HANCOCK CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Alice "Buff" Brennan, President
Mary Alice "Buff" Brennan, Ph.D., CMA, Professor Emerita, and former Chair of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Program. Her research articles on creativity in dance and the movement analysis of dance style have appeared in numerous publications. She was the 1985 National Dance Association Scholar and has twice been a Fulbright Scholar to India. During 1993-1995 she served as a member of the Dance Task Force that developed the National Standards for Dance in Education. For 25 years, she was a performer of modern dance.

Deborah Thomas, Vice-President
Deborah Thomas, PhD, ADTR, DTRL, founded Hancock Center in 1983 and served as its Executive Director through 2004. She provides dance/movement therapy to adults and teaches Alexander technique. A founding member of the American Dance Therapy Association, she taught the undergraduate Dance Therapy program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently in training to become a Jungian analyst.

Kathleen Martin, Secretary/Treasurer
Kathy Martin is a CPA with RSM McGladrey. She is the Chair of the Finance Committee for the Hancock Center Board.

Sharon Chaiklin, Marian Chace Foundation Representative
Sharon Chaiklin, ADTR is currently president of the Marian Chace Foundation of the American Dance Therapy Association. She worked for close to 40 years as a dance therapist in psychiatric hospitals and private practice. Teaching included the Goucher College Graduate Program in Dance/Movement Therapy, the University of Haifa, Israel and many workshops nationally and internationally such as in Argentina, Japan, Korea and Spain. She has written several articles on dance/movement therapy and is in the ADTA film The Power of Movement.
 
Laurie Frank
Laurie Frank, Owner of GOAL Consulting, is a former public school teacher who specializes in experiential education. She is a published author and works with schools and non-profits in the areas of community building, school climate, asset development, strategic planning, and collaborative leadership.

Bonnie Loughran
Bonnie Loughran, LPC, CSW, graduated from the UW-Madison in Dance Education. Since graduating she has been teaching a variety of dance and fitness classes to both children and adults. She earned her MS degree in Counseling Psychology at the UW-Madison and is licensed as a Professional Counselor and Clinical Social Worker. She studied diversity training with Lee Mun Wah in Berkeley, specializing in the issues of racism and sexism. Bonnie worked for Catholic Charities for 16 years, most recently as the Director of Family Programs where she worked closely with other non-profit agencies in providing safe, high quality, cost-effective services. She retired in September 2006 to join the faculty of the UW-Madison Department of Kinesiology.

Chuck Stonecipher
Chuck Stonecipher is the Executive Director of Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc., a nonprofit organization that coordinates treatment in intrafamily sexual abuse cases. He was previously employed by Dane County Department of Human Services as a social worker and social work supervisor. Chuck has served on several nonprofit boards, including terms as chair for the Urban League of Greater Madison and Vera Court Neighborhood Center. He has a Master's degree in Public Administration and is a Certified Social Worker.

Mary Thurrell
Mary Thurrell is the managing director of Kanopy Dance Company.

Gary Young
Gary Young has practiced law in Madison since 1978, and has been in solo practice since 1998. He counsels and represents people and businesses in commercial, consumer, and professional liability disputes.

Ex Officio

Rena Kornblum
Rena Kornblum, MCAT, ADTR, DTRL, is the Executive Director of Hancock Center. She coordinates children's outreach programming and leads individual, group, and family dance/movement therapy sessions in schools, at Hancock Center, and at other agencies. Her book, Disarming the Playground: Violence Prevention through Movement, describes the in-school violence prevention curriculum she developed at Hancock Center and which is being replicated in schools across the country. Rena earned her M.A. at Hahnemann University.

Dori Regnier Weigel
Dori Regnier Weigel, BA, is the Associate Director of Hancock Center. She coordinates the administrative and financial management of the Center. She received her degree in Business Administration from Lakeland College.