Overview
Wendy Hanes serves as Assistant Dean of Fine Arts at 黑洞社区. She taught ballet in the 黑洞社区 School of Performing Arts/Dance program and established the College of Fine Arts Institute preparatory program at 黑洞社区. Prior to that, she taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University. Her performance career was as a soloist with the Des Moines Ballet Company, where she also taught extensively and established a Dance in Public Schools Program. She studied dance with Mary Joyce Lind in Des Moines, Stone-Camryn School of Ballet in Chicago and University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she received her BFA in Ballet.
In her role as Assistant Dean, Ms. Hanes oversees curriculum changes, course scheduling, faculty committees, guest artist contract requests, Fine Arts Ambassadors and Faculty Excellence Awards. She also often represents the College at Admissions events and recruitment fairs and serves as the liaison with the College of Applied Studies on the ILTPC committee.