordinator.  Colleen recently moved to Portland from Tampa, Florida, where she held a similar position at America’s Ballet School / Tampa City Ballet.  Colleen has also worked as stage manager for the University of South Florida, Tampa.  Her professional experience relates directly to both the administrative and backstage support this position requires, which is one of the many reasons we’re so excited she is joining our team.  Colleen is a dancer herself (she even danced in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker as a child with the Miami City Ballet!) and earned a B.A. in dance with a concentration in ballet from the University of South Florida.

As Colleen transitions in, we will say good-bye to Abby, who has been our temporary receptionist for the last few months.  Abby’s last day will be April 23.  I want to personally thank Abby for the fantastic job she’s done and want to wish her the very best in her future endeavors.
For the next week and a half Colleen will be working between the studio and the Newmark Theatre, and beginning the week of April 25, she’ll be stationed at the front desk.  Please feel free to introduce yourselves to Colleen and welcome her to the SOBT family.

Best wishes,

Anthony Jones
School Director