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“Dancing is about connections … to our friends, to our families, to our neighbors. It is one of the most expressive ways we celebrate and communicate our cultures and communities. With Dancing Classrooms, we are able to reach children in existing classroom settings and address fundamental issues of mutual respect and self-esteem – issues that social dance puts into practice. We hope to inspire children through dance to do well, to respect one another, to be proud. This program is about more than dance, it is about teaching children to take a bow.”  - Pierre Dulaine & Yvonne Marceau


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Joyce Sean Joyce
President

Sean Joyce is Certified Public Accountant who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio. Sean has leadership experience in strategic development, financial management and compliance for non-profit organizations in accounting, information technology and facilities management. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Akron and has also served as Chief Financial Officer at Integrity Parking Systems, LLC; Sole Practitioner at Sean M. Joyce, CPA Accounting Services; Manager of Cash Management at Proforma Inc.; as well as an Accountant for the City of Cleveland. Sean is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Akron and Cleveland Chapters of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nordonia Hills Rotary, and Akron Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Akron Chamber recently named Sean a 2009 30 For The Future Award Recipient.

www.goodwillakron.org
Denise Graham
Vice President

Denise Graham has served as Adult Education Secretary at Cuyahoga Valley Joint Vocational School, Accounts Payable Manager at The Vogt and Conant Company, and also as an Independent Consultant, providing accounting and data entry services to various companies. As an entrepreneur, Denise has also utilized her accounting and managerial skills to run her own companies, which have included: Medsim, offering an empathy training program for hospital staff; Youthsim, providing seminars to high school students dealing with alcohol and drug abuse issues; and Basket Sensations, Inc., offering seasonal gourmet gift baskets.
Paul Harris
Treasurer

As an Associate at Ulmer & Berne LLP, Paul R. Harris advises businesses in litigation and non-litigation matters. Paul studied Shakespeare and Arthurian Literature Studies abroad at the University of Bristol in Bristol, England and received his Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University. In 2005, Paul obtained his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School in Indiana. He is currently pursuing his M.B.A. through the University of London, Royal Holloway.

www.ulmer.com/attorneys/Harris_Paul/Pages/default.aspx
Stacey Duwe
Secretary

Stacey Duwe is Proposal Manager at Design-Build Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Garland Industries, Inc. In this role, Stacey writes technical proposals and oversees the proposal development process from bid tracking to submittal. Before joining Design-Build Solutions, Inc., Stacey was a Proposal Development Coordinator and Certified Internal Auditor at CGI Federal, Inc. and taught Freshman Composition at Cleveland State University as a Graduate Assistant for the English Department while pursuing her Master’s degree in English. Ms. Duwe also has experience in editing and publishing. She holds a B.A. in English and Women’s Studies from Cleveland State University and is nearing completion of her M.A. in English.

www.design-buildsolutions.com/
Pat Zarbock
As a member of Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio’s board, Pat Zarbock brings over thirty-five years of experience in education. Pat received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Miami University in 1966 and began her Master’s degree at Kent State University, culminating her graduate work at Baldwin Wallace where she received her Master’s degree in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders in 1981. Ms. Zarbock has a permanent teaching certificate in elementary education and has taught Head Start, kindergarten, pre-first grade, and first, second, fourth and fifth grades for various Northeast Ohio school districts. She has also worked as Special Learning Disabilities tutor and teacher for grades K-6. In her career as an educator, Pat won several distinguished awards, including three awards for the teaching of academics from Medina County’s MEO-SERRC, an award for Teaching Excellence from Medina County, the Ohio Best Practice Award as well as the First Things First Award.

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We are a passionate team of professionals dedicated to changing the world.
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To transform children, parents and schools through ballroom dancing.
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