The Expert-in-Residence Program aims to connect current Performing Arts Administration (PAA) students with experienced leaders in the performing arts to foster meaningful connections and create opportunities for student growth and career development. Each Expert meets with current students to share career insights, attends the final research paper presentations to provide feedback, and participates in the program-level events or hosts workshops, leveraging their unique expertise to engage with students.
For more information about NYU PAA’s Expert-in-Residence program, please contact performingartsadmin@nyu.edu.
Expert-In-Residence Participants 2025-26
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Born at a UN refugee camp in the Philippines to parents seeking political asylum from the communist Vietnamese government, Duke Dang immigrated to California, growing up with the assistance of Section 8 housing vouchers, food stamps, welfare, and attending Head Start and public schools. An inaugural Gates Millennium Scholar, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Art History at Boston University where he studied abroad in Australia, Brazil, England, India, and South Africa. At New York University, he earned his master’s degree in Performing Arts Administration.
Starting as a paid intern at Works & Process in 2003, in 2006 he became the General Manager with founder Mary Sharp Cronson, and in 2021 appointed Executive Director. Championing creative process from studio to stage, Works & Process' 15 residency partners span CT, MA, NJ, NY, and VT supporting artists and their creative process with sequenced, longitudinal, uninterrupted fully-funded residencies featuring 24/7 access to studio space, adjacent housing, transportation, health care enrollment access, and fees of $1,050 per artists/per week culminating in local community sharing and iterative Works & Process presentations in New York City at the Guggenheim, Lincoln Center, National Sawdust, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, SummerStage, and Arts Brookfield. A number of these projects have been honored with Bessie Awards, National Dance Project Grants, and are now also touring national and internationally with the U.S. State Department.
During his tenure, Works & Process has expanded representation, centering BIPOC and LGBTQ+ street/club cultural practitioners, who have historically lacked access to institutional support. In 2021 Works & Process was honored with the Dance Magazine Award, in 2021 and 2022 Works & Process was nominated for the APAP William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and Sustained Achievement in Programming, and in 2023 Duke was honored with the Dance Advocate Award by Dance/NYC. Duke serves on the Jerome Robbins Dance Division Committee and is a Board Member of Dance/USA. He and his husband in 2012 co-founded the Hudson Valley Dance Festival with Dancers Responding to AIDS.
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Laura Giannatempo is a passionate, creative, results-driven marketer and brand builder with over 20 years of experience in marketing, communication and brand strategy, growth marketing, audience development and digital marketing.
In March 2025, Laura joined Jazz at Lincoln Center as the Senior Director of Marketing. In this role, she’s responsible for shaping and executing a unified marketing and communications strategy that advances institutional visibility, drives audience growth and engagement, strengthens brand identity, and supports revenue generation across all programs.
Previously, Laura was the Director of Marketing and Communications at Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG). When she joined in April 2020 during the first, devastating onset of the pandemic, Laura drove rapid digital transformation, leading this world-renowned dance organization to pivot to all-virtual content, which was life-saving when theaters were shuttered. She was instrumental in the planning and execution of multi-platform digital events, including the 40th Anniversary Digital Season, that drove engagement and new audience acquisition, increasing contributed revenue at a time when earned revenue was contracting. She also led MMDG in the implementation of its first CRM system (Salesforce), introducing engagement journeys with conversion goals for both earned and contributed revenue and applying a B2B model to generate qualified leads for fundraising. As a Bloomberg Philanthropies Tech Fellow, Laura was a recipient of the inaugural Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator grant in 2021-22 to build on the organization's digital successes garnered during the pandemic. Projects included an all-digital membership dashboard and the Mark Morris Digital Dance Center—an on-demand dance class channel (markmorrisdancecenter.tv).
In her previous positions, Laura developed marketing programs that have driven revenue across a variety of industries, including food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, and not-for-profit organizations. As a marketing agency executive and, later, as a consultant, she has overseen campaigns and corporate communications programs for brands such as J.M. Smucker, Johnson & Johnson, The Hershey Company, Tupperware, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, and Auburn University. Laura has also held editorial positions, developing content and packaging feature stories. She started her public relations and marketing career working for performing arts organizations, most notably SFJAZZ. Here, she played a key role in positioning the organization as the country's second largest jazz presenter, increasing its local and national visibility and brand awareness.
