Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Ascend Performing Arts, Inc. provides general management for, financial assistance to, and promotional aid to all Ascend programs. The Board of Directors encourages the accomplishment of its mission:
“To further the education and growth of young people through participation in high-caliber performing arts programs that promote teamwork and discipline, develop leadership skills, and enhance self-esteem.”
Ascend Performing Arts
Board of Directors
Ken Adams
Chairman
Performance Lead at The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Bryant Rankin
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Corporate Accounts for the Yokohama Tire Corporation
Rob Batchelder
Secretary
Senior Foreign Service Officer,
U.S. Department of State
Jessica Niles
Treasurer
Owner at Maelee
BJ Brooks
Member-at-Large
Director of the School of Music at West Texas A&M University
Kathy Black
Member-at-Large
Senior Associate at Stiff, Garcia & Associates, LLC
John Matthews II
Member-at-Large
Director of Bands at Jefferson/Silva Magnet High School
Neil Corvino
Member-at-Large
Retired, United States Postal Service
Scott Factor
Advisory Board (Non-Voting)
Senior Account Executive at Baxter Healthcare
Doug Kelley
Advisory Board (Non-Voting)
Consultant
Janet Archibeque
Advisory Board (Non-Voting)
Retired,
Former Director, Office of Research and Analysis at the Colorado Department of Revenue
Mark Arnold
Ex-Officio Member
CEO of Ascend Performing Arts