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The Vail Valley Foundation and the Vail Dance Festival extends its sincere gratitude to our patrons. Due to your generosity, we are fortunate enough to welcome a live, in-person Vail Dance Festival to the stage this year. Thank you for your financial support, encouraging words, and lasting commitments. The list that follows represents patrons who gave a gift between September 1, 2019 and April 30, 2021.
MARQUEE PRESENTER JODY & JOHN ARNHOLD Jody and John Arnhold are major supporters of the arts in New York City, longtime admirers of Vail Dance Festival’s Artistic Director Damian Woetzel, and are proud to support the Vail Dance Festival again this year. John is committed to making a positive impact serving with organizations important to him, including the Mulago Foundation, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Conservation International, and WNET. Jody is a former public school dance teacher for over 25 years in NYC, and a luminary in dance education, and an advocate for making dance accessible for all children. She is a former chair of the board of Ballet Hispánico, the founder of the renowned Dance Education Laboratory at 92Y, and the Executive Producer of PS Dance!, a New York Emmy-nominated documentary about dance education in public schools that has excited educators around the country. The Arnholds’ visionary support for dance education has brought countless opportunities to a broad audience through Hunter College’s Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program as well as the Doctorate in Dance Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Arnhold Institute for Dance Education Research, Policy & Leadership at Teachers College generates valuable thought leadership for dance education in public policy, ensuring that dance is central to the conversation wherever education is discussed. Photo by Patrick McMullan. Courtesy of Ballet Hispánico (2013).
PRESENTERS CIRCLE SUSAN & JEFF CAMPBELL Susan and Jeff Campbell started coming to the Vail Valley from Dallas when their children were first learning to ski. They continued visiting as they moved to London, San Francisco and most recently to the West Village in New York City. They are avid dance lovers and longtime supporters of the Vail Dance Festival and the Vilar Performing Arts Center. Susan serves on the board of the Vail Valley Foundation and the New York City Ballet, and also chairs the Vail Dance Festival Committee. Jeff serves on the board of New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in addition to his full-time job as CFO of American Express. The Campbells and their three children are avid skiers, mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts, and their Beaver Creek home has become the center of family life. Since the pandemic, it has gratefully become their refuge.
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JILL & KEVIN PLANCHER Jill and Kevin Plancher first enjoyed the Vail Dance Festival in 1993 when Kevin was a fellow at the Steadman Clinic in Vail. They have attended and supported the Festival each and every year since. Jill and Kevin now live in Greenwich, Connecticut, and have three grown children: Brian, Jamie and Megan; daughter-in-law Annie Knickman Plancher and son-in-law Cezar Babin. The Planchers welcomed Tess, their first grandchild this year – a future ballerina perhaps! Kevin has a private orthopedic practice in New York City and Greenwich. Jill is a family lawyer with Connecticut Legal Services. Jill also serves on the Vail Valley Foundation Board of Directors. They are delighted to once again support the International Evenings of Dance and this year’s UpClose Performances.
