Daniel Cadigan
Scene Shop Carpenter
Janny Coté
Scene Shop Carpenter
Rosary "Bee" David
Administrative Associate, Dance Division
Justin Higinbotham
Student Services Officer
Tony Kramer
Facilities Coordinator, Dance Division
Kenny McMullen
Master Stage Electrician
Patrice O'Dwyer
Administrative Manager
Stefanie Okuda
Publicity & Special Events
Heather Patterson
Cutter/Draper
Paul Strayer
Scene Shops Supervisor
Erik Sunderman
Assistant Technical Director
Carolyn Vega
Costume Shop Supervisor
Ross Williams
Technical Director
Daniel Cadigan
Shop Carpenter. Daniel Cadigan is a shop carpenter with the TAPS. He also works as the Technical Director for Broadway by the Bay, at San Mateo High School, and at other performing arts organizations in the Bay Area. Special interests include stage capentry, welding, mechanical systems, and stage automation.
Janny Coté
Shop Carpenter. Janny Coté is a shop carpenter with the TAPS and Equity Stage Manager. She also works as a stage carpenter, stage manager, and backstage crew at TheaterWorks, Foothill Theatre Company, Marin Theater Company, CalShakes, and other theater companies in the Bay Area. Special interests include stage capentry, stage management, and production management.
Justin Higinbotham
Student Services Officer. Justin is the TAPS Student Services Officer. After graduating from the University of Montana with degrees in Music and Dance, he worked with Stanford’s freshman IHUM program for six years before joining TAPS. He is currently a student in Stanford’s Master of Liberal Arts program, and teaches piano lessons in his spare time.
Tony Kramer
Facility Coordinator. Tony Kramer joined the Stanford dance faculty in 1986 as a teacher of modern dance, jazz dance, composition, and improvisation, and has been the Director of the Dance Division since September 2002. As the Technical Director of the Stanford Dance Division’s productions, he has been involved in every aspect of production from the creation of dances to their final mounting on stage. A composer as well as a dancer, he has created many original musical scores for his own and others’ dances. He is a former company member of Wimmer, Wimmer, and Dancers, and the Oregon Dance Theatre, and continues to perform and choreograph as an aspect of his work at Stanford.
Kenny McMullen
Master Stage Electrician. Kenny provides support to productions as Master Electrician and Supervisor of lighting installations. He has more than twenty years of experience in technical theater and works as Master Electrician, Head Rail, and Stagehand for a variety of performing arts groups in the Bay Area. Kenny's interests include creating special lighting effects.
Patrice O'Dwyer
Administrative Manager. Patrice is the Department Administrator for TAPS. She is a graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and Math. She has completed coursework toward and MBA from Golden Gate University. Throughout her career, she has gained significant experience in business operations, project management, facilities and financial management. In her free time, she has been an extra in many films and has done voiceover work. Her passion at work is to create the "Wow" factor."
Stefanie Okuda
Publicity & Special Events. Stefanie Okuda is the Publicist and Special Events Coordinator for TAPS. She graduated summa cum laude with degrees in Theatre Arts and Philosophy from Santa Clara University, where she also worked for the Director of the Center of Performing Arts. Her interests involve audience development for new theatre.
Heather Patterson
Cutter/Draper. Heather Patterson is a Cutter/Draper for TAPS. She received her BS from the University of California, Davis in Costume Design and is currently working toward her MFA. She has worked in design, construction, and patternmaking for UC Davis, West Bay Opera, and Stanford Summer Theater, as well as for the fashion industry.
Paul Strayer
Shops Supervisor. Paul Strayer manages the Department's scene shop. In addition, he teaches a variety of woodworking and furniture making classes during the year.
Erik Sunderman
Assistant Technical Director. Erik has a BFA from the University of South Dakota in Technical Theatre and an MFA in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama. Prior to working for TAPS, Erik was the Technical Director for San Jose Repertory Theater. He has a strong interest in mechanical and structural design for the stage as well as automation.