Laura studied ballet, modern and jazz dance for over 15 years and is an avid performing arts fan. She also loves to cook and travel. She's originally from Turin, Italy and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.
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Albert Martínez serves as the inaugural Strategy Manager at the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, where he oversees strategic planning, business development and innovation, and business intelligence. Before joining the arts sector, Albert scaled startups and led product innovation in financial services, travel, and technology. A frequent lecturer at Columbia University, NYU, and CUNY, his work has been recognized by the Association of Arts Administration Educators and the “La Caixa” Foundation. He is a graduate of New York University, Aarhus Business School, and Pompeu Fabra University.
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Emily Mathis Corona is an arts fundraiser and communications strategist in New York City. Emily served the Staten Island Museum as Director of Advancement, and previously worked with Ballet Hispánico as Assistant Director of Institutional Relations. She is currently Director of Development for NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She holds a master’s degree in Performing Arts Administration from New York University, and undergraduate degrees in honors English and music from the University of Texas at Austin. Emily has extensive experience in institutional giving and development, campaigns and major gifts, strategic communications, and social advocacy. She was a Village Voice Writing Fellow with the Dallas Observer, focusing her coverage on culture, education, and immigration, and served in the editorial division of Oxford University Press.
Her writing centers on the intersection of cultural and artistic expression, social justice, and policy ramification, and has appeared in the Village Voice, the Texas Observer, and KUT News (an NPR affiliate), among others. Emily maintains a vibrant artistic life, performing in theaters around the New York City region. She is a working board member and grant writer for Born Dancing, an organization that provides dance access, education, and resources to New Yorkers with disabilities. Since 2021 she has been the instructor/course creator for “Worker Artists: A quick-guide crash course, practical know-how to working in the arts” at Mayday Space, a community center and organizing space for NYC grassroots groups, artists, and activists.
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Jack Noseworthy is the co-founder of Truworthy Productions along with Tony and Olivier Award-winning Director/Choreographer Sergio Trujillo. In their Truworthy venture, Jack is passionate about bringing authentic, diverse, and socially conscious works of theater, film, and television to life. He is an acclaimed producer and dynamic, experienced fundraiser on the Major Gifts team at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, where he produces and coordinates events for their annual giving society, the Angels and Visionary Circle, responsible for raising $5M of the foundation’s annual budget. In addition, Jack manages the Broadway Cares NextGen Network—creating giving opportunities for young professionals with a passion for giving back to the community.
In partnership with seven-time Tony winning legendary producers Fran & Barry Weissler, Jack produced the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves, adapted from Josefina Lopez’ play and hit HBO movie, with music and lyrics by seven-time Grammy award winning artist Joy Huerta (Jesse & Joy) and Fred Ebb/ Jonathan Larson recipient Benjamin Velez. Real Women Have Curves – The Musical begin previews April 1st and opened on Broadway April 27th, at the historic James Earl Jones Theatre. It was nominated for 12 Major awards, including two Tony’s before closing on June 27th. A national tour will launch in the fall of 2026. Jack also produced Arrabal (Elliot Norton Award for Best Production at the A.R.T. and Gala Production at the Ibero-American Theater Festival in Bogotá, Colombia). Additionally, he produced Playbill’s ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices concert for The Broadway League, Voices for Change at Ars Nova, as well as NextGen Spotlight and Home for the Holidays for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, raising over $350k for artists struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic.
His producing career has been bolstered by 33 years as a stage and screen actor. Jack was honored to make his Broadway debut in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, which was followed by Cats, A Chorus Line, Sweet Smell of Success, and the original Toronto company of the international hit, Come From Away. Some of his favorite screen credits include his debut in Encino Man, as well as ALIVE, Event Horizon, The Brady Bunch Movie, Undercover Brother, Cecil B. Demented, Killing Kennedy, and several Jonathan Mostow films including Surrogates, Breakdown, and U-571. His television credits include Elvis, Mrs. Cage, Shades of Blue, CSI, Judging Amy, Crossing Jordan, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, and Dead at 21.
Jack is currently developing the musical stage version of the Manolo Caro Netflix series La Casa de las Flores, adapted by Tony winner Bob Martin with music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy nominee Andrew Lippa. Concurrently, he is developing the internationally beloved Laura Esquivel novel, Like Water for Chocolate, with music and lyrics by the Tony and Olivier Award-winning team of Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaherty Jack received his master’s degree in Performing Arts Administration from New York University and is a proud graduate of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee as well as the Commercial Theatre Institute. His greatest joy is being a dad to his six-year-old son.
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A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Cameron Terry is a choreographer making his way through the dance world. Beginning his dance training at the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts (CCCEPA), he quickly found his passion for choreography. Not one to be boxed into one style, Cameron pulls from his studies at The Ailey School and Nashville Ballet, while also taking inspiration from Luigi and West African Dance. Terry blends the technical demands of classical ballet, with the sharp lines of Horton technique, and the freedom and groove of West African dance to create his own hybrid style. His work has been described as “daring,” “an education,” and “a new school vibe, with an old school flare.” Terry's choreography received the “Outstanding Student Choreography Award” at the Regional High School Dance Festival in 2017. This paved the way for his professional debut with a choreographic residency with the students of Fort Wayne Ballet in 2018. Cameron received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance Performance from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 2021. During his time at OU he staged a total of twelve works at the School of Dance. Cameron has set work for OU’s Young Choreographer’s Showcase, the American College Dance Association, and his own independently produced shows. He has set works and taught classes all over the U.S.
In 2023, Terry also received his Masters Degree in Performing Arts Administration from New York University (NYU). During his time at NYU, he worked closely with the CEO of American Ballet Theatre (ABT). He credits his time at ABT and NYU with providing him with the tools and skills he needs to run SHADES.
Terry founded Shades Dance Theater with the intention of bringing together dancers from different walks of life to participate in innovative storytelling that speaks to our humanity. Cameron currently serves as Artistic Director & CEO of Shades Dance Theater.
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Mara Vlatković is a marketing and communications professional currently working as a digital communications analyst at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Previously, she worked at The Juilliard School for seven years, ultimately as the Marketing Director, Community Relations, leading all digital and print marketing efforts for earned and contributed revenue across the school. Prior to Juilliard, she worked in digital communications at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a start-up in London. She has specialized in analyzing data for the purpose of making data-informed marketing and communications decisions in organizations and institutions.
Mara is also the Co-founder of Young Professionals in the Arts (YPA), a networking community that provides professional development and support for art professionals in New York City. She is a contributor to The Profitable Artist, a comprehensive “how-to” guide to being a working artist. Mara has a M.A. in Culture, Policy, and Management from City University London and a B.Sc. in Sociology from the London School of Economics.
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Caylin Waller (she/her) holds an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU Steinhardt, a B.F.A. in Music Theatre Performance with a minor in journalism from Central Michigan University, and is the Founder and Executive Director of Theatre Advocacy Project. She is an artist, activist, and award-winning scholar and entrepreneur. Her original research titled Creating Accountability in American Theatre, was selected winner of the NYU Steinhardt 9th Annual Research & Scholarship Showcase. This work also earned her the title of Distinguished Graduate for outstanding contributions to the field, upon graduation from NYU's Performing Arts Administration masters program.
Caylin speaks regularly on her industry research and startup knowledge. She was a featured panelist at the NYU Steinhardt event titled Curtain Up: Spotlight on Financial and Social Sustainability for the Performing Arts, as well as the NYU Entrepreneurial Festival event Women Entrepreneurs Responding to Pressing Needs. Caylin was also selected as a recipient of the Mark & Debra Leslie Fellows grant through the NYU Female Founders Fellowship program, and an inaugural member of the institute's Female Founders Circle. Outside of her work in the arts, Caylin works in early childhood education as both a Head Teacher and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Coordinator.